Samford at Western Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Samford | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 42 | |
| Western Carolina | 0 | 10 | 21 | 6 | 37 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 6:16 | Samford touchdown. DeMarcus Ware 44 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 0:00 | Samford touchdown. DeMarcus Ware 4 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 11:24 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 25 Yd Field Goal |
| 10:29 | Samford touchdown. Montrell Washington 33 Yd pass from Liam Welch (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 0:27 | Western Carolina touchdown. Raphael Williams 14 Yd pass from Rogan Wells (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 10:17 | Western Carolina touchdown. Kareem Taylor 16 Yd Fumble Return (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 8:52 | Western Carolina touchdown. TJ Jones 2 Yd Run (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 3:52 | Western Carolina touchdown. Raphael Williams 27 Yd pass from Rogan Wells (Richard McCollum Kick) |
| 1:32 | Samford touchdown. Liam Welch 2 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 10:41 | Samford touchdown. Montrell Washington 8 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 6:27 | Samford touchdown. DeMarcus Ware 4 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 4:32 | Western Carolina touchdown. Calvin Jones 52 Yd pass from Rogan Wells (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Total first downs | 26 | 24 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Third downs attempted | 17 | 24 |
| Third downs converted | 7 | 11 |
| Third down percentage | 41 % | 46 % |
| Fourth down | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 2 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 1 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 50 % |
| Offense | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Total yards | 527 | 510 |
| Total rushing yards | 175 | 3 |
| Total passing yards | 352 | 321 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 27:22 | 32:38 |
| Rushing | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Total rushing plays | 43 | 189 |
| Total rushing yards | 175 | 3 |
| Average yards per rush | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 5 | 1 |
| Passing | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Passes attempted | 48 | 57 |
| Passes completed | 27 | 25 |
| Average yards per completion | 7.3 | 5.6 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 3 |
| Penalties | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 11 |
| Penalty yards | 75 | 62 |
| Turnovers | Samford | Western Carolina |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 4 | 3 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Samford | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| DeMarcus Ware | 26 | 118 | 4.5 | 3 | 44 | ||||
| Liam Welch | 9 | 26 | 2.9 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 1 | 8 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Rogan Wells | 16 | 120 | 7.5 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| TJ Jones | 16 | 55 | 3.4 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Clayton Bardall | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Kenny Benjamin | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Samford | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Liam Welch | 48 | 27 | 56 % | 352 | 7.3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Western Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Rogan Wells | 57 | 25 | 44 % | 321 | 5.6 | 3 | 3 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Samford | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jai'Rus Creamer | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Kendall Watson | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Michael Vice | 5 | 60 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| Ty King | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 43 | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 33 | ||||
| Chandler Smith | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 | ||||
| J.R. Tran-Reno | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| DeMarcus Ware | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| A.J. Toney | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Raphael Williams | 8 | 132 | 16.5 | 2 | 40 | ||||
| TJ Jones | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 33 | ||||
| Calvin Jones | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 1 | 52 | ||||
| Mydreon Vines | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Kenny Benjamin | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Terrence Horne | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Jakobe Quillen | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Clayton Bardall | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Rogan Wells | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Samford | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Wade White | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Liam Welch | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Western Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Kareem Taylor | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Rogan Wells | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Noah Martin | 1 | 19 | 0 | ||||||
| Chris Edmonds | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Wade White | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Andreas Keaton | 2 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| Cameron McCutcheon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Ronald Kent | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Samford | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| None | |||||||||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Michael Vice | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Terrence Horne | 2 | 48 | 24.0 | 30 | 0 | ||||
| Calvin Jones | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Montrell Washington | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Daquan Patten | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Samford | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Zach Williams | 0/0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 | |||||
| Deandre Williams | 0/0 | 0 | 6/6 | 6 | |||||
| Western Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Richard McCollum | 1/1 | 25 | 4/4 | 7 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Bradley Porcellato | 8 | 312 | 39.0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Brandon Dickerson | 8 | 301 | 37.6 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |||
Last updated on Wednesday, September 22, 2021 2:05 AM.