SEC Football Preview: Mercer at Alabama

Alabama-Mercer football preview

Alabama hosts Mercer on Saturday in Tuscaloosa. 14Powers.com previews this SEC football game and predicts the final score.

Team Schedules/Results

Alabama

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/04 Miami (FL) W 44-13 Neutral
09/11 Mercer 4:00 pm Home
09/18 Florida 3:30 pm Away
09/25 S Mississippi 1:00 pm Home
10/02 Mississippi 1:00 pm Home
10/09 Texas A&M 1:00 pm Away
10/16 Miss State 1:00 pm Away
10/23 Tennessee 1:00 pm Home
11/06 LSU 1:00 pm Home
11/13 N Mex State 12:00 pm Home
11/20 Arkansas 12:00 pm Home
11/27 Auburn 12:00 pm Away

Mercer

Date Opp. Time/Result Location
09/02 Point W 69-0 Home
09/11 Alabama 4 pm Away
09/25 Furman TBA Away
10/02 Samford 6 pm Home
10/09 Western Carolina 3:30 pm Away
10/16 VMI 4 pm Home
10/23 Wofford 6 pm Home
10/30 The Citadel TBA Away
11/13 Chattanooga 3 pm Home
11/20 ETSU TBA Away

College Football Ratings

Rating Alabama Mercer
ESPN FPI 1 NR
Sagarin 1 184
Massey Composite 1 NR
PiRate Ratings 1 NR

Key Stats

Stat (per game) Alabama Mercer
Points 44.0 69.0
Points Allowed 13 0.0
Total YDS 501.0 778.0
Pass YDS 354.0 239.0
Rush YDS 147.0 539.0
Total YDS Allowed 266.0 99.0
Pass YDS Allowed 178.0 58.0
Rush YDS Allowed 88.0 41.0
3rd Down Conv % 62.5 77.8
3rd Down Conv DEF % 42.9 23.5
Turnover Margin 2.00 -2.00

Players to Watch

Alabama

WR Carter Peevy, RB Deondre Johnson, WR Ty James, WR Ethan Dirrim, OL John Harris, DL Solomon Zubairu, DL D.J. McDaniel, LB Isaac Dowling, DB Lance Wise, DB Yahsyn McKee.

Mercer

RB John Metchie III, RB Brian Robinson Jr., OL Evan Neal, OL Emil Ekiyor Jr., TE Jahleel Billingsley, DL Phidarian Mathis, DL LaBryan Ray, LB Henry To’o To’o, LB Christian Harris, LB Will Anderson Jr., DB Josh Jobe, DL JJ Dale, DB Malachi Moore.

Injuries

Alabama

 
[WR] 08/13/2021 – Xavier Williams is out for season ( Medical )
[LB] 08/30/2021 – Quandarrius Robinson is out indefinitely ( Suspension )
[TE] 09/05/2021 – Kendall Randolph is “?” Saturday vs Mercer ( Ankle )
[LB] 09/04/2021 – Christopher Allen is out indefinitely ( Foot )

Mercer

 
None reported.

Source: statfox.com

Alabama vs. Mercer Football Series History

Alabama leads 3-0

Comments

When Alabama plays lower-rated teams (well, they all are right now), there’s always a press guy that asks Nick Saban why he doesn’t schedule tougher non-conference opponents. Saban gets irritated and tells the guy something like, “It’s because no one is willing to play us.” Well, Mercer is one that answered Saban’s call and stepped up to face the Tide, yes, they are not what the reporter wanted but they took the challenge. Give them credit and pat them on the back because they are in for a butt whipping this weekend but they will be paid handsomely for the pain.

Our Preseason Prediction

Alabama 49, Mercer 6

Game Week 14Powers.com Prediction

Alabama 49, Mercer 7

Saturday‘s game kicks off at 3:00 PM CT (4:00 PM ET). You can watch this SEC football game on the SEC Network Network.

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