CFB

Mercer 34, at Abilene Christian 17

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Championship Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Mercer Bears

5-2 · W3 · #110 (1376 ELO +51)

7 10 10 7 34

Abilene Christian Wildcats

3-4 · W2 · #146 (1239 ELO -51)

14 3 0 0 17

Wildcat Stadium (TX) · Abilene, TX

Mercer uses late touchdowns to pull away at Abilene Christian

ABILENE, Texas (Interstat) — Mercer scored in every quarter and pulled away in the second half to beat Abilene Christian 34-17 in a NCAA Football Championship Division game on Saturday at Wildcat Stadium. The visiting Bears improved to 3-2, while the home Wildcats fell to 1-4. Mercer led 20-17 at halftime after trading scores with Abilene Christian in the first two quarters. The Bears added a third-quarter score and a fourth-quarter touchdown to secure the win. JP Pickles accounted for three touchdowns for Mercer, and the Bears defense intercepted two passes and recorded two sacks. Abilene Christian moved the ball… Read more...

Top Statlines

Tucker Parks ACU 28/16-195yd 16run-85yd 1td
JP Pickles MERC 11/8-77yd 18run-130yd 1rec-6yd 1td 2td 1td
Rovaughn Banks Jr. ACU 11run-92yd 1rec--1yd

Forecasting

ELO Probability MERC 62.4%

Spread MERC +3.5

Projected Score ACU 39 MERC 38

Money Line ACU -215/MERC +170

Over/Under 48.5 (Over)