Mercer Bears vs Abilene Christian Wildcats

College Football

Mercer

3-2

34-17

Final

Abilene Chrstn

1-4

Wildcat Stadium (TX)

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Touchdown
Missed FG
Punt
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MER	7	10	10	7	34
ACU	14	3	0	0	17

Who won: Mercer 34-17

The Mercer Bears beat the Abilene Christian Wildcats 34-17 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Wildcat Stadium (TX). The Mercer outscored the Abilene Chrstn 10-0 in the 3rd quarter. JP Pickles led the Mercer in passing yards (8/11, 77 YDS, 1 TD). Tucker Parks led the Abilene Chrstn in passing yards (16/28, 195 YDS, 3 INT).

Win probability

100%MER final

MERACU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 T.Hill rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MER16 (#48 R.Dangler), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at MER 23
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks pass incomplete deep left to #18 S.Weller thrown to MER00
2nd & 1 at MER 23
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks pass complete short middle to #89 B.Suber caught at MER23, for 9 yards to the MER23 (#48 R.Dangler)
1st & 10 at MER 32
Q4 1:51
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MER40, End Of Play PENALTY MER Offside (#99 K.Akintunde) 5 yards from MER37 to MER32, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2nd & 5 at MER 37
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 T.Hill rush middle for 5 yards gain to the MER37 (#6 S.Martin)
1st & 10 at MER 42
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks rush middle for 18 yards gain to the MER42 (#6 S.Martin), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 5 at ACU 40
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 T.Hill rush middle for 2 yards loss to the ACU40 (#90 A.Holewski)
2nd & 3 at ACU 42
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks pass complete short middle to #88 L.Benton III caught at ACU44, for 7 yards to the ACU42 (#24 N.Gay)
1st & 10 at ACU 35
Q4 1:51
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks pass complete short right to #17 J.French-Love caught at ACU35, for 10 yards to the ACU35 (#0 J.Carter; #24 N.Gay), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at ACU 25
Q4 1:51
#37 S.Zeidan kickoff 65 yards to the ACU00, Touchback
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:51
Touchdown! 59 yd run
JP Pickles
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush right for 59 yards gain to the ACU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:51, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #97 K.Arnold, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
MER 34 - 17 ACU
Q4 2:18
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MER41 (#19 M.Harrell), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 3 at MER 37
Q4 2:18
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Caldwell rush middle for 7 yards gain to the MER37 (#19 M.Harrell; #23 B.Morris)
1st & 10 at MER 30
Q4 2:18
#23 B.Perez field goal attempt from 48 yards NO GOOD (H: #33 H.Nash, LS: #48 L.Adams), clock 02:18
4th & 14 at MER 30
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks rush right for 1 yard loss to the MER30 (#14 E.McDowell), out of bounds
3rd & 13 at MER 29
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Banks Jr. rush right for 3 yards loss to the MER29 (#99 K.Akintunde)
2nd & 10 at MER 26
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks pass incomplete deep left to #8 K.Henry thrown to MER00
1st & 10 at MER 26
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks rush middle for 11 yards gain to the MER26 (#24 N.Gay; #0 J.Carter), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at MER 37
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Banks Jr. rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER37 (#4 C.Moore; #24 N.Gay), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at MER 39
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Banks Jr. rush middle for 15 yards gain to the MER39 (#24 N.Gay)
2nd & 16 at ACU 46
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Parks sacked for loss of 6 yards to the ACU46 (#48 R.Dangler)
1st & 10 at MER 48
Q4 6:39
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Banks Jr. rush middle for 46 yards gain to the MER48 (#13 M.Polke; #5 J.Richardson), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at ACU 6
Q4 6:39
#96 S.Seymour punt 54 yards to the ACU06
4th & 6 at MER 40
Q4 8:18
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete deep left to #0 E.Rasheed thrown to ACU28 broken up by #16 J.Davis
3rd & 6 at MER 40