Justice Haynes scores 3 TDs in 44-11 Georgia Tech win over Mercer

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat Mercer Bears 44-11 on Saturday, closing a game that was final in the noon college-football window. The result was confirmed by the ESPN Printing Press game packet for event 401858228. — Justice Haynes rushed for 141 yards on 22 carries with three touchdowns — two rushing, one receiving — leading Georgia Tech to its first victory of the season, 44-11 over Mercer at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

The team numbers show how the game separated. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets produced 405 total yards and 20 first downs; Mercer Bears finished with 290 yards and 15 first downs. Third-down efficiency was Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 2-11 against Mercer Bears 4-13, while the turnover count was Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 0 and Mercer Bears 2. Those figures frame the result beyond the final score.

The leading individual lines were distributed across the box score. The scoring sequence opened with A. Mendoza pass to J. Haynes for 1 yd, for a TD (A. Birr KICK); J. Haynes run for 1 yd, for a TD (A. Birr KICK); S. Zeidan 21 yd FG GOOD; A. Birr 32 yd FG GOOD; A. Mendoza pass to J. Plummer for 37 yds, for a TD (A. Birr KICK) and then turned toward the team that handled possession and field position more consistently.

ESPN's dated event video, "Alberto Mendoza throws 1-yard touchdown", captures a representative turning point from the same game and was published after the final. It is included as a native source beside the reporting rather than treated as a substitute for the full play-by-play.

The final moves Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to a new record and leaves Mercer Bears at its updated record. For the Saturday window, the consequence is clear: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets banked a completed result while Mercer Bears leaves with the specific execution gap shown by the game's final margins and team statistics.