Western Carolina at Samford
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Western Carolina | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| Samford | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 6:41 | Samford touchdown. Judd Cockett 20 Yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 13:11 | Samford touchdown. Chandler Smith 34 Yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 0:09 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 20 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 11:46 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 24 Yd Field Goal |
| 9:32 | Samford touchdown. Jaylan Thomas 60 Yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 2:57 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 30 Yd Field Goal |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 13:24 | Samford touchdown. Ty King 15 Yd pass from Michael Hiers (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 9:47 | Samford touchdown. Jay Stanton 49 Yd Run (Zach Williams Kick) |
| 5:35 | Western Carolina field goal. Richard McCollum 31 Yd Field Goal |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Total first downs | 32 | 25 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 13 |
| Third downs converted | 4 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 29 % | 54 % |
| Fourth down | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Fourth downs attempted | 3 | 1 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Total yards | 456 | 393 |
| Total rushing yards | 146 | 1 |
| Total passing yards | 310 | 292 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 35:09 | 24:51 |
| Rushing | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Total rushing plays | 43 | 101 |
| Total rushing yards | 146 | 1 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.4 | 3.0 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 1 |
| Passing | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Passes attempted | 47 | 30 |
| Passes completed | 31 | 24 |
| Average yards per completion | 6.6 | 9.7 |
| Passing touchdowns | 0 | 4 |
| Penalties | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 10 |
| Penalty yards | 70 | 89 |
| Turnovers | Western Carolina | Samford |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 2 | 1 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jalynn Williams | 7 | 61 | 8.7 | 0 | 24 | ||||
| Desmond Reid | 15 | 58 | 3.9 | 0 | 16 | ||||
| TJ Jones | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Brody Palhegyi | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Corey Reddick Jr. | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Carlos Davis | 11 | -4 | -0.4 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Samford | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 14 | 86 | 6.1 | 1 | 49 | ||||
| Jaylan Thomas | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Judd Cockett | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Michael Hiers | 8 | -20 | -2.5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Carlos Davis | 44 | 29 | 66 % | 301 | 6.8 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Brody Palhegyi | 3 | 2 | 67 % | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Samford | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Michael Hiers | 30 | 24 | 80 % | 292 | 9.7 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jalynn Williams | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 30 | ||||
| Terrence Horne | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Raphael Williams | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Clayton Bardall | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 18 | ||||
| TJ Jones | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| David White Jr. | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Corey Reddick Jr. | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Toler Keigley | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Ajay Belanger | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Censere Lee | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Desmond Reid | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Brayden Blackmon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Samford | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Chandler Smith | 8 | 125 | 15.6 | 1 | 34 | ||||
| Jaylan Thomas | 4 | 75 | 18.8 | 1 | 60 | ||||
| Ty King | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 18 | ||||
| Judd Cockett | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 1 | 20 | ||||
| Kendall Watson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| J.R. Tran-Reno | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Peyton Ringer | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Carson Goold | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Raphael Williams | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Samford | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Emmanuel Flowers | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Andreas Keaton | 1 | 15 | 0 | ||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Tyriq Hardimon | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Isaiah Richardson | 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 | |||
| Terrence Horne | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Judd Cockett | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| Ty King | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| AJ Colombo | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Chandler Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Richard McCollum | 4/4 | 31 | 0/0 | 12 | |||||
| Samford | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Zach Williams | 0/0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Western Carolina | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Brandon Dickerson | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | |||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Bradley Porcellato | 5 | 221 | 44.2 | 0 | 2 | 47 | |||
Last updated on Thursday, September 29, 2022 3:43 AM.