10/31/2026 8:40:00 PM | Football
The triumph marked the fifth-straight win for Mercer (7-2, 4-1 SoCon) who mustered just 45 yards of offense in the opening half, but still managed to tough out a Homecoming victory for the fifth time in the last six years regardless. It was the fourth-straight loss for The Citadel (2-7, 0-5) who has now dropped seven-straight games in the series with the Orange & Black.
| THE BASICS |
| SCORE: Mercer 28, The Citadel 19 RECORDS: Mercer 7-2 (4-1 SoCon); The Citadel 2-7 (0-5 SoCon) LOCATION: Macon, Ga. (Five Star Stadium) |
| HOW IT HAPPENED |
| 1ST QUARTER |
| The Citadel capped a 7-play, 75-yard scoring drive on their initial possession of the afternoon with a 40-yard jaunt by Sebastien Boyle, but had some help from the Bears along the way. Mercer appeared to force a 3rd-and-long situation early, but an ill-timed unsportsmanlike conduct by the hosts moved the Bulldogs near midfield and reinvigorated the drive. CIT 7, MU 0 |
| 2ND QUARTER |
| The visitors drove 54 yards on 11-plays and culminated the possession with a 37-yard field goal from Evan Kiely on the opening play in the second quarter to forge a 10-0 advantage. The Citadel used 29 rushing yar...