ETSU takes SoCon title, edges Mercer 38-35 | |
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Tyler Riddell threw a 13-yard touchdown to Malik Murray with 1:47 left and No. 8-ranked East Tennessee State beat No. 21 Mercer 38-35 on Saturday to win the Southern Conference title. Mercer kicker Delvin Folser missed a 42-yard field goal attempt for a chance to tie it as time expired in front of a record crowd of 10,594. It was the fourth time this season ETSU (10-1, 8-1) rallied to win after trailing in the second half. The Buccaneers built a 21-10 halftime lead before the Bears (7-3, 6-2) scored 18 points in the third quarter. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | F. Payton | 1661 | |||
| Passing TDs: | F. Payton | 12 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | F. Davis | 847 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | F. Davis | 14 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | T. James | 611 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | T. James | 7 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | vs. Point University | W 69 - 0 | ||
| 9/11 | at 1 Alabama | L 14 - 48 | ||
| 9/25 | at Furman | W 24 - 3 | ||
| 10/2 | vs. Samford | W 45 - 42 | ||
| 10/9 | at Western Carolina | W 34 - 24 | ||
| 10/16 | vs. VMI | L 7 - 45 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. Wofford | W 45 - 14 | ||
| 10/30 | at Citadel | W 34 - 7 | ||
| 11/13 | vs. Chattanooga | W 10 - 6 | ||
| 11/20 | at ETSU | L 35 - 38 | ||
| Southern | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 9 ETSU | 7-1 | 11-2 | ||||||||||
| Mercer | 6-2 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Military | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Samford | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4094 (48) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2000 (81) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2094 (21) | ||||
| Points per game: | 31.7 (25) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 409.4 (25) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 39 (37) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (58) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3275 (9) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1794 (7) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1481 (37) | ||||
| Points per game: | 22.7 (31) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 327.5 (21) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 27 (24) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 6 (18) | ||||
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