Samford at UAB
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Samford | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2:58 |
| UAB | 10 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 4th Quarter |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 1st Quarter | |
| 13:04 | UAB field goal. J. Delange 44 yd FG GOOD |
| 9:13 | Samford touchdown. G. Johnson pass to M. Henderson for 4 yds, for a TD (Ty Ippolito KICK) |
| 1:20 | UAB touchdown. EJ Reid run for 36 yds, for a TD (J. Delange KICK) |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 7:55 | UAB field goal. J. Delange 46 yd FG GOOD |
| 3:36 | Samford . Fumble recovery by J. Nelson, return 95 yds for a TD (Ty Ippolito KICK) |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 9:07 | UAB field goal. J. Delange 23 yd FG GOOD |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 12:37 | UAB touchdown. B. McReynolds run for 28 yds, for a TD (J. Delange KICK) |
| 2:58 | UAB touchdown. R. Burton pass to CJ Smith for 31 yds, for a TD (J. Delange KICK) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Samford | UAB |
| Total first downs | 13 | 22 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Samford | UAB |
| Third downs attempted | 10 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 3 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 30 % | 50 % |
| Fourth down | Samford | UAB |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Samford | UAB |
| Total yards | 210 | 384 |
| Total rushing yards | 82 | 232 |
| Total passing yards | 128 | 152 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 24:58 | 32:04 |
| Rushing | Samford | UAB |
| Total rushing plays | 24 | 47 |
| Total rushing yards | 82 | 232 |
| Average yards per rush | 3.4 | 4.9 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | Samford | UAB |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 5.3 | 8.0 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | Samford | UAB |
| Penalties committed | 7 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 55 | 34 |
| Turnovers | Samford | UAB |
| Passes intercepted | 3 | 0 |
| Interception returns | 3 | 0 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Samford | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Ken Cherry | 6 | 34 | 5.7 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Emerson Russell | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Domonique Thomas | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Marquise Henderson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | ||||
| Gabarri Johnson | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| UAB | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Rod Robinson II | 14 | 75 | 5.4 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Bam McReynolds | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | 28 | ||||
| EJ Reid | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 1 | 36 | ||||
| Ja'Vin Simpkins | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Ryder Burton | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | 20 | ||||
| Jayson Moll | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Samford | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Gabarri Johnson | 24 | 15 | 63 % | 128 | 5.3 | 1 | 3 | ||
| UAB | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Ryder Burton | 18 | 8 | 44 % | 139 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Nate Rogers | 1 | 1 | 100 % | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Samford | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Marquise Henderson | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 1 | 39 | ||||
| Cayden Aukerman | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Kevonte Corbin | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Domonique Thomas | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Cannon Pigg | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Emerson Russell | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| UAB | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| CJ Smith | 2 | 85 | 42.5 | 1 | 54 | ||||
| Ty Mims | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 17 | ||||
| Gabriel Cline | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Scott Isacks | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Bam McReynolds | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| KJ Daniels | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| EJ Reid | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Samford | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jalen Nelson | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Spencer Conn | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| UAB | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Rod Robinson II | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Ty Mims | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| None | |||||||||
| UAB | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Ike Esonwune | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Jeremiah Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Delvon Gulley | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Samford | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| LaShon Young | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Spencer Conn | 7 | 3 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Noah Holton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Andrew Jordan | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Max Steve | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brandon Franklin | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jalen Nelson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| David Yancey III | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jackson Bussey | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dylon Henderson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| John Scott III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jayden Lewis | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keion Dunlap | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elijah McDowell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Termaine Turner Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Caidan Maddux | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joseph Shannon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Micah Burton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hank Weber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Vaughn Mitchom | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| UAB | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Muaaz Byard | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tylin Jackson | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jo'Tavion Pierce | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Delvon Gulley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marlin Dean | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Anta'Veon McKenzie | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ike Esonwune | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Darrell Sweeting | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jeremiah Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Raymond Macias | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cam Cunningham | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elijah Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sterling Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Noah Nelson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rhett Cofer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Draden Fullbright | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Braden Sullivan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Marquise Henderson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||
| UAB | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Bam McReynolds | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| LaShon Young | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| UAB | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Ty Mims | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 42 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Samford | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Ty Ippolito | 0/1 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | |||||
| UAB | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Jonah Delange | 3/3 | 46 | 3/3 | 12 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Will Thorley | 4 | 164 | 41.0 | 0 | |||||
| UAB | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Oliver Straw | 3 | 163 | 54.3 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Saturday, October 3, 2026 5:24 PM.