It's been a less than stellar season for SoCon Football, but that doesn't mean it has lacked for excitement, and for the second-straight season, Mercer will wear the crown as SoCon outright champion.
The Bears dispatched Chattanooga, 63-17, Saturday at Five Star Stadium to leave no doubt as to who the top team on the SoCon gridiron is. Of late, there has been no better program than Mercer, which has now won 18 of its past 19 SoCon games and has posted a 32-8 mark against SoCon foes since the start of the 2021 spring season.
The Bears have been explosive ever since inserting freshman quarterback Braden Atkinson into the lineup as the starter following a week home opening loss to Presbyterian (L, 10-15) and Atkinson has put Mercer's offense into a different gear and one that opposing defenses have had trouble adjusting to all season.
The true freshman from Rolesville, N.C., product has connected on 230-of-334 passes for 3,238 yards, with 33 TDs and only five INTs this season. Don't count out the Bears on the plains either, as Mercer is fully capable of pulling the upset at Auburn next Saturday.
The only real drama this week came in Cullowhee and whether Western Carolina could rebound from its heartbreaking loss to Mercer last week, as the Catamounts missed a short chip-shot field goal as time expired, allowing the Bears to escape EJ Whitmire Stadium with a 49-47 win and the SoCon's auto bid to the FCS Playoffs.
Saturday's test came against an East Tennessee State that I thought would be the preseason favorite, and while Will Healy's team would blow leads in league games against Chattanooga, Furman and Mercer, the Bucs have looked like the team I thought they would be the past three weeks and certainly showed it again Saturday by dispatching Western Carolina, 52-35, at Whitmire Stadium effectively ending its playoff hopes. The Catamounts haven't been to the FCS Playoffs since going all the way to the national title game in 1983 and have never won a SoCon regular-season football title since joining the league in 1976.
On Saturday, the Bucs racked up 52 points and 638 yards, as the Catamounts finished out their final two home games by surrendering 101 points 1,206 yards in losses to Mercer and East Tennessee State in two of the most crucial football games in Catamount football history.
Not to be overlooked was Taron Dickens' continued assault on the WCU record books, as he posted his sixth-career 400 or more-yard passing outing in the loss to the Bucs, which is a school record. Despite missing the first three games of the season, Dickens has connected on 243-of-325 passes for 3,178 yards, with 35 TDs and only two INTs.
The Catamounts have amassed over 5,000 yards of total offense in a season for the eighth time since 1967 (5,401), including have accomplished that feat in each of the past five campaigns.
The Catamounts have now also surrendered 5,000 or more yards on defense 11 times in school history, including three of the past five seasons. The Catamounts have surrendered 5,241 yards to opponents this season. Below is an excerpt from my preseason SoCon Preview released back on Aug. 21.
"The real question then, isn’t the offense at all. They have been a proven model of consistency under Bell. As much as four-straight seasons under Bell amassing new offensive records is great with more than 5,000 yards of total offense is to be praised, turning around and then surrendering more than 5,000 yards on defense (2021 and ’24) is something to be rebuked.
So the real question as to whether the Catamounts can break through and win a first Southern Conference title this fall will be whether or not defensive coordinator Jerry Odom can push the right buttons to take a defensive unit that was better last season to being one that is elite this fall. After all, that’s been the primary issue holding the Catamount football program back through the years.
Since joining the SoCon in 1976, the Catamounts have only led the league in total defense twice (1998 and 2005), and it’s been two decades since the last time the Catamounts were a statistical champion there. The Catamounts have only led the SoCon in scoring defense once at the end of a season (1984) and haven’t led the SoCon in rushing defense at a season’s end since 2003, while the last time the Purple and Gold topped the league defending the pass was 2008. There is good news and a glimmer of hope moving forward, however, as WCU topped the league in red zone defense for the first time ever in 2024."
The good news for WCU entering the 2025 season is that four veterans return to a unit that really started to play its best football towards the latter part of the season, and those four returnees, three were named to the preseason All-SoCon teams and all four had something to do with the improvement over the last half of the season last fall. Had that improvement started a little earlier last season, we might having a different conversation about “the drought” or the infamous Bob Waters curse. Wofford won the Big Dog trophy win a 16-14 win in a slugfest at The Citadel, while Furman saw Evan James cap a record-setting season at home in a 32-14 win over VMI on Senior Day at Paladin Stadium.
Samford's struggles continued under interim head coach Scot Sloan, as the Bulldogs dropped a 30-16 game at Austin Peay this past Saturday.
ETSU Wins Blue Ridge Border Battle; Spoils Western Carolina's Playoff Hopes
ETSU 52, No. 25 Western Carolina 35
CULLOWHEE, N.C.--ETSU went to Western Carolina and claimed a 52-35 win over the Catamounts to claim not only the Blue Ridge Border Battle trophy, but also likely sealed WCU's postseason fate in the process.
The game was a back-and-forth affair the entire way before the Bucs scored 21 unanswered points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to close out the SoCon shootout at EJ Whitmire Stadium. All told, Western Carolina was outscored 28-7 in the second half alone.
With the win, ETSU saw its record improve to 6-5 overall and 4-3 in SoCon play with a game remaining in league play next week against The Citadel in Johnson City. Western Carolina, which fell to 6-5 overall and 5-2 in league play, will close out its 2025 season next Saturday on the road at VMI.
The story of the game for once was not Taron Dickens, but was ETSU quarterback Jacolby Criswell, who finished the afternoon connecting on 17-of-29 passes for 271 yards, with three TDs and no INTs, leading a Bucs offense, which racked up a total of 638 yards of total output on the day, as the Bucs held a 638-529 edge in total offense.
Walter Payton Award candidate Taron Dickens paced the Catamount offense, as he connected on 33-of-48 passes for 426 yards, with two TDs and no INTs.
The Bucs posted the first 10 points of the game in the opening quarter, as Ewan Johnson connected on a 21-yard field goal and after the ETSU offense got the ball two possessions later, Criswell tossed the first of his three scoring passes of the day, finding Jeremiah Harrison for a 38-yard scoring strike to give ETSU the 10-0 lead with 4:26 remaining in the opening quarter.
Western Carolina would do nearly all of its scoring in the second quarter of the game, posting 28 of its 35 points in the game in the succeeding 15 minutes of football after a scoreless opening period.
The Catamounts drove to the ETSU one at the end of the first quarter and on the first play of the second, Jordan Martin-Durham plunged over from a yard out to get the Catamounts to back within three, at 10-7, just four seconds into the second frame. It concluded an impressive 14-play, 74-yard drive by the Catamounts, which was orchestrated by Dickens and the short passing game.
A second 1-yard plunge from Markell Townsend concluded a nine-play, 75-yard drive to put the Catamounts ahead for the first time all afternoon, at 14-10, with 8:36 remaining in the half. The second WCU TD was set up by the first of consecutive ETSU fumbles in the second quarter.
The third score in succession for the Catamounts would come via the defense, as Cam'Ron Dabney recovered an ETSU fumble and returned it 43 yards for a score about a minute-and-a-half after Townsend's 1-yard scoring plunge, giving the Catamounts a seemingly comfortable 21-10 lead at home with 7:11 remaining in the opening half.
ETSU would strike again with just under five-and-a-half minutes left, as Criswell tossed his second touchdown of the half on a 38-yard strike to Hakeem Meggett with 5:22 remaining in the half to get the Bucs back to within four, at 21-17.
Just two minutes had elapsed off the clock before the Catamounts had restored their 11-point advantage, as Dickens connected with Jaylin Terzado for a 58-yard scoring strike on a 3rd-and-3 play with 3:22 remaining in the opening half, putting the Catamounts back on top, 28-17.
ETSU would put one more score on the board before the half, however, driving 75 yards in 12 plays, which would be capped by a 6-yard scoring pass from Criswell to tight end Cole Keller, trimming the Cats lead to just four, at 28-24, with just 23 seconds remaining in the half. That would remain the score as the two teams entered the halftime locker room.
In the second half, ETSU restored its lead midway through the third quarter, and it would be the defense that would set up the offense and help momentum jump to the side of ETSU for essentially the remainder of the game.
After ETSU's defense stopped Western Carolina on fourth down on its first drive of the second half, the Bucs offense seized momentum and went on top after the Bucs used some good over-the-middle passes from Criswell, highlighted by a 26-yarder to tight end Charlie Browder and a 10-yard scramble by Criswell got the Bucs inside the WCU 10.
Following the scramble by Criswell, the senior quarterback had to come out due to his helmet coming off during the play, Jackson Byrd replaced him for the remainder of the drive under center, as Criswell received medical attention.
A pair of Byrd runs led to a short 5-yard scoring toss to Ephraim Floyd, as the Bucs would re-take the lead, at 31-28, with 8:45 left in the third.
As you might have already guessed, it wouldn't take long for WCU to respond, but it would also prove to be its only TD of the second half, as Michael Rossin hauled in a 61-yard bomb from Dickens, as the Catamounts needed just four plays to cover the needed 79 yards to go back on top, 35-31, with 2:08 remaining in the third.
A minute later, the Bucs restored their lead for good, as Jackson Byrd, who was still in the game, connected with Hakeem Meggett for a 42-yard bomb to make it a 38-35 ETSU lead with 1:04 remaining in the third.
The fourth quarter belonged to ETSU. A blocked punt by Jackson Crosby, which would be recovered at the WCU 5-yard line by Elijah Taylor, gave the Bucs a huge opportunity to go ahead by double digits, as the final seconds of the of the third quarter wound to a close. On the opening play of the fourth quarter, Jason Albritton plunged over the top from a yard out, giving the Bucs a 45-35 lead with 14:59 remaining.
The Catamounts had chances to get back into the game, however, WCU missed a 30-yard field goal and were stopped on 4th-and-1 at the 1-yard line with just under six minutes left, however, a low snap forced the execution of the play to go south from the outset, and Jordan Martin-Durham was stopped short of the goal line, as ETSU took over on downs with 5:51 remaining.
The Bucs used a 10-play, 99-yard drive to close out the win. Byrd found Jeremiah Harrison on a 32-yard scoring strike with 2:08 remaining to ensure a second-straight Border Battle Trophy for ETSU, while all but ending Western Carolina's FCS Playoff hopes.
Mercer Repeats the Feat in Emphatic Fashion
No. 8 Mercer 63, Chattanooga 17
Mercer claimed its second-straight Southern Conference football title by posting a 63-17 win over Chattanooga in its final Southern Conference game Saturday afternoon at Five Star Stadium.
With its eighth-straight win, the Bears improved to 9-1 overall and finished out Southern Conference play with a perfect 8-0 record and have now won 18 of its past 19 Southern Conference games, including 12-straight.
The Bears completed one of the most dominant runs through league play in history by punctuating that performance with a 45-point win over the Mocs. The Bears dominated nearly every statistical category in the game, including first downs (32-12), total yards (540-198), rushing yards (212-60), passing yards (328-138), and total plays (66-64).
Mercer won the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs last Saturday with a 49-47 win at Western Carolina and became the first back-to-back outright champion of the SoCon since Appalachian State claimed back-to-back outright league crowns in 2008 and '09. The Bears also became the first team since Samford in 2022 to complete the league slate with a perfect 8-0 record.
In a battle of freshmen quarterbacks, it was Mercer's Braden Atkinson that won the day, as he connected on 28-of-37 passes for 321 yards, with five TDs and one INT. Chattanooga's true freshman signal-caller Battle Alberson finished the contest by connecting on 11-of-25 throws for 138 yards with one TD and a pair of INTs.
Both Mercer and Chattanooga will return to action next week. The Bears will be on the road for their final road game of the season, taking on SEC member Auburn (4-6, 1-6), with kickoff set for a 2 p.m. EST kickoff at Jordan-Hare Stadium. The Mocs will be on the road to face off against red-hot Wofford (5-6, 4-3 SoCon) at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg. Kickoff for that contest is set for 1:30 p.m. EST.
Wofford Downs The Citadel in Rivalry Slugfest
Wofford 16, The Citadel 14
Before a crowd of over 12,000 fans on-hand at Johnson-Hagood Stadium for the rivalry/homecoming contest, Wofford was able to capture a 16-14 win against its Palmetto State rival from the Low Country, The Citadel, Saturday afternoon in the battle for the 'Big Dog' trophy.
With its third-straight win, Wofford improved its record to 5-6 overall and 4-3 in SoCon play, with a chance to close out the season with both a .500 overall mark and an above .500 league mark in its regular-season finale next Saturday at home against Chattanooga. The Citadel fell to 4-7 overall and 3-4 in league action. The Bulldogs will conclude their regular-season on the road next Saturday in Johnson City against East Tennessee State () at William B. Greene Stadium in a kickoff set for 1 p.m. EST.
The Terriers, who held a slight advantage in total offense (369-367), raced out to a 9-0 halftime lead on a CJ Adams 11-yard scoring catch from quarterback JT Fayard, as the two-point conversion attempt failed. The lone points of the second quarter came via the right foot of Sam Spence, who knocked through a 29-yard field goal to give the Terriers a 9-0 lead with only 23 seconds left in the opening half of football.
The Bulldogs would finally get on the board midway through the third quarter, as Jihad Marks hauled in a 34-yard scoring pass from quarterback Quentin Hayes, which finally gave Bulldogs fans something to cheer about with 8:46 remaining in the third quarter.
However, early in the fourth quarter, the Terriers restored their nine-point advantage when Gerald Modest Jr. scored on a 2-yard run on fourth-and-goal just four seconds into the final 15 minutes of football, which concluded an impressive eight-play, 86-yard drive for Wofford, giving the Terriers the 16-7 lead.
The Bulldogs responded with an 11-yard scoring run from Quentin Hayes, which allowed The Citadel to pull within two, at 16-14, with just over five minutes remaining.
The Bulldogs defense then did its job by forcing the Wofford offense into a three-and-out and a punt.
With the Bulldogs having the football back in their possession, The Citadel posted a pair of first downs and one of those came on a pass interference penalty. Eventually the Bulldogs would move the ball inside Wofford territory to the 37, but Quentin Hayes' pass was intercepted by Eli Campbell at the Terrier 21 on 4th-and-9, and the Terriers took over the ball with 1:42 remaining. One has to wonder if attempting a field goal when down by two points here might be something that could be questioned here.
The Bulldogs would burn all three timeouts, and only 20 seconds came off the clock before The Citadel would the ball back with one more opportunity to win the game. However, the Terriers defense stood strong and forced an incompletion on 4th-and-3 to ultimately take over the football and run off the remaining time on the clock to escape Charleston with a big win over one of its two in-state rivals.
In fact, in avenging a 30-17 home loss on Senior Day to the Bulldogs last season with Saturday's 16-14 win in Charleston, the Terriers have now gone 2-0 against both Furman and The Citadel in two out of the past three seasons.
Gerald Modest Jr. led the Terriers with 99 yards and one touchdown on 13 attempts, while JT Fayard connected on 18-of-34 passes for 210 yards with one TD and no picks. Quentin Hayes completed 12-of-19 passes for 153 yards, with a touchdown and an INT, while also rushing 22 times for 78 yards and another score.
Furman Snaps Two-Game Skid on Senior Day
Furman 32, VMI 14
GREENVILLE, S.C.—True freshman wide receiver Evan James hauled in a pair of touchdown passes, and quarterback Trey Hedden connected on 33-of-46 passes for 275 yards and added a pair scoring tosses, as Furman made the most of its Senior Day, claiming a 32-14 win over VMI before an announced crowd of 8,527 fans Saturday afternoon at Paladin Stadium.
Furman’s win improved it to 6-5 overall and 4-4 in conference play, while VMI falls to 1-10 overall and 0-7 in league play. The win snapped a two-game losing skid for the Paladins; while seeing it now officially double its win total from last season.
The Paladins improved to 32-11 all-time in the series against VMI, including the Paladins’ 17th-straight series win in Greenville, as well as being the 16th-straight triumph inside the friendly confines of Paladin Stadium (1982-present). The win helped the Paladins avenge a 21-17 setback in Lexington last season.
Despite missing three games this season, Jerry Rice Award candidate Evan James capped his rookie season in front of the home faithful at Paladin Stadium in style, as he hauled in nine passes for 70 yards and a pair of scores. He needed just two catches and only nine receiving yards to set new freshman receiving marks. He now has 59 catches for 760 yards and six TDs with one game remaining in his freshman campaign next Saturday at Clemson.
Ja'Keith Hamilton nearly matched James for the top receiving performance, hauling in eight passes for 97 yards.
Furman also finished the day with a season-high 174 rushing yards, which was bolstered by strong performances from Ben Croasdale and CJ Nettles. Nettles finished the day with 14 rushes for 70 yards and a score, while Nettles finished his afternoon with 12 rushes for 54 yards.
The Paladins finished with a 204-yard advantage in total offense (448-244) and owned a 26-play (85-59) edge in total snaps. VMI registered 76 of its 244 yards of total offense on its final scoring drive, while Furman's offense finished the day without turning the ball over.
Defensively, the Paladins were led by defensive back Taylen Blalock, who bookended his strong season at Paladin Stadium with a pair of strong performances from teams from the Commonwealth of Virginia, starting it off with a Saturday that scratched the first points of the season on a pick-six against William & Mary, and finishing it off on Senior Day in front of the home faithful with nine total tackles and 42 punt return yards, as well as a kick return for 11 yards.
Redshirt freshman defensive end Joshua Stoneking finished his day with six tackles, one tackle-for-loss and one sack. Stoneking brought his season totals to 73 tackles, 20.0 tackles-for-loss, and 13.5 sacks.
Ian Williams capped his career in Paladin Stadium with a 51-yard field goal and was 1-of-3 on the day, with misses from 39 and 58 yards, respectively. Williams will have a shot at the next level to showcase his talents.
VMI was led offensively on the day by running back Leo Boeling, who rushed for 73 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries.
Keydets starting quarterback Chandler Wilson finished the day 8-of-16 passing for 56 yards and was sacked once, while Nana Utsey finished 4-of-10 passing for 68 yards and was sacked once. He also rushed seven times for 24 yards and a score.
Defensively, VMI was led by linebacker Stephen Dean III, who finished with a game-high 12 tackles and had a pair of quarterback hurries.
VMI won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. VMI would gain 15 yards on their first pass of the day and then gained four on Chandler Wilson second pass completion of the day.
After Joshua Stoneking broke up the next play to force a 3rd-and-6 situation, Wilson scrambled for a gain of seven yards and a first down on the next play to reach just inside Furman territory. An incompletion and a short gain on a pass forced another third down, and this time on third down Wilson was flushed from the pocket for no gain, forcing a VMI punt.
After one first down on its opening drive of the afternoon, Furman was forced to do likewise, as each team came up empty offensive on their respective opening drives of the contest.
Furman’s first attempt to put points on the board came from the leg of senior place-kicker Ian Williams, however, his 58-yard attempt, which had plenty of distance, was just wide to the right, leaving the score tied, 0-0, with 5:33 remaining in the opening quarter of play.
Furman would eventually draw first blood in the second quarter Hedden found James on a short flip pass for an eight-yard score, with James doing most of the work with his legs before running over a defender at the goal line to give the Paladins a 7-0 lead with just over five minutes remaining in the half.
The short scoring pass capped off a 68-yard scoring drive. The drive was set up by Furman gaining the only turnover of the day on a fumble recovery by Billy Lewis.
The Keydets answered on the ensuing drive, as Leo Boehling finished off the nine-play, 75-yard scoring drive with an 18-yard run up the middle, gashing the Paladin defense for the final 33 yards of the scoring drive, which tied the contest, 7-7, with 1:15 remaining in the half.
Furman made the most of the remaining time in the half, and it would be an acrobatic scoring catch from James, as he leapt over a VMI defensive back and touched a foot down to complete the 17-yard scoring catch with just 35 seconds remaining. After a pair of penalties against VMI on Furman's PAT attempt, the Paladins opted to go for two and the conversion attempt was successful by Jayquan Smith to make it 15-7. That would remain the score as the two teams entered the halftime locker room.
Smith would be responsible for the lone points for either team in the third quarter, as he capped an impressive 12-play, 85-yard drive with an eight-yard scoring run to give the Paladins a 22-7 lead with just under nine minutes remaining in the third.
Furman tacked on 10 points in the final frame, with Ben Croasdale scoring on a 1-yard plunge and Ian Williams knocking through a 51-yard field goal to increase Furman's lead to 32-7 with 8:15 remaining in the game. VMI's backup quarterback Nana Utsey added the final touchdown of the day, scoring on a 17-yard scramble with 32 seconds left to set the final score, at 32-14.
Furman closes out its 2025 season with a trip to Clemson (5-5, 4-4 ACC) next Saturday with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. EST at Memorial Stadium. Clemson posted a big road win Friday night, downing No. 20 Louisville, 20-19, at L&N Credit Union Stadium.
VMI will close out its home slate next Saturday facing off in a 1 p.m. contest on Senior Day at Foster Stadium against Western Carolina (6-5, 5-2 SoCon).
Other Notes:
--Saturday marked the 60th win in Clay Hendrix's nine-year tenure as head coach, as he improved to 60-42 in his Paladin career.
--Stoneking's 20 tackles-for-loss this season are tied for third in school history in a single-season with Bryan Dailer, who posted 20 during the 1996 campaign. His 13.5 sacks in a single season ranks him fifth in school history in that particular category.
--With his performance Saturday, Evan James has broken into the Top 10 for best single-season receiving performances in school history.
--With a field goal and three PATs in Saturday's win, Ian Williams now has 234 kick-scoring points in his career, breaking into the top 10 list for kick scoring in program history. His 234 kick-scoring points surpasses the previous No. 10 Grayson Atkins, who finished his Paladin career with 231. He is now 54-of-74 on field goal attempts and 72-of-73 on PATs.
Samford Caps FCS Portion of its Slate With Loss Non-Conference Loss at Austin Peay
CLARKSVILLE, TN--For the first time in over a decade, Samford had a different coach leading it on the sidelines, as Scot Sloan was named interim head coach earlier in the week after Chris Hatcher--the school's all-time winningest coach--was relieved of his coaching duties after a 1-9 start to the season.
It was a tough position to be put in for Sloan, who had to not only manage the coaching duties, but also devise a gameplan to try and slow down a talented Austin Peay football team, which still entertains hopes of an FCS Playoff invite on Selection Sunday coming up on Nov. 23.
The Governors would run out to a 27-3 lead through three quarters and held on for a 30-16 win on Senior Day at Fortera Stadium, as the Governors finished unbeaten at home. The win saw Austin Peay improve to 7-4 overall (4-3 UAC), while Samford, which has already completed its SoCon slate, fell to 1-10 overall (1-7 SoCon).
Austin Peay started strong in the opening quarter, as Nate Garnett Jr. hauled in a 70-yard scoring strike from quarterback Chris Parson to put the Governors on top 7-0 early. A 35-yard pick-six by Montreze Smith picked off a Brady Stober pass and returned it 35 yards for a score to make it a 14-0 contest with 5:11 remaining in the first quarter.
Samford's Jake Garner connected on a 36-yard field goal to scratch out the first points of the day for the Bulldogs, getting the visitors to within 11 with just 1:14 remaining in the half. Austin Peay, however, had just enough time to get in range for Carson Smith to put three more points on the board, as he connected on a 50-yard field goal as time expired in the opening half, giving the Bulldogs a 14-poiint lead, at 17-3, at the half.
Two more third quarter scores on an 11-yard run by Kaden Williams and another field goal from Smith--this one from 42 yards out--increased the Govs lead to 27-3 entering the final quarter.
Samford scored the only two touchdowns of the final quarter, as Brady Stober scored on a 1-yard run, and after the two-point conversion attempt failed, left the Bulldogs behind by 18, at 27-9, with 9:27 left.
The only points from Austin Peay in the final frame would come from the leg of Smith, who connected on another 42-yard attempt to put the Govs ahead 30-9 with 6:13 remaining.
Samford's final points of the afternoon came when Preston Bird hauled in a 10-yard pass from Stober to make it a 30-16 game with 3:13 remaining. That would end up being the final score of the game.
The Govs held a narrow 363-330 advantage in total yards gained, while being led by quarterback Chris Parson, who finished 16-of-30 passing for 265 yards with one TD and one INT.
Samford's Stober finished his day by connecting on 29-of-41 passes for a touchdown and an INT and was sacked four times in the contest.
The Govs scored 14 points off of Samford turnovers and posted 11 tackles-for-loss in the game, as Austin Peay finished unbeaten (6-0) at home for the first time since 1949.
Samford will close out its season at unbeaten and FBS No. 3 Texas A&M (10-0) next Saturday in College Station, with kickoff set for 12 p.m. EST. Austin Peay heads to FCS No. 6 ranked Tarleton State (10-1, 6-1 UAC), with a kickoff slated for 4 p.m. EST
Power Rankings After Week 12:
**1. Mercer (9-1, 8-0 SoCon)
2. East Tennessee State (6-5, 4-3 SoCon)
T-2. Western Carolina (6-5, 5-2 SoCon)
4. Chattanooga (5-6, 4-3 SoCon
5. Wofford (5-6, 4-3 SoCon)
6. Furman (6-5, 4-4 SoCon)
7. The Citadel (4-7, 3-4 SoCon)
8. Samford (1-9, 1-7 SoCon)
9. VMI (1-9, 0-7 SoCon)
**--SoCon Outright Champion and Auto-bid Qualifier for the FCS Playoffs
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