Highlights
YOUTUBEWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: CIT 78% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 27 PTS
Scoring plays
9 SCORES
Brandon Rainey 4 Yd Run (Jacob Godek Kick)
0-7
Caleb Dowden 31 Yd Field Goal
3-7
Yahsyn McKee 38 Yd pass from Kaelan Riley (Caleb Dowden Kick)
10-7
Raleigh Webb 20 Yd pass from Brandon Rainey (Jacob Godek Kick)
10-14
Nkem Njoku 2 Yd Run (Jacob Godek Kick)
10-21
Steven Peterson 5 Yd pass from Kaelan Riley (Caleb Dowden Kick)
17-21
Lance Wise 41 Yd Fumble Return (Caleb Dowden Kick)
24-21
Remus Bulmer 9 Yd Run (Jacob Godek Kick)
24-28
Remus Bulmer 5 Yd Run (Jacob Godek Kick)
24-35
What happened
ESPN RECAPRainey helps The Citadel get past Mercer 35-24
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Brandon Rainey ran for 120 yards and a score and threw for another touchdown as The Citadel held off Mercer 35-24 to post its first winning record of the season on Saturday. The Citadel (5-4, 3-2 Southern Conference) has won three straight games after starting the season with two losses. Mercer (3-5, 2-3) took the lead when Lance Wise stripped the ball from The Citadel's Raleigh Webb and sprinted 40 yards for a touchdown to give the Bears a 24-21 advantage with 2:00 remaining in the third. The Citadel answered when Remus Bulmer ran it in from the 9 to retake the lead 28-24 with 8:34 left in the final quarter. The Bulldogs thwarted Mercer's following drive when Sean-Thomas Faulkner sacked Kaelan Riley on a fourth-down pass play with 8:34 remaining in the game.
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Team stats
MER · CITJOHNSON HAGOOD STADIUM, CHARLESTON · ATTENDANCE 11,439
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