Presbyterian Blue Hose @ Mercer Bears — Sep 5, 2026

NCAA Division FCS·Round 1 September 5, 2026
Presbyterian Blue Hose PRES 0-1, 0-1 Away
3
Final
62
Bears Mercer MER 2-0, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
PRES 0 3 0 0 3
MER 20 21 7 14 62
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L. Sharpe PRES
184 PASS
J. King QB MER
236 PASS
Rushing Yards
L. Sharpe PRES
55 RUSH
D. Caldwell MER
152 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C. Johnson WR PRES
41 REC
B. Smith WR MER
132 REC
Passing
Presbyterian Blue Hose
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Sharpe 17/29 184 0 0 1 77.4
M. Holtzclaw 1/1 18 0 0 2 118.8
J. Torres 3/5 14 0 0 0 64.6
Mercer
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. King 12/15 236 4 0 1 158.3
J. Pickles 3/5 35 1 0 0 120.8
Rushing
Presbyterian Blue Hose
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
L. Sharpe 13 55 4.2 0 13
J. Burleson 5 6 1.2 0 6
D. Moate 5 5 1.0 0 2
M. Holtzclaw 2 -10 -5.0 0 0
J. Torres 4 31 7.8 0 18
Mercer
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
Z. Palode-Gary 7 57 8.1 0 21
E. Rasheed 1 18 18.0 0 18
D. Caldwell 11 152 13.8 1 83
J. Bond 1 2 2.0 0 2
J. King 8 48 6.0 2 16
J. Pickles 5 52 10.4 1 26
Receiving
Presbyterian Blue Hose
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Moate 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
D. Abercrombie 3 3 20 6.7 0 11 0
J. Patrick 3 3 21 7.0 0 11 0
C. Johnson 2 2 41 20.5 0 35 0
Mercer
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
Z. Palode-Gary 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
E. Rasheed 2 2 38 19.0 1 32 0
B. Smith 5 5 132 26.4 1 51 0
M. Calixte 1 1 12 12.0 1 12 0
J. Kostmayer 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
S. Albee 1 1 6 6.0 1 6 0
T. Solomon 2 2 31 15.5 1 17 0
Kicking
Presbyterian Blue Hose
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Mercer
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
S. Croker 0/0 1/1 1 0
S. Zeidan 0/1 7/7 7 0
Returns
Presbyterian Blue Hose
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
C. Johnson 1 21 21.0 0 21 0
N. Taylor 1 23 23.0 0 23 0
Mercer
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
Z. Palode-Gary 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
E. Rasheed 1 34 34.0 0 34 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
Presbyterian Blue Hose
Mercer
321 Total Yards 600
19 First Downs 24
0 Passing 0
0 Rushing 0
0 Penalty 3
4/16 3rd Down Eff. 6/9
216 Passing Yards 271
105 Rushing Yards 329
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
30:00 Possession 18:00
0/3 Red Zone 5/6
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 5, 2026
Time
10:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m