Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: FUR 54% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 87 PTS
Scoring plays
9 SCORES
Chandler Curtis 43 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick)
0-7
Reese Hannon 5 Yd Run (Jon Croft Hollingsworth PAT failed)
6-7
Cole Fisher 46 Yd Field Goal
6-10
Jon Croft Hollingsworth 30 Yd Field Goal
9-10
Kevin Mall 4 Yd pass from Reese Hannon (Reese Hannon Pass to Duncan Fletcher for Two-Point Conversion)
17-10
John Russ 1 Yd Run (Cole Fisher Kick)
17-17
Cole Fisher 32 Yd Field Goal
17-20
Richard Hayes III 36 Yd pass from Reese Hannon (Jon Croft Hollingsworth Kick)
24-20
Jordan Marshall 33 Yd pass from John Russ (Cole Fisher Kick)
24-27
What happened
ESPN RECAPMercer scores in final minute to beat Furman 27-24
MACON, Ga. -- John Russ found Jordan Marshall from 33-yards out for the game-winning touchdown with 31 seconds left and Mercer came back to beat Furman 27-24 on Saturday. The catch, Marshall's only reception of the game, capped a 7-play, 64-yard drive that ate up just 45 seconds of the clock. Furman had a final opportunity to win it, driving 23 yards on two plays to the Mercer 31 after a strong kick return by Thomas Gordon . But Reese Hannon 's next pass was intercepted in the end zone by Jeremy James , and the Bears (6-5, 4-4 Southern Conference) ran out the clock. Russ threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 119 more with a score for Mercer. Chandler Curtis added 67 yards receiving and a score for the Bears. Hannon led Furman (3-8, 3-5) with 251 yards passing, 41 rushing, and three total scores. Gordon added 112 yards receiving.
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Team stats
FUR · MERFIVE STAR STADIUM, MACON · ATTENDANCE 10,712
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