Mercer Bears vs North Dakota State Bison, FCS Championship Quarterfinals
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MER | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| NDSU | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
Who won: N Dakota St 31-7
The North Dakota State Bison beat the Mercer Bears 31-7 in FCS Championship Quarterfinals on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Fargodome. The N Dakota St outscored the Mercer 10-0 in the 2nd quarter. Cam Miller led the N Dakota St in passing yards (16/25, 259 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT). Whitt Newbauer led the Mercer in passing yards (8/18, 90 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitt Newbauer | 8/18 | 90 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 |
| D.J. Smith | 2/2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwayne Mcgee | 14 | 59 | 4.2 | 0 | 11 |
| CJ Miller | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 28 |
| Tyrell Coard | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| D.J. Smith | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kelin Parsons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Parker Wroble | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whitt Newbauer | 7 | -23 | -3.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelin Parsons | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 1 | 38 |
| Kendall Harris | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Samuel Albee | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 6 |
| Adjatay Dabbs | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Parker Wroble | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Brayden Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Thomas | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arias Nash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brayden Manley | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Zock | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Standley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dainsus Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Redding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Redding | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brayden Smith | 3 | 86 | 28.7 | 34 | 0 |
| Parker Wroble | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Wroble | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reice Griffith | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John McConnell | 7 | 281 | 40.1 | 0 | 1 | 43 |
