Mercer Bears vs Western Carolina Catamounts

College Football

Mercer

8-1

49-47

Final

W Carolina

6-4

E.J. Whitmire Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

Missed FG
Field Goal
Touchdown
Punt
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MER	7	11	21	10	49
WCU	7	14	6	20	47

Who won: Mercer 49-47

The Mercer Bears beat the Western Carolina Catamounts 49-47 on Saturday, November 8, 2025 at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. The Mercer outscored the W Carolina 21-6 in the 3rd quarter. Braden Atkinson led the Mercer in passing yards (23/39, 443 YDS, 3 TD). Taron Dickens led the W Carolina in passing yards (33/49, 551 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT).

MER

WCU

Player of the game

Taron Dickens

WCU · 33/49, 551 YDS, 7 TD, 1 INT

9.4

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Taron Dickens9.4	33/49	551	11.2	7	1

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Branson Adams6.1	5	17	3.4	5
Patrick Boyd Jr.7.6	12	17	1.4	8
Taron Dickens9.4	16	9	0.6	11
Camury Reid6.0	2	5	2.5	3
Jaylin Terzado5.9	1	0	0.0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Malik Knight8.3	5	141	28.2	2	54
Patrick Boyd Jr.7.6	7	93	13.3	1	25
James Tyre7.2	3	78	26.0	1	42
Michael Rossin7.6	3	65	21.7	2	27
Dominic Dutton6.5	1	39	39.0	0	39
Camury Reid6.0	2	28	14.0	0	24
Jaylin Terzado5.9	2	25	12.5	0	20
Brayden Blackmon6.0	3	23	7.7	0	17
Jai Boyd6.6	2	21	10.5	1	11
Branson Adams6.1	3	18	6.0	0	11
Josiah Thomas	2	17	8.5	0	11