Mercyhurst Lakers vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

College Football

Mercyhurst

1-4

7-52

Final

Western KY

1-3

Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Touchdown
Downs
Fumble
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
MERC	0	0	7	0	7
WKU	10	21	14	7	52

Who won: Western KY 52-7

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers beat the Mercyhurst Lakers 52-7 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium. The Western KY outscored the Mercyhurst 21-0 in the 2nd quarter. Rodney Tisdale Jr. led the Western KY in passing yards (19/23, 303 YDS, 4 TD). Alex Gevaudan led the Mercyhurst in passing yards (22/44, 172 YDS, 1 TD).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

MERCWKU

141st Downs24

6-173rd down efficiency6-11

2-54th down efficiency4-4

264Total Yards596

172Passing407

22/44Comp/Att24/31

3.9Yards per pass13.1

92Rushing189

23Rushing Attempts34

4.0Yards per rush5.6

2-15Penalties0-0

0Turnovers1

0Fumbles lost1

0Interceptions thrown0

31:27Possession28:33

Player of the game

Rodney Tisdale Jr.

WKU · 19/23, 303 YDS, 4 TD

8.7

Win probability

100%WKU final

MERCWKU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00WKU
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:26
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Kneel down by #10 C.McMickle at MER37 for loss of 2 yards
C. McMickle · 1 CAR, 5 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MERC 35
Q4 0:28
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.McMickle rush right for 5 yards gain to the MER35 (#25 D.Anderson), 1ST DOWN
C. McMickle · 1 CAR, 5 YDS · 4th & 4 · 4th & 4 at MERC 40
Q4 0:34
Incomplete to C. Ezirim
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.McMickle pass incomplete short middle to #14 C.Ezirim thrown to MER32
C. McMickle · 1/2, 3 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at MERC 40
Q4 1:01
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 K.Hicks rush right for 4 yards gain to the MER40 (#18 C.Bridges; #10 C.Cobb Jr.)
K. Hicks · 5 CAR, 17 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at MERC 44
Q4 1:36
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 K.Hicks rush right for 2 yards gain to the MER44 (#99 M.Mudd)
K. Hicks · 5 CAR, 17 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MERC 46
Q4 1:50
6 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 K.Hicks rush middle for 6 yards gain to the MER46 (#57 J.Brown), 1ST DOWN
K. Hicks · 5 CAR, 17 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at WKU 48
Q4 2:00WKU
Timeout
Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 02:00
Q4 1:59
3 yd completion to J. Carroll
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 C.McMickle pass complete short right to #84 J.Carroll caught at WKU47, for 3 yards to the WKU48 (#57 J.Brown)
C. McMickle · 1/2, 3 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at WKU 45
Q4 2:38
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 K.Hicks rush middle for 5 yards gain to the WKU45 (#18 C.Bridges)
K. Hicks · 5 CAR, 17 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at WKU 40
Q4 3:08
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 K.Hicks rush middle for 0 yards to the WKU40 (#99 M.Mudd; #10 C.Cobb Jr.)
K. Hicks · 5 CAR, 17 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WKU 40
Q4 3:20MER
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete deep left to #8 S.Yancey thrown to WKU20 broken up by #5 D.Herard, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 13 at WKU 40
Q4 3:48
FLAG
7 yd completion to E. Knox
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass complete short right to #24 E.Knox caught at WKU49, for 7 yards to the WKU40 (#22 J.Donald; #29 J.Mensah) PENALTY MER Holding declined
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 3rd & 20 · 3rd & 20 at WKU 47
Q4 4:01
Incomplete to W. Page Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete short left to #19 W.Page Jr. thrown to WKU30
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 2nd & 20 · 2nd & 20 at WKU 47
Q4 4:06MER
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete deep right to #23 D.Evans thrown to WKU22
1st & 20 at WKU 47
Q4 4:15
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete deep right to #1 E.Van Dyke thrown to WKU12 PENALTY MER Holding (#0 C.Melendez) 10 yards from WKU37 to WKU47. NO PLAY
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WKU 37
Q4 4:43
11 yd completion to D. Evans
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass complete short right to #23 D.Evans caught at WKU38, for 11 yards to the WKU37 (#38 A.Gbee), 1ST DOWN
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at WKU 48
Q4 4:56
Incomplete to E. Knox
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete short right to #24 E.Knox thrown to WKU42 QB hurried by #29 J.Mensah
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at WKU 48
Q4 5:00
Incomplete to S. Yancey
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete short middle to #8 S.Yancey thrown to WKU48 broken up by #13 L.Thompson
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at WKU 48
Q4 5:04
Incomplete to D. Evans
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete deep right to #23 D.Evans thrown to WKU18. #14 B.Myers injured on the play
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WKU 48
Q4 5:43
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #9 E.Fincher rush right for 5 yards gain to the WKU48 (#22 J.Donald), 1ST DOWN
E. Fincher · 5 CAR, 18 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at MERC 47
Q4 6:16
6 yd completion to E. Fincher
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass complete short left to #9 E.Fincher caught at MER46, for 6 yards to the MER47 (#22 J.Donald)
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at MERC 41
Q4 6:37
Incomplete to E. Van Dyke
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass incomplete deep left to #1 E.Van Dyke thrown to WKU35 broken up by #24 L.Wright
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at MERC 41
Q4 7:20
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #24 E.Knox rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MER41 (#50 E.Jones), 1ST DOWN
E. Knox · 3 CAR, 5 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at MERC 39
Q4 7:50
7 yd completion to W. Page Jr
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 A.Gevaudan pass complete short right to #19 W.Page Jr. caught at MER39, for 7 yards to the MER39 (#19 J.Cosby-Mosley)
A. Gevaudan · 22/44, 172 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at MERC 32