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Mercer Bears (7-4)


Sat. 8/26 Sat. 9/2 Sat. 9/9 Sat. 9/23 Sat. 9/30
@ NortAL
TBA
@ Miss
TBA
vs. Mor
TBA
@ Furman
TBA
vs. VMI
TBA

Samford beats Mercer 50-44 in 2OT to cap record season

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Quincy Crittendon scored on a 25-yard run in the second overtime and Samford defeated Mercer 50-44 on Saturday for the Bulldogs' first outright conference title in 86 years.

No. 9 FCS Samford's 10-1 record matches the 1991 team for the best regular-season record in school history. The Bulldogs, who clinched at least a tie for the SoCon title last week, last won an outright conference championship in 1936 when then-Howard College won the Dixie Conference with a 5-3-1 record.

After Samford (8-0 Southern Conference) and Mercer (No. 16 FCS, 8-4, 5-3) scored touchdowns on their first overtime possessions, Mercer missed a field goal to open the second overtime. Crittendon ended it on the second play of Samford's possession.

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Leaders
Passing Yards: F. Payton3010
Passing TDs: F. Payton32
Rushing Yards: A. Wooten II495
Rushing TDs: A. Douglas5
Receiving Yards: T. James1105
Receiving TDs: T. James13
Interceptions: None 
Schedule 2023
Date Opponent Result / Time
8/26 at North Alabama TBA
9/2 at Ole Miss TBA
9/9 vs. Morehead State TBA
9/23 at Furman TBA
9/30 vs. VMI TBA
10/7 at ETSU TBA
10/14 vs. Chattanooga TBA
10/21 vs. Wofford TBA
10/28 at Western Carolina TBA
11/4 at Citadel TBA
11/11 vs. Samford TBA
Southern
  Conference Overall
7 Samford 8-0 11-2
10 Furman 7-1 10-3
23 Chattanooga 5-3 7-4
24 Mercer 5-3 7-4
Western Carolina 4-4 6-5
Wofford 3-5 3-8
Citadel 3-5 4-7
ETSU 1-7 3-8
Virginia Military 0-8 1-10
Offense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 5178 (23)
Passing Yards: 3109 (17)
Rushing Yards: 2069 (31)
Points per game: 38.2 (7)
Yards per game: 470.7 (8)
Touchdowns: 52 (16)
Field Goals: 10 (61)
Defense (FCS Rank)
Yards: 3711 (24)
Passing Yards: 2386 (50)
Rushing Yards: 1325 (17)
Points per game: 22.1 (27)
Yards per game: 337.4 (25)
Touchdowns: 27 (16)
Field Goals: 16 (114)
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