Mercer Bears vs Chattanooga Mocs

College Football

Mercer

8-2

14-7

Final/OT

Chattanooga

6-4

Finley Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

Fumble
Touchdown
Missed FG
Downs
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	T
MER	0	7	0	0	7	14
UTC	7	0	0	0	0	7

Who won: Mercer 14-7

The Mercer Bears beat the Chattanooga Mocs 14-7 in overtime on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Finley Stadium. JP Pickles led the Mercer in passing yards (13/22, 110 YDS, 2 TD). Battle Alberson led the Chattanooga in passing yards (5/9, 41 YDS, 1 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MERUTC

201st Downs8

8-163rd down efficiency5-14

0-14th down efficiency0-2

340Total Yards264

153Passing41

17/27Comp/Att5/9

5.7Yards per pass4.6

187Rushing223

45Rushing Attempts43

4.2Yards per rush5.2

1-9Penalties4-36

1Turnovers3

0Fumbles lost2

1Interceptions thrown1

31:18Possession28:42

Player of the game

Brayden Smith

MER · 8 REC, 73 YDS, 2 TD

7.9

Win probability

64%MER final

MERUTC

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Play by play

OT 0:00UTC
End of game
End of OT.
OT 0:00
TO
Fumble! Turnover
Shotgun #16 B.Alberson rush left for 8 yards gain to the MER14 fumbled by #16 B.Alberson at MER19 forced by #54 K.Wellington recovered by MER #13 M.Polke at MER14, End Of Play
B. Alberson · 5/9, 41 YDS · 3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at MER 22
OT 0:00
3 yd run
Shotgun #0 J.Wyche rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MER22 (#10 E.Brantley Jr.; #0 J.Carter)
J. Wyche · 17 CAR, 106 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at MER 25
OT 0:00
Incomplete to L. Strickland
Shotgun #16 B.Alberson pass incomplete deep right to #87 L.Strickland thrown to MER00 broken up by #13 M.Polke
B. Alberson · 5/9, 41 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MER 25
OT 0:00
Touchdown! 7 yd catch
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at UTC00, for 7 yards to the UTC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00, 1ST DOWN #37 S.Zeidan kick attempt good (H: #97 K.Arnold, LS: #56 J.Hamilton)
J. Pickles · 13/22, 110 YDS · 3rd & 6 at UTC 7
MER 14 - 7 UTC
SCOREOT 0:00
MER
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:00
MER 14 - 7 UTC
OT 0:00
Incomplete to T. Solomon
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass incomplete short left to #1 T.Solomon thrown to UTC00 broken up by #27 D.Adams
J. Pickles · 13/22, 110 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at UTC 7
OT 0:00
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UTC07 (#10 O.Daniels; #23 K.Baah-Slay)
J. Pickles · 20 CAR, 73 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTC 11
OT 0:00
8 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush right for 8 yards gain to the UTC11 (#7 K.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
Z. Palode-Gary · 18 CAR, 96 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at UTC 19
OT 0:00
6 yd completion to B. Smith
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles pass complete short right to #9 B.Smith caught at UTC26, for 6 yards to the UTC19, out of bounds at UTC19
J. Pickles · 13/22, 110 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTC 25
Q4 0:00MER
End of 4th quarter
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:03
42 yd field goal missed
#37 S.Zeidan field goal attempt from 42 yards NO GOOD (H: #97 K.Arnold, LS: #56 J.Hamilton), clock 00:00
S. Zeidan · 0/3 FG · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at UTC 24
Q4 0:03UTC
Timeout
Timeout Chattanooga, clock 00:03
Q4 0:13MER
Timeout
Timeout Mercer, clock 00:13
Q4 1:15
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #19 J.Pickles rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UTC24 (#91 M.Henderson)
J. Pickles · 20 CAR, 73 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at UTC 27
Q4 1:15
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 Z.Palode-Gary rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTC27 (#2 K.Ozane; #91 M.Henderson)
Z. Palode-Gary · 18 CAR, 96 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UTC 28
Q4 1:15
31 yd completion to B. Smith
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete deep middle to #9 B.Smith caught at UTC36, for 31 yards to the UTC28 (#3 M.Cooksey Jr.), 1ST DOWN
J. King · 3/3, 40 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at MER 41
Q4 1:15
6 yd completion to T. Solomon
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short right to #1 T.Solomon caught at MER41, for 6 yards to the MER41 (#27 D.Adams)
J. King · 3/3, 40 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at MER 35
Q4 1:15
3 yd completion to E. Rasheed
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.King pass complete short left to #0 E.Rasheed caught at MER35, for 3 yards to the MER35, End Of Play
J. King · 3/3, 40 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MER 32
Q4 1:15
No gain on the run
Shotgun #9 K.Lalin rush middle for 0 yards to the MER32 (#5 J.Richardson), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
K. Lalin · 22 CAR, 70 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at MER 32
Q4 1:54
4 yd run
Shotgun #9 K.Lalin rush left for 4 yards gain to the MER32 (#15 K.McInnis)
K. Lalin · 22 CAR, 70 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at MER 36
Q4 1:54MER
Timeout
Timeout Mercer, clock 01:54
Q4 2:00UTC
Rush
Shotgun #9 K.Lalin rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER36 (#0 J.Carter)
2nd & 7 at MER 38
Q4 2:00UTC
Timeout
Timeout Chattanooga, clock 02:00
Q4 8:26
3 yd run
Shotgun #9 K.Lalin rush right for 3 yards gain to the MER38 (#5 J.Richardson)
K. Lalin · 22 CAR, 70 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MER 41