2026 · Week ZeroFinal

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT

East Texas A&M at Mercer

East Texas A&MLionsSouthland Conference

MercerBearsSouthern Conference

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT
Matchup: East Texas A&M at Mercer
Venue: Five Star Stadium at the Moye Complex
Notes: FCS Kickoff

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
East Texas A&M	0	0	7	8	15
Mercer	10	13	0	0	23

Excitement index: 4.72
East Texas A&M final win probability: 13.2%
Mercer final win probability: 86.8%

Full comparison

Team stats

East Texas A&MMercer

First downs: 15; 16
Third-down efficiency: 5-17; 3-15
Fourth-down efficiency: 1-3; 1-1
Total yards: 383; 352
Passing yards: 232; 177
Completions / attempts: 15-31; 15-28
Yards per pass: 7.5; 6.3
Rushing Yards: 151; 175
Rushing Attempts: 39; 36
Yards per rush: 3.9; 4.9
Penalties / yards: 7-45; 5-29
Turnovers: 3; 0
Fumbles lost: 0; 0
Interceptions: 3; 0
Time of possession: 30:14; 29:46
Passes defended: 4; 2
QB hurries: 2; 2
Sacks: 1; 1
Tackles: 38; 30
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 1
Tackles for loss: 4; 5
Kicking Points: 1; 11
Kick returns: 1; 1
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 19; 8
Passing touchdowns: 1; 1
Rushing touchdowns: 1; 0
Passes Intercepted: —; 3
Interception TDs: —; 1
Interception Yards: —; 73

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

East Texas A&M

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Eric Rodriguez	15/31	232	7.5	1	3

Mercer

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Jaylen King	15/28	177	6.3	1	0

Rushing

East Texas A&M

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
EJ Oakmon	14	87	6.2	0	24
Quay Middlebrooks	14	36	2.6	1	15
Eric Rodriguez	9	25	2.8	0	24
Micah Simpson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jordon Hamilton	1	0	0.0	0	0

Mercer

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Zahmari Palode-Gary	8	87	10.9	62
Jaylen King	11	34	3.1	12
Javious Bond	4	19	4.8	10
Micah Bell	7	19	2.7	8
Devon Caldwell	4	9	2.3	7
Eric Rasheed	1	8	8.0	8
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving

East Texas A&M

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Micah Simpson	9	165	18.3	1	48
Sean Sallis	2	31	15.5	0	23
Andrez Lewis	3	30	10.0	0	16
EJ Oakmon	1	6	6.0	0	6

Mercer

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Brayden Smith	9	131	14.6	0	47
Travion Solomon	3	23	7.7	0	8
Jackson Kostmayer	1	12	12.0	1	12
Eric Rasheed	1	12	12.0	0	12
Javious Bond	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Defensive

East Texas A&M

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Orion Kupu	8	6	0	0	0	0
Tramar Gilbert	7	4	0	1	1	0
Jamari Mosley	7	3	0	1	1	0
Wesley York Jr.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Duncan Parham	5	2	0	0.5	0	2
Elijah Hughes	4	4	0	0	1	0
David Spruiells	4	1	0	0	1	0
Caleb Nuhi-Yandall	3	3	0	0	0	0
Roman Kupu	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kai Baugh	2	2	0	0	0	0
Salehe Koonooka-Williams	2	2	0	0	0	0
Samarion George	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Luke Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Gray	1	1	1	1	0	0
Erron Brown	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dakari Harris	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kemani Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Hare	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zachary Weaver	1	0	0	0	0	0
Quay Middlebrooks	1	0	0	0	0	0

Mercer

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Justin Ferguson	6	6	0	0	1	0	0
Cameron Moore	6	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kobe McInnis	5	2	0	2	0	1	0
Jyarius Carter	5	1	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
CJ Favors	5	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mike Polke	5	0	0	0	0	0	0
Eric Brantley	4	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ke'Vion Wellington	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Richardson	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marquis Williams	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kehinde Akintunde	4	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Cameron Goggins	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
Javious Bond	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nigel Gay	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Shareef Jackson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ean Johnson-Kelley	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Gunn	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Mcdowell	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mac Bradley	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brayden Dudley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Kick returns

East Texas A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Micah Simpson	1	19	19.0	19	0

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Javious Bond	1	8	8.0	8	0

Kicking

East Texas A&M

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ozlo Rigby	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Mercer

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Simon Zeidan	3/3	100.0	55	2/2	11

Punting

East Texas A&M

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ben Mehan	8	334	41.8	1	3	49

Mercer

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Senin Seymour	7	268	38.3	0	1	44

Interceptions

Mercer

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Cameron Goggins	1	38	1
Mike Polke	1	20	0
Justin Ferguson	1	15	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

East Texas A&MMercer

Total predicted points added

Plays: 66; 65
Overall · Total: -5.4; 12.2
Overall · Q1: -3.5; 5.4
Overall · Q2: -13.8; 4.3
Overall · Q3: 8.6; 0.5
Overall · Q4: 3.3; 1.9
Passing · Total: -8.4; 9.7
Passing · Q1: -1.9; 3
Passing · Q2: -10.9; 6.6
Passing · Q3: 7.4; -0.4
Passing · Q4: -3.1; 0.4
Rushing · Total: -0.4; 3
Rushing · Q1: -1.6; 2.8
Rushing · Q2: -3.1; -2.3
Rushing · Q3: -2; 0.9
Rushing · Q4: 6.4; 1.6

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.32; 1.34
Overall · Q1: 0.31; 1.63
Overall · Q2: 1.04; 1.03
Overall · Q3: 2.47; 1
Overall · Q4: 0.92; 2.08

Field position

Average starting field position: 70.9; 78.3
Average starting predicted points: 1.4; 0.78

Havoc

Total: 12.3%; 15.2%
Front Seven: 6.2%; 7.6%
Defensive backs: 6.2%; 7.6%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 66; 65
Overall · Total: -0.08; 0.19
Overall · Q1: -0.29; 0.29
Overall · Q2: -0.81; 0.2
Overall · Q3: 0.45; 0.04
Overall · Q4: 0.19; 0.18
Passing · Total: -0.29; 0.33
Passing · Q1: -0.37; 0.43
Passing · Q2: -1.37; 0.74
Passing · Q3: 1.06; -0.05
Passing · Q4: -0.34; 0.07
Rushing · Total: -0.01; 0.09
Rushing · Q1: -0.23; 0.26
Rushing · Q2: -0.39; -0.18
Rushing · Q3: -0.19; 0.17
Rushing · Q4: 0.71; 0.26

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 66.7%
Stuff Rate: 17.1%; 22.9%
Line Yards: 97; 100
Line Yards Average: 2.8; 2.9
Second Level Yards: 29; 32
Second Level Yards Average: 0.8; 0.9
Open Field Yards: 38; 54
Open Field Yards Average: 1.1; 1.5

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 6; 6
Points: 14; 16
Points Per Opportunity: 2.33; 2.67

Success rates

Overall · Total: 34.8%; 35.4%
Overall · Q1: 25%; 36.8%
Overall · Q2: 11.8%; 36.4%
Overall · Q3: 36.8%; 38.5%
Overall · Q4: 61.1%; 27.3%
Standard Downs · Total: 42.9%; 38.1%
Standard Downs · Q1: 42.9%; 36.4%
Standard Downs · Q2: 25%; 42.9%
Standard Downs · Q3: 28.6%; 40%
Standard Downs · Q4: 69.2%; 28.6%
Passing Downs · Total: 20.8%; 30.4%
Passing Downs · Q1: 0%; 37.5%
Passing Downs · Q2: 0%; 25%
Passing Downs · Q3: 60%; 33.3%
Passing Downs · Q4: 40%; 25%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

East Texas A&M

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Sean Sallis	TE	1.5%	0%	0%	0%	5.6%	0%	3.4%
Eric Rodriguez	QB	53%	66.7%	52.9%	36.8%	61.1%	17.1%	100%
EJ Oakmon	RB	24.2%	41.7%	0%	31.6%	27.8%	40%	6.9%
Kaden Taylor	WR	1.5%	0%	5.9%	0%	0%	0%	3.4%
Andrez Lewis	WR	10.6%	16.7%	11.8%	5.3%	11.1%	0%	24.1%

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Micah Bell	RB	10.8%	26.3%	9.1%	0%	0%	20%	0%
Jaylen King	QB	16.9%	10.5%	22.7%	15.4%	18.2%	28.6%	3.4%
Brayden Smith	WR	15.4%	15.8%	18.2%	15.4%	9.1%	0%	34.5%

Average player PPA

East Texas A&M

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Sean Sallis	TE	0.83	—	—	—	0.83	0	0.83
Eric Rodriguez	QB	-0.32	-0.51	-1.3	1.06	-0.24	-0.43	-0.29
EJ Oakmon	RB	0.24	0.2	—	-0.08	0.65	0.29	-0.14
Kaden Taylor	WR	-0.27	—	-0.27	—	—	0	-0.27
Andrez Lewis	WR	-0.22	-0.98	-0.81	0.55	0.74	0	-0.22

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Micah Bell	RB	-0.34	-0.23	-0.62	—	—	-0.34	0
Jaylen King	QB	0.28	0.48	0.09	-0.47	1.29	0.37	-0.63
Brayden Smith	WR	0.87	0.62	1.17	1.29	-0.44	0	0.87

Total player PPA

East Texas A&M

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Sean Sallis	TE	0.8	0	0	0	0.8	0	0.8
Eric Rodriguez	QB	-11	-4.1	-11.7	7.4	-2.6	-2.6	-8.4
EJ Oakmon	RB	3.8	1	0	-0.5	3.3	4	-0.3
Kaden Taylor	WR	-0.3	0	-0.3	0	0	0	-0.3
Andrez Lewis	WR	-1.6	-2	-1.6	0.6	1.5	0	-1.6

Mercer

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Micah Bell	RB	-2.4	-1.2	-1.2	0	0	-2.4	0
Jaylen King	QB	3	0.9	0.4	-0.9	2.6	3.7	-0.6
Brayden Smith	WR	8.7	1.9	4.7	2.6	-0.4	0	8.7