CFB

Mercer 54, at Virginia Military Institute 3

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Championship Subdivision 1 2 3 4 PTS

Mercer Bears

5-2 · W3 · #110 (1376 ELO +3)

10 17 10 17 54

Virginia Military Institute Keydets

0-6 · L6 · #262 (585 ELO -3)

3 0 0 0 3

Foster Stadium · Lexington, VA

Mercer dominates VMI for road victory behind King’s all-around effort

LEXINGTON, Va. (Interstat) — Mercer defeated Virginia Military Institute 54-3 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Foster Stadium. The Bears improved to 4-2 overall, while the Keydets fell to 0-6. Mercer was the visiting team, and VMI was the home team. The Bears scored 54 points, and the Keydets scored 3. Mercer controlled the game from the opening quarter and never allowed VMI to establish an offensive rhythm. The Bears scored in every quarter, generated big plays through the air and on the ground, and limited the Keydets to a single field goal. The win gave… Read more...

Top Statlines

Jaylen King MERC 23/14-202yd 5run-25yd 1td
JP Pickles MERC 4/3-34yd 6run-66yd 1td 1td
Adrian Parker MERC 3/1-20yd 1run-4yd 1td

Forecasting

ELO Probability MERC 97.7%

Spread VMI -35.5

Projected Score MERC 57 VMI 23

Over/Under 50.5 (Over)