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Newbauer, Dabbs help Mercer wrap up 1st outright Southern Conference title, beat Furman 49-23

AP
Nov 23, 2024

MACON, Ga. (AP) Whitt Newbauer threw three touchdown passes, two to Adjatay Dabbs, and Mercer defeated Furman 49-23 to win the outright Southern Conference title on Saturday.

The Bears (10-2, 7-1) , ranked ninth in the FCS coaches poll, scored 21 points in the first quarter and took a 28-10 halftime lead via CJ Miller's 3-yard run, Newbauer touchdown passes of 46 yards to Dabbs and 7 yards to Sawyer Burt plus Tommy Bliss' 35-yard fumble return.

Newbauer was 18-of-28 passing for 257 yards with his three TDs and an interception. Dabb finished with 181 yards on eight catches. Dwayne McGee added 74 yards on the ground for a Mercer offense that finished with 503 yards.

Trey Hedden was 19-of-41 passing for 210 yards with a touchdown and interception for the Paladins (3-8, 2-5). Colton Hinton had 109 yards receiving on nine catches with a score. Ian Williams tied his own school record with a 57-yard field goal.

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Team Stats
1st Downs	0	0
Rushing	0	0
Passing	0	0
Penalty	0	0
3rd Down Conv	0-0	0-0
4th Down Conv	0-0	0-0
Total Net Yards	0	0
Total Plays	0	0
Avg Gain	0	0
Net Yards Rushing	0	0
Rush Attempts	0	0
Avg Rush Yards	0	0
Yards Passing	0	0
Comp. - Att.	0-0	0-0
Yards Per Pass	0	0
Penalties - Yards	0-0	0-0
Touchdowns
Rushing TDs	0	0
Passing TDs	0	0
Other
Turnovers	0	0
Fumbles - Lost	0-0	0-0
Int. Thrown	0	0
Punts - Avg	0-0	0-0
Return Yards
Punts - Returns	0-0	0-0
Kickoffs - Returns	0-0	0-0
Int. - Returns	0-0	0-0
Safeties	0	0

	1	2	3	4	T
Furman 3-8	10	3	3	7	23
Mercer 10-2	21	7	14	7	49

Five Star Stadium Macon, GA

	0	PASS YDS	0
	0	RUSH YDS	0
	0	TOTAL YDS	0

Furman

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

T. Hedden

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		60.9%	1767	13	9	130.8

T. Hedden

151/248

1767

C. Jones

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		64.5%	642	2	4	113.6

C. Jones

69/107

642

G. Hall

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	30	1	0	682.0

G. Hall

1/1

C. Hinton

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	29	0	0	343.6

C. Hinton

1/1

N. Garcia

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		100.0%	9	0	0	175.6

N. Garcia

1/1

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

M. Hicks

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		124	442	4

M. Hicks

124

442

G. Hall

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		64	321	1

G. Hall

321

G. Robinson

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		76	208	2

G. Robinson

208

B. Hughes

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		27	105	0

B. Hughes

105

B. Croasdale

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		7	26	0

B. Croasdale

C. Hinton

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		4	26	0

C. Hinton

N. Garcia

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	-2	0

N. Garcia

-2

C. Jones

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		19	-23	0

C. Jones

-23

T. Hedden

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		48	-86	1

T. Hedden

-86

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

C. Hinton

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		59	649	5

C. Hinton

649

B. Ferguson

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		24	349	3

B. Ferguson

349

J. Harris

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		13	257	2

J. Harris

257

J. Pryor

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		16	239	2

J. Pryor

239

E. Harris

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		15	226	1

E. Harris

226

B. Chappell

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		22	214	2

B. Chappell

214

J. Holbrook

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		11	164	1

J. Holbrook

164

D. Hester Jr.

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		16	124	0

D. Hester Jr.

124

G. Hall

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		8	53	0

G. Hall

J. Hamilton

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		9	43	0

J. Hamilton

J. Burrell

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		2	43	0

J. Burrell

B. Tormey

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	42	0

B. Tormey

G. Robinson

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		12	35	0

G. Robinson

B. Hughes

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		4	22	0

B. Hughes

M. Hicks

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		6	12	0

M. Hicks

R. Lamb

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	5	0

R. Lamb

G. Smithson

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	0	0

G. Smithson

T. Kauserud

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		1	-8	0

T. Kauserud

-8

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

I. Williams

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		-/-	-/-

SEASON		FG	XP
		14/20	24/25

I. Williams

14/20

24/25

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

Mercer

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

W. Newbauer

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		56.4%	1398	12	4	139.7

W. Newbauer

101/179

1398

D. Smith

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		73.9%	1300	9	6	165.9

D. Smith

102/138

1300

H. Horne

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		-%	-	-	-	-

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		60.5%	207	2	2	107.0

H. Horne

26/43

207

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

D. McGee

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		233	1168	8

D. McGee

233

1168

C. Miller

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		76	415	3

C. Miller

415

M. Bell

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		45	248	0

M. Bell

248

D. Smith

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		65	152	4

D. Smith

152

T. Coard

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		37	131	1

T. Coard

131

B. Smith

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		13	73	1

B. Smith

B. Martin

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		12	53	1

B. Martin

P. Wroble

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		8	33	0

P. Wroble

W. Newbauer

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		41	19	2

W. Newbauer

K. Parsons

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		5	19	0

K. Parsons

A. Dabbs

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		3	18	0

A. Dabbs

K. Harris

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	14	0

K. Harris

J. George

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		2	10	0

J. George

V. Pless

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	4	0

V. Pless

H. Horne

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		-	-	-

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		4	-8	0

H. Horne

-8

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

K. Parsons

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		40	646	5

K. Parsons

646

A. Dabbs

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		28	417	3

A. Dabbs

417

B. Smith

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		29	390	5

B. Smith

390

K. Harris

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		35	355	1

K. Harris

355

P. Wroble

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		25	347	4

P. Wroble

347

T. Coard

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		15	171	3

T. Coard

171

A. Cook

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		13	151	0

A. Cook

151

D. McGee

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		12	118	0

D. McGee

118

S. Albee

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-	-	-	-

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		10	96	1

S. Albee

C. Miller

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		-