Mercer Bears @ Abilene Christian Wildcats — Sep 27, 2026

NCAA Division FCSRound 1 September 27, 2026
Bears Mercer MER 3-1, 1-0 Away
34
Final
17
Wildcats Abilene Christian ABCH 1-3, 0-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MER 7 10 10 7 34
ABCH 14 3 0 0 17
Top Performers
Passing Yards
J. Pickles QB MER
31 PASS
T. Parks QB ABCH
153 PASS
Rushing Yards
D. Caldwell MER
87 RUSH
T. Parks QB ABCH
51 RUSH
Receiving Yards
B. Smith WR MER
23 REC
R. Baltrip WR ABCH
79 REC
Passing
Mercer
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Solomon 1/1 6 1 0 0 131.3
J. Pickles 4/5 31 0 0 0 92.5
Abilene Christian
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
T. Parks 9/12 153 0 0 0 116.7
Rushing
Mercer
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Caldwell 13 87 6.7 0 25
J. Pickles 8 32 4.0 1 11
M. Bell 2 9 4.5 0 6
Abilene Christian
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Parks 7 51 7.3 1 18
R. Banks 5 25 5.0 0 12
A. Broome 3 16 5.3 0 19
D. Dean 1 1 1.0 1 1
J. French-Love 1 -15 -15.0 0 0
Receiving
Mercer
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. Smith 3 4 23 7.7 0 13 0
J. Pickles 1 1 6 6.0 1 6 0
E. Rasheed 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
Abilene Christian
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R. Baltrip 4 5 79 19.8 0 36 0
D. Dudley 2 3 44 22.0 0 26 0
K. Henry 1 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
A. Broome 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
L. Moffitt 1 1 25 25.0 0 25 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts YDS - Yards TD - Touchdowns INT - Interceptions SACK - Sacks QBR - Passer Rating CAR - Carries AVG - Average REC - Receptions TGTS - Targets TKLS - Total Tackles SOLO - Solo Tackles AST - Assisted Tackles TFL - Tackles for Loss PD - Passes Defensed FF - Forced Fumbles FG - Field Goals XP - Extra Points PTS - Points FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Mercer
Abilene Christian
0 Total Yards 0
0 First Downs 0
0/0 3rd Down Eff. 0/0
37 Passing Yards 153
128 Rushing Yards 78
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
0:00 Possession 0:00
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 27, 2026
Time
12:00 am
Duration
33 min