Samford Bulldogs @ Mercer Bears
Hodges throws 2 TDs, Samford defense shuts down Mercer, 20-3
MACON, Ga. -- Devlin Hodges threw a pair of touchdown passes to Chris Shelling and the Samford recorded a pair of second-half safeties as the Bulldogs handled Mercer, 20-3 in a Southern Conference battle Saturday.
Hodges, the SoCon offensive player of the month for October, threw a six-yard strike to Shelling with :33 left in the first half to give Samford a 10-3 halftime lead, then padded it with a 16-yard toss midway through the third quarter.
On second down at its own 10 yard line, Mercer was caught for a 10-yard loss for the first safety. On third-and-9 from his own 9, Kaelan Riley was sacked by Brett Granger with 2:37 left to complete the scoring.
Hodges completed 36 of 49 passes for 367 yards and two touchdowns to lead Samford (6-3, 4-2).
Riley was 18 of 38 for 158 yards. Mercer (4-3, 3-4) managed just 184 yards of offense.
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Game Information
Macon, GA
2025 Standings
| Southern Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 8-0 | 9-3 |
| Western Carolina | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| East Tennessee State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Chattanooga | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Samford | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| VMI | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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