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31–38
Final
 Finley Stadium, Chattanooga
FINALMercer 31, Chattanooga 38

Highlights

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Scoring plays

11 SCORES
Q1
Rushing Touchdown

John Russ 8 Yd Run (Jagger Lieb Kick)

10:23
7-0
Passing Touchdown

Troy Dye 4 Yd pass from Jacob Huesman (Henrique Ribeiro Kick)

2:35
7-7
Passing Touchdown

Tee Mitchell 74 Yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb Kick)

1:39
14-7
Q2
Rushing Touchdown

Jacob Huesman 6 Yd Run (Henrique Ribeiro Kick)

12:53
14-14
Rushing Touchdown

Keon Williams 1 Yd Run (Henrique Ribeiro Kick)

1:51
14-21
Q3
Rushing Touchdown

Derrick Craine 1 Yd Run (Henrique Ribeiro Kick)

8:24
14-28
Passing Touchdown

Xavier Borishade 61 Yd pass from Jacob Huesman (Henrique Ribeiro Kick)

6:00
14-35
Passing Touchdown

JT Palmer 8 Yd pass from JeTarii Donald (Jagger Lieb Kick)

1:11
21-35
Passing Touchdown

Chandler Curtis 41 Yd pass from John Russ (Jagger Lieb Kick)

0:46
28-35
Q4
Field Goal Good

Henrique Ribeiro 45 Yd Field Goal

10:26
28-38
Field Goal Good

Jagger Lieb 42 Yd Field Goal

6:32
31-38

What happened

ESPN RECAP

Huesman, Chattanooga rally past Mercer 38-31

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Jacob Huesman and Keon Williams ran for second-quarter touchdowns as Chattanooga twice rallied to beat Mercer 38-31 on Saturday. The win leaves the Mocs (5-3, 4-0) unbeaten in Southern Conference play. Mercer (5-4, 1-4) came within a touchdown on Jagger Lieb 's 42-yard field goal mid-fourth quarter, and had two final drives fall short after forcing Chattanooga punts -- failing on fourth down from the 20, and seeing a last pass broken up as time expired. Huesman completed 24 of 36 passes for a career-high 359 yards and touchdowns to Xavier Borishade and Troy Dye . Huesman rushed for 99 yards. John Russ , 293 yards passing, staked Mercer to an early lead with a keeper from the 8 and, after Chattanooga tied at 7-7, Russ hit Tee Mitchell on a 74-yard pass play. The Mocs came back in the second quarter and led by as much as 35-14.

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Top performers

MER
PASSINGJohn Russ14/25, 293 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGAlex Lakes20 CAR, 100 YDS
RECEIVINGChandler Curtis5 REC, 89 YDS, 1 TD
CHAT
PASSINGJacob Huesman24/36, 359 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
RUSHINGJacob Huesman8 CAR, 99 YDS, 1 TD
RECEIVINGXavier Borishade5 REC, 94 YDS, 1 TD

Team stats

MER · CHAT
440
TOTAL YARDS
542
301
PASSING
359
139
RUSHING
183
19
1ST DOWNS
19
5-13
3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY
5-13
1
TURNOVERS
2
2-20
PENALTIES
7-82
29:16
POSSESSION
30:44

FINLEY STADIUM, CHATTANOOGA · ATTENDANCE 10,763

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