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Tennessee Tech at Mercer - Macon, Ga.
9/17/2016 - 4:04 PM
Tennessee Tech
27 		Mercer
34
Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final
Tennessee Tech (1-2, 1-0) 7 7 13 0 27
Mercer (1-2, 0-1) 3 7 14 10 34
Macon, Ga. | Five Star
Prd Time Scoring Summary Tennessee Tech - Mercer
1 14:47 Tennessee Tech - Byrd, Dontez 100 yd kickoff return. (Madonia, Nick kick is good). 7 - 0
1 12:13 Mercer - Cole Fisher 42 yd field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards in 2:34. 		7 - 3
2 03:23 Mercer - John Russ 15 yd run. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards in 1:03. 		7 - 10
2 00:51 Tennessee Tech - Patton, Kip 27 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha. (Madonia, Nick kick is good).
Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards in 2:32. 		14 - 10
3 10:35 Tennessee Tech - Giberti, Jordan 21 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha. (Madonia, Nick kick is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards in 2:55. 		21 - 10
3 07:35 Mercer - Sam Walker 22 yd pass from John Russ. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards in 3:00. 		21 - 17
3 02:44 Mercer - Sam Walker 9 yd pass from John Russ. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in 3:01. 		21 - 24
3 00:18 Tennessee Tech - Poplar, Josh 8 yd fumble recovery. (Madonia, Nick kick blocked). 27 - 24
4 08:04 Mercer - John Russ 1 yd run. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards in 1:32. 		27 - 31
4 05:02 Mercer - Cole Fisher 49 yd field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards in 1:24. 		27 - 34
Tennessee TechStatisticsMercer
18 FIRST DOWNS 22
12
4
2		 Passing
Rushing
Penalty		 12
10
0
38% (5 of 13) THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 42% (5 of 12)
100% (2 of 2) FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0% (0 of 1)
257 TOTAL OFFENSE 401
64
4.0		 Total Offensive Plays
Average gain per play		 73
5.5
239 NET YARDS PASSING 259
23-30
8.0
6-56
1 		Completions-Attempts
Net yards per pass play
Sacked: Number-Yards
Had intercepted		 23-35
7.4
0-0
0
18 NET YARDS RUSHING 142
34
0.5 		Rushing Attempts
Average gain per rush		 38
3.7
4-176 PUNTS: Number-Yards 3-131
44.0 Average 43.7
211 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 124
0 0
6-211
0 0 		Punt Returns: Number-Yards
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards
Interception Returns: Number-Yards		 0 0
5-89
1-35
7-65 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 6-70
4 -3 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1 -1
0-0 SACKS: Number-Yards 6-56
0 0 INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards 1-35
35:12 TIME OF POSSESSION 24:48

Tennessee Tech

Mercer

Passing C-A YDS LG TD INT
Michael Birdsong 23-30 239 27 2 1
Passing C-A YDS LG TD INT
John Russ 23-35 259 45 2 0
Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD
Yeedee Thaenrat 22 57 2.6 8 0
Dontez Byrd 1 3 3.0 3 0
Kip Patton 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Josh Cunningham 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
Michael Birdsong 9 -37 -4.1 5 0
Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD
Payton Usher 16 77 4.8 10 0
John Russ 10 46 4.6 15 2
Alex Lakes 9 24 2.7 5 0
TEAM 3 -5 -1.7 0 0
Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD
Krys Cates 5 74 14.8 23 0
Kip Patton 6 58 9.7 27 1
Dontez Byrd 6 41 6.8 10 0
Jordan Giberti 2 40 20.0 21 1
McCoin, Brock 2 9 4.5 7 0
Jordan Smith 1 9 9.0 9 0
Josh Cunningham 1 8 8.0 8 0
Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD
Avery Ward 8 86 10.8 24 0
Marquise Irvin 7 60 8.6 23 0
Robert Brown 1 45 45.0 45 0
Sam Walker 4 39 9.8 22 2
Josh Jones 2 17 8.5 12 0
Kelby Brock 1 12 12.0 12 0
Kicking FG LG XP PTS
Nick Madonia 3/4 3
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Kicking FG LG XP PTS
Cole Fisher 2/2 49 4/4 10
Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB IN 20
McCoin, Brock 1 25 25.0 25 0 1
Nick Madonia 3 151 50.3 59 0 2
Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB IN 20
Tyler Zielenske 3 131 43.7 51 0 0
Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB
Haidar Zaidan 5 296 59.2 0 0
Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB
Jagger Lieb 1 46 46.0 0 0
Tyler Zielenske 6 366 61.0 1 0
Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Dontez Byrd 4 183 45.8 100 1
Maleek Hall 1 18 18.0 18 0
Thomas Bronson 1 10 10.0 10 0
Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Stephen Houzah 4 75 18.8 23 0
Payton Usher 1 14 14.0 14 0
Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Interception Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Interception Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Stephen Houzah 1 35 35.0 35 0
Fumbles NO LOST
Michael Birdsong 3 2
Krys Cates 1 1
Fumbles NO LOST
Sam Walker 1 1
Defensive Statistics
# Tennessee Tech Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH
7 Josh Poplar 5 6 11 - 0.5 - 0 1-8 -
38 Shannon Fayne 6 4 10 - - - -
12 Deontay Wilson 3 5 8 - - - -
49 Miles Corpening 3 4 7 - - - - 1
6 Elliott Normand 2 3 5 - - - -
21 Deven Sullivan 4 0 4 - - - - 1
2 Maleek Hall 2 1 3 - - - -
5 Kevin Robinson-White 1 2 3 - - - -
31 Eriq Fadahunsi 2 1 3 - - - -
53 Joe Robertson 2 1 3 - - - -
54 Tim Collins 1 2 3 - - - -
4 Mike Cain 0 2 2 - - - -
40 Senquay Eichelberger 2 0 2 - - - -
55 Zach Malone 1 1 2 - - - -
3 Michael Birdsong 1 0 1 - - - -
9 Kip Patton 1 0 1 - - - -
11 Brandon Thomas 1 0 1 - - - -
20 Clay Davis 0 1 1 - - - -
37 Darrius Stafford 1 0 1 - - - -
39 Randy Lewis 1 0 1 - - - -
41 Isaiah McKinney 1 0 1 - - - -
58 Aderick Moore 0 1 1 - - - -
65 Xavier Schlueter 0 1 1 - - - -
67 Anthony Akers 0 1 1 - 0.5 - 1 - -
91 Kyron Hart 1 0 1 - 1 - 2 - -
TOTALS 41 36 77 0 - 0 2 - 3 1-8 - 1 1
# Mercer Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH
2 Lee Bennett 1 8 9 - 0.5 - 0 - -
26 Jeremy James 6 3 9 - - 1 1-0 -
17 Eric Jackson 6 2 8 - - - - 1
37 Tyler Ward 4 3 7 - 1 - 2 - -
21 Zach Jackson 5 1 6 2 - 15 3 - 16 2 - - 1
23 Will Coneway 2 2 4 1 - 10 1 - 10 1 - -
52 Kyle Trammell 3 1 4 1 - 10 1.5 - 11 - -
59 Tunde Ayinla 1 3 4 - 0.5 - 2 1-0 - 1
16 LeMarkus Bailey 0 3 3 - - - -
51 Kyle Williams 2 1 3 - - - -
9 Lendell Arnold 1 1 2 - - - -
11 Tosin Aguebor 2 0 2 1 - 7 1 - 7 - -
20 Kam Lott 2 0 2 - - - -
28 Malique Fleming 0 2 2 - - - -
30 Mike Gray 1 1 2 - - - -
33 Tripp Patterson 2 0 2 1 - 14 1 - 14 - -
58 Dorian Kithcart 0 2 2 - - - -
3 Stephen Houzah 1 0 1 - - - 1-35
22 Sytavious Brown 1 0 1 - - - -
32 Brandon Coney 0 1 1 - - - -
41 Isaiah Buehler 0 1 1 - 0.5 - 1 - - 1
50 Logan Craighead 0 1 1 - - - -
99 Austin Barrett 1 0 1 - - - -
95 Jalen Penn - - 1-0 -
TOTALS 41 36 77 6 - 56 10 - 63 4 3-0 1-35 1 1 2
Other Information
Location: Macon, Ga.
Stadium: Five Star
Attendance: 9772
Weather: Sunny and warm
Temperature: 90
Wind: ESE, 6 		Referee: Larry Adcock
Umpire: Joe Golob
Head Linesman: Perry Clark
Line Judge: Terry Mock
Back Judge: Jay Neal
Field Judge: Gary Wiley
Side Judge: Keith Johnson
Tennessee Tech at Mercer - Macon, Ga.
9/17/2016 - 4:04 PM
Tennessee Tech
27 		Mercer
34
Scoring 1 2 3 4 Final
Tennessee Tech (1-2, 1-0) 7 7 13 0 27
Mercer (1-2, 0-1) 3 7 14 10 34
Macon, Ga. | Five Star
Prd Time Scoring Summary Tennessee Tech - Mercer
1 14:47 Tennessee Tech - Byrd, Dontez 100 yd kickoff return. (Madonia, Nick kick is good). 7 - 0
1 12:13 Mercer - Cole Fisher 42 yd field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards in 2:34. 		7 - 3
2 03:23 Mercer - John Russ 15 yd run. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards in 1:03. 		7 - 10
2 00:51 Tennessee Tech - Patton, Kip 27 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha. (Madonia, Nick kick is good).
Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards in 2:32. 		14 - 10
3 10:35 Tennessee Tech - Giberti, Jordan 21 yd pass from Birdsong, Micha. (Madonia, Nick kick is good).
Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards in 2:55. 		21 - 10
3 07:35 Mercer - Sam Walker 22 yd pass from John Russ. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards in 3:00. 		21 - 17
3 02:44 Mercer - Sam Walker 9 yd pass from John Russ. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in 3:01. 		21 - 24
3 00:18 Tennessee Tech - Poplar, Josh 8 yd fumble recovery. (Madonia, Nick kick blocked). 27 - 24
4 08:04 Mercer - John Russ 1 yd run. (Cole Fisher kick is good).
Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards in 1:32. 		27 - 31
4 05:02 Mercer - Cole Fisher 49 yd field goal.
Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards in 1:24. 		27 - 34
Tennessee TechStatisticsMercer
18 FIRST DOWNS 22
12
4
2		 Passing
Rushing
Penalty		 12
10
0
38% (5 of 13) THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 42% (5 of 12)
100% (2 of 2) FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0% (0 of 1)
257 TOTAL OFFENSE 401
64
4.0		 Total Offensive Plays
Average gain per play		 73
5.5
239 NET YARDS PASSING 259
23-30
8.0
6-56
1 		Completions-Attempts
Net yards per pass play
Sacked: Number-Yards
Had intercepted		 23-35
7.4
0-0
0
18 NET YARDS RUSHING 142
34
0.5 		Rushing Attempts
Average gain per rush		 38
3.7
4-176 PUNTS: Number-Yards 3-131
44.0 Average 43.7
211 TOTAL RETURN YARDS 124
0 0
6-211
0 0 		Punt Returns: Number-Yards
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards
Interception Returns: Number-Yards		 0 0
5-89
1-35
7-65 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 6-70
4 -3 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1 -1
0-0 SACKS: Number-Yards 6-56
0 0 INTERCEPTIONS: Number-Yards 1-35
35:12 TIME OF POSSESSION 24:48

Tennessee Tech

Mercer

Passing C-A YDS LG TD INT
Michael Birdsong 23-30 239 27 2 1
Passing C-A YDS LG TD INT
John Russ 23-35 259 45 2 0
Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD
Yeedee Thaenrat 22 57 2.6 8 0
Dontez Byrd 1 3 3.0 3 0
Kip Patton 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Josh Cunningham 1 -3 -3.0 0 0
Michael Birdsong 9 -37 -4.1 5 0
Rushing ATT YDS AVG LG TD
Payton Usher 16 77 4.8 10 0
John Russ 10 46 4.6 15 2
Alex Lakes 9 24 2.7 5 0
TEAM 3 -5 -1.7 0 0
Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD
Krys Cates 5 74 14.8 23 0
Kip Patton 6 58 9.7 27 1
Dontez Byrd 6 41 6.8 10 0
Jordan Giberti 2 40 20.0 21 1
McCoin, Brock 2 9 4.5 7 0
Jordan Smith 1 9 9.0 9 0
Josh Cunningham 1 8 8.0 8 0
Receiving NO YDS AVG LG TD
Avery Ward 8 86 10.8 24 0
Marquise Irvin 7 60 8.6 23 0
Robert Brown 1 45 45.0 45 0
Sam Walker 4 39 9.8 22 2
Josh Jones 2 17 8.5 12 0
Kelby Brock 1 12 12.0 12 0
Kicking FG LG XP PTS
Nick Madonia 3/4 3
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Kicking FG LG XP PTS
Cole Fisher 2/2 49 4/4 10
Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB IN 20
McCoin, Brock 1 25 25.0 25 0 1
Nick Madonia 3 151 50.3 59 0 2
Punting NO YDS AVG LG TB IN 20
Tyler Zielenske 3 131 43.7 51 0 0
Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB
Haidar Zaidan 5 296 59.2 0 0
Kickoffs NO YDS AVG TB OB
Jagger Lieb 1 46 46.0 0 0
Tyler Zielenske 6 366 61.0 1 0
Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Dontez Byrd 4 183 45.8 100 1
Maleek Hall 1 18 18.0 18 0
Thomas Bronson 1 10 10.0 10 0
Kickoff Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Stephen Houzah 4 75 18.8 23 0
Payton Usher 1 14 14.0 14 0
Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Punt Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Interception Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Interception Returns NO YDS AVG LG TD
Stephen Houzah 1 35 35.0 35 0
Fumbles NO LOST
Michael Birdsong 3 2
Krys Cates 1 1
Fumbles NO LOST
Sam Walker 1 1
Defensive Statistics
# Tennessee Tech Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH
7 Josh Poplar 5 6 11 - 0.5 - 0 1-8 -
38 Shannon Fayne 6 4 10 - - - -
12 Deontay Wilson 3 5 8 - - - -
49 Miles Corpening 3 4 7 - - - - 1
6 Elliott Normand 2 3 5 - - - -
21 Deven Sullivan 4 0 4 - - - - 1
2 Maleek Hall 2 1 3 - - - -
5 Kevin Robinson-White 1 2 3 - - - -
31 Eriq Fadahunsi 2 1 3 - - - -
53 Joe Robertson 2 1 3 - - - -
54 Tim Collins 1 2 3 - - - -
4 Mike Cain 0 2 2 - - - -
40 Senquay Eichelberger 2 0 2 - - - -
55 Zach Malone 1 1 2 - - - -
3 Michael Birdsong 1 0 1 - - - -
9 Kip Patton 1 0 1 - - - -
11 Brandon Thomas 1 0 1 - - - -
20 Clay Davis 0 1 1 - - - -
37 Darrius Stafford 1 0 1 - - - -
39 Randy Lewis 1 0 1 - - - -
41 Isaiah McKinney 1 0 1 - - - -
58 Aderick Moore 0 1 1 - - - -
65 Xavier Schlueter 0 1 1 - - - -
67 Anthony Akers 0 1 1 - 0.5 - 1 - -
91 Kyron Hart 1 0 1 - 1 - 2 - -
TOTALS 41 36 77 0 - 0 2 - 3 1-8 - 1 1
# Mercer Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH
2 Lee Bennett 1 8 9 - 0.5 - 0 - -
26 Jeremy James 6 3 9 - - 1 1-0 -
17 Eric Jackson 6 2 8 - - - - 1
37 Tyler Ward 4 3 7 - 1 - 2 - -
21 Zach Jackson 5 1 6 2 - 15 3 - 16 2 - - 1
23 Will Coneway 2 2 4 1 - 10 1 - 10 1 - -
52 Kyle Trammell 3 1 4 1 - 10 1.5 - 11 - -
59 Tunde Ayinla 1 3 4 - 0.5 - 2 1-0 - 1
16 LeMarkus Bailey 0 3 3 - - - -
51 Kyle Williams 2 1 3 - - - -
9 Lendell Arnold 1 1 2 - - - -
11 Tosin Aguebor 2 0 2 1 - 7 1 - 7 - -
20 Kam Lott 2 0 2 - - - -
28 Malique Fleming 0 2 2 - - - -
30 Mike Gray 1 1 2 - - - -
33 Tripp Patterson 2 0 2 1 - 14 1 - 14 - -
58 Dorian Kithcart 0 2 2 - - - -
3 Stephen Houzah 1 0 1 - - - 1-35
22 Sytavious Brown 1 0 1 - - - -
32 Brandon Coney 0 1 1 - - - -
41 Isaiah Buehler 0 1 1 - 0.5 - 1 - - 1
50 Logan Craighead 0 1 1 - - - -
99 Austin Barrett 1 0 1 - - - -
95 Jalen Penn - - 1-0 -
TOTALS 41 36 77 6 - 56 10 - 63 4 3-0 1-35 1 1 2
Other Information
Location: Macon, Ga.
Stadium: Five Star
Attendance: 9772
Weather: Sunny and warm
Temperature: 90
Wind: ESE, 6 		Referee: Larry Adcock
Umpire: Joe Golob
Head Linesman: Perry Clark
Line Judge: Terry Mock
Back Judge: Jay Neal
Field Judge: Gary Wiley
Side Judge: Keith Johnson