Western Carolina at Samford
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Carolina | 7 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 27 | |
| Samford | 14 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 55 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 12:33 | Western Carolina touchdown. Calvin Jones 2 Yd pass from Ryan Glover (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 10:32 | Samford touchdown. Liam Welch 24 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick) |
| 5:50 | Samford touchdown. Jay Stanton 4 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:52 | Samford touchdown. Kendall Watson 22 Yd pass from Liam Welch (Mitchell Fineran Kick) |
| 8:17 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 44 Yd Field Goal |
| 5:52 | Western Carolina touchdown. Clayton Bardall 34 Yd pass from Ryan Glover (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 0:00 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 45 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 12:30 | Samford touchdown. Dakota Chapman 2 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick) |
| 9:35 | Samford touchdown. Liam Welch 5 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran PAT failed) |
| 7:25 | Samford touchdown. A.J. Toney 31 Yd pass from Liam Welch (Mitchell Fineran Kick) |
| 0:32 | Western Carolina touchdown. Donnavan Spencer 24 Yd Run (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:07 | Samford touchdown. Liam Welch 6 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick) |
| 2:18 | Samford touchdown. Ty Boles 57 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Total first downs | 22 | 29 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 17 |
| Third downs converted | 2 | 8 |
| Third down percentage | 14 % | 47 % |
| Fourth down | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Fourth downs attempted | 5 | 4 |
| Fourth downs converted | 2 | 2 |
| Fourth down percentage | 40 % | 50 % |
| Offense | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Total yards | 449 | 630 |
| Total rushing yards | 143 | 0 |
| Total passing yards | 306 | 311 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 31:37 | 28:23 |
| Rushing | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Total rushing plays | 36 | 319 |
| Total rushing yards | 143 | 0 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.0 | 6.3 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 6 |
| Passing | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Passes attempted | 43 | 36 |
| Passes completed | 25 | 26 |
| Average yards per completion | 7.1 | 8.6 |
| Passing touchdowns | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Penalties committed | 6 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 46 | 40 |
| Turnovers | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 2 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Donnavan Spencer | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 1 | 24 | ||||
| Mikai Stanley | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 0 | 21 | ||||
| Calvin Jones | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Ryan Glover | 11 | 7 | 0.6 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Tyree Nelson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Carlos Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Samford | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 23 | 135 | 5.9 | 1 | 23 | ||||
| Liam Welch | 18 | 83 | 4.6 | 3 | 24 | ||||
| Ty Boles | 1 | 57 | 57.0 | 1 | 57 | ||||
| Dakota Chapman | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| J.R. Tran-Reno | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Ryan Glover | 43 | 25 | 58 % | 306 | 7.1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Samford | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Liam Welch | 36 | 26 | 72 % | 311 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Reggie Jones | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 0 | 59 | ||||
| Raekwon Heath | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 47 | ||||
| Calvin Jones | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 1 | 28 | ||||
| Clayton Bardall | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 1 | 34 | ||||
| Keenan Hambrick | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Ronald Kent | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Daquan Patten | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Jakobe Quillen | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Luke Sutton | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Samford | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| A.J. Toney | 9 | 77 | 8.6 | 1 | 31 | ||||
| Ty King | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| Michael Vice | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Kendall Watson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 22 | ||||
| Jai'Rus Creamer | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 | ||||
| Torrence Pollard | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| J.R. Tran-Reno | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Samford | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Chris Edmonds | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Coutrell Plair | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Samford | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Tyree Nelson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Reggie Jones | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Ty King | 4 | 125 | 31.3 | 33 | 0 | ||||
| Titus Gardner | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 38 | 0 | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Richard McCollum | 2/2 | 45 | 3/3 | 9 | |||||
| Samford | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Mitchell Fineran | 0/1 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 | |||||
| Liam Welch | 0/0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Paxton Robertson | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Bradley Porcellato | 4 | 144 | 36.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 2:36 AM.