College Football Preview: Army vs. Mercer

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Army meets Mercer on Saturday at Michie Stadium. AcademyWars.com previews the game and predicts the final score of this contest.

Team Schedules/Results

Army

Date Opp. Result
09/05/20 Middle Tenn. St. W 42-0
09/12/20 La.-Monroe W 37-7
09/26/20 @ Cincinnati L 10-24
10/03/20 Abilene Christian W 55-23
10/10/20 Citadel W 14-9
10/17/20 @ UTSA W 28-16
10/24/20 Mercer
11/07/20 Air Force
11/14/20 @ Tulane
11/21/20 Ga. Southern
12/12/20 Navy (Philadelphia)

Mercer

Date Opp. Result
10/10/20 @ Jacksonville State L 28-34
10/24/20 @ Army
10/31/20 Abilene Christian

ESPN FPI

Army: 79

Mercer: NA (FCS)

Key Stats

Stat (per game) Army Mercer
Points 31.0 28.0
Points Allowed 13.2 34.0
Total YDS 365.2 287.0
Pass YDS 55.2 134.0
Rush YDS 310.0 153.0
Total YDS Allowed 284.0 297.0
Rush YDS Allowed 102.00 158.0
Pass YDS Allowed 182.0 139.0
3rd Down Conv. 46.7 50.0%
3rd Down Conv. DEF 32.9 38.5%
Turnover Margin 0.67 -2.0

Players to Watch

Army

 
QB Christian Anderson, SB Artice Hobbs, WR Isaiah Alston, OL Peyton Reeder, DB Javhari Bourdeau, LB Jon Rhattigan.

Mercer

QB Harrison Frost, RB Tyray Devezin, WR Deondre Johnson, LB Isaac Dowling, DL Jaden Taylor.

Injuries

Army

 
Henry Janeway LB Out Indefinitely – Undisclosed
Jemel Jones QB Ques Sat – Leg
Kwabena Bonsu DL Ques Sat – Undisclosed
Isaiah Alston WR Ques Sat – Undisclosed
Christian Anderson QB Ques Sat – Undisclosed

Mercer

None reported.

Source: boydsbets.com

Comments

This Mercer team could be dangerous. They have an experienced QB back from 2019. They lost by six points to a Jacksonville State team that gave Florida State fits before falling. Mercer has a very good running back in Tyray Devezin who ran for over 1,000 yards last season. They have kick returner who took the season-opening kickoff 103 yards for a TD. All that said, I think Army wins.

AcademyWars.com Prediction

Army 42, Mercer 7

Saturday’s game kicks off at Noon ET. Watch on the CBSSN network.

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