Mercer Falls to Army on the Road

Saturday, October 24

West Point, N.Y.

12 p.m.

Mercer University

0-2

Army West Point

6-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Mercer

Army

Photo by: Alex Keller

10/24/2020 3:58:00 PM | Football

Box Score

The Bears return to Five Star Stadium for Homecoming next Saturday against Abilene Christian at 3 p.m.

By: Stephen Waldman

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Mercer football team fell to Army West Point on the road, 49-3, at Michie Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Bears once again opened the scoring in the game as Caleb Dowden drilled a field goal from 36 yards to give the visitors a 3-0 lead. Mercer utilized a 15 play, 56-yard drive to take the early lead, converting each of its first three third downs of the game.

Army took the lead on the ensuing possession with a 53-yard touchdown pass from Cade Ballard to Tyrell Robinson. The Black Knights capitalized on a Mercer turnover and scored their second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run by Sandon McCoy early in the second quarter to make it 14-3. He added his second touchdown of the game with a minute remaining in the first half to make it a 21-3 game. The home team threatened again before the half after Jon Rhattigan returned an interception 50 yards to the Mercer 22, but a 39-yard field goal attempt by Landon Salyers missed wide left to keep it an 18-point game at halftime.

The Black Knights continued their attack in the second half as they hung on to win the game.

Offensive Star
Tyray Devezin was Mercer's leading rusher, picking up 71 yards on 11 carries (6.5 avg.). The Woodstock, Ga., native broke off a season-long 30-yard rush in the third quarter to set the Bears up in prime scoring territory at the Army 27.

Tyray Devezin with the 30-yard burst! 💪#RaiseTheBar | #RoarTogether pic.twitter.com/4D77FAlBUN
— Mercer Football (@MercerFootball) October 24, 2020

Defensive Star
Freshman Isaac Dowling was the Bears top defensive player for the second consecutive game, recording a game-high 16 tackles to match his career high. The Lawrenceville, Ga., native added 2.0 sacks to his stat line for the afternoon for a loss of 10 yards.
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Isaac Dowling with the 𝗦𝗔𝗖𝗞!#RaiseTheBar | #RoarTogether pic.twitter.com/suCUbq97KJ
— Mercer Football (@MercerFootball) October 24, 2020

Stats That Matter
Mercer limited Army to just one third down conversion on five attempts in the first half. The Black Knights entered the game converting 47 percent of its third downs (35 of 75).

Notables

Mercer has scored first in both games this season.
This was Mercer's second meeting with Army and first since 1933.
The Bears moved to 19-94-2 all-time against FBS opponents.
Isaac Dowling led the Bears with 16 tackles, matching his career high from the season opener at Jacksonville State.
Dowling added 2.0 sacks in the game
Carter Peevy made his collegiate debut after entering the contest in the third quarter.
Tyray Devezin rushed for a team-high 71 yards on 11 carries.
Caleb Dowden connected on his first field goal of the season with a 36 yarder.

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