Mercer Bears vs Princeton Tigers

College Football

Mercer

5-1

38-14

Final

Princeton

2-2

Princeton Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Field Goal
Downs

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MER	14	7	14	3	38
PRIN	0	7	0	7	14

Who won: Mercer 38-14

The Mercer Bears beat the Princeton Tigers 38-14 on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Princeton Stadium. The Mercer outscored the Princeton 14-0 in the 1st quarter. Braden Atkinson led the Mercer in passing yards (27/42, 347 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). Blaine Hipa led the Princeton in passing yards (5/13, 67 YDS).

Player of the game

Braden Atkinson

MER · 27/42, 347 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT

8.0

Win probability

100%MER final

MERPRIN

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Play by play

Q4 0:00MER
End of game
End of 4th Quarter
Q4 0:00MER
Stuffed for a loss of 2
J. Pickles takes a knee
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at 50
Q4 2:00MER
Rush
CJ Miller run for 3 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3rd & 1 at MER 47
Q4 2:00MER
Rush
JP Pickles run for 3 yds to the MER 47
2nd & 4 at MER 44
Q4 2:00MER
6 yd run
CJ Miller run for 6 yds to the MER 44
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MER 38
Q4 2:00MER
Timeout
Timeout Princeton, clock 02:00
Q4 3:07MER
Rush
CJ Miller run for 8 yds to the MER 38 for a 1ST down
2nd & 7 at MER 30
Q4 3:07MER
Rush
JP Pickles run for 3 yds to the MER 30
1st & 10 at MER 27
Q4 3:07MER
Timeout
Timeout Princeton, clock 03:07
Q4 3:07PRI
Punt, 5 yds
Brady Clark punt for 52 yds , Brayden Smith returns for 5 yds to the MER 27
4th & 7 · 4th & 7 at PRIN 26
Q4 4:43PRI
Pass incompletion
Kai Colon pass incomplete to Paul Kuhner
3rd & 7 at PRIN 26
Q4 4:43PRI
5 yd completion
Kai Colon pass complete to Rashad Caldwell for 5 yds to the PRIN 26
2nd & 12 · 2nd & 12 at PRIN 21
Q4 4:43PRI
8 yd run
Christian Lynch run for 8 yds to the PRIN 21
1st & 20 · 1st & 20 at PRIN 13
Q4 4:43PRI
FLAG
Penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun Lynch,Christian rush middle for 24 yards gain to the PRIN47 (Polke,Michael), out of bounds PENALTY PRIN Illegal Block in Back (DePrima,Landon) 10 yards from PRIN23 to PRIN13. NO PLAY.
1st & 10 at PRIN 23
Q4 4:43PRI
Timeout
Timeout Princeton, clock 04:43
Q4 4:43MER
Punt, 0 yds
John McConnell punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Josh Robinson at the PRIN 23
4th & 14 · 4th & 14 at MER 32
Q4 8:54MER
FLAG
Penalty
PENALTY Mercer Illegal Substitution 5 yards from Mercer37 to Mercer32. NO PLAY.
4th & 9 at MER 37
Q4 8:54MER
9 yd run
Tyrell Coard run for 9 yds to the MER 37
3rd & 18 · 3rd & 18 at MER 28
Q4 8:54MER
Incomplete
Braden Atkinson pass incomplete to Adjatay Dabbs
2nd & 18 · 2nd & 18 at MER 28
Q4 8:54MER
2 yd run
Ty Doughty run for 2 yds to the MER 28
1st & 20 · 1st & 20 at MER 26
Q4 8:54MER
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun Pickles,JP rush right for 0 yards to the Mercer36 (Moore,Jake; Richard,Aaron) PENALTY Mercer Holding (Martin,Blake) 10 yards from Mercer36 to Mercer26. NO PLAY.
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MER 36
Q4 8:54MER
8 yd completion
Braden Atkinson pass complete to Apollos Cook for 8 yds to the MER 36 for a 1ST down
3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at MER 28
Q4 8:54MER
3 yd run
Tyrell Coard run for 3 yds to the MER 28
2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at MER 25
Q4 8:54MER
No gain on the run
Tyrell Coard run for no gain to the MER 25
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MER 25
SCOREQ4 8:54
PRI
Kickoff returned 18 yds
Will Cluskey kickoff for 58 yds , Brayden Smith return for 18 yds to the MER 25
MER 38 - 14 PRIN