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| Scoring Summary | |||||
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| First Quarter | WCU | Sam | |||
| Sam | TD | 13:38 | Fabian Truss 61 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick) | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | TD | 12:20 | George Richardson 25 yd pass from Zac Brindise (Clark Sechrest kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Sam | TD | 10:46 | Stanley Robinson 20 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick) | 7 | 14 |
| Sam | TD | 9:36 | Alvin Hines 33 yd interception return (Cameron Yaw kick) | 7 | 21 |
| WCU | FG | 5:52 | Clark Sechrest 26 yd FG | 10 | 21 |
| Second Quarter | WCU | Sam | |||
| WCU | TD | 14:03 | Brandon Vaught 0 yd fumble return (Clark Sechrest kick) | 17 | 21 |
| Sam | TD | 13:49 | Fabian Truss 82 yd kick return (Cameron Yaw kick) | 17 | 28 |
| Sam | FG | 0:00 | Cameron Yaw 39 yd FG | 17 | 31 |
| Third Quarter | WCU | Sam | |||
| Sam | TD | 8:40 | Stanley Robinson 21 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick) | 17 | 38 |
| Sam | TD | 4:07 | Kelvin Clay 6 yd pass from Dustin Taliaferro (Cameron Yaw kick) | 17 | 45 |
| WCU | TD | 1:43 | Gary Green 29 yd pass from Zac Brindise (Clark Sechrest kick) | 24 | 45 |
| Fourth Quarter | WCU | Sam | |||
| Sam | TD | 14:53 | Dustin Taliaferro 17 yd pass from Kelsey Pope (Cameron Yaw kick) | 24 | 52 |
| Team Stats | ||
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| Western Carolina | Samford | |
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Rushing | 11 | 14 |
| Passing | 6 | 9 |
| Penalty | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 7-23, 30% | 8-17, 47% |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3, 33% | 0-0, -% |
| Rushes-Yards | 56-175 | 44-303 |
| Passing Yards | 196 | 160 |
| Return Yards | 126 | 150 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int | 16-32-1 | 17-30-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost | 2--1 | 0-0 |
| Punts | 8 | 6 |
| Punts-Average | 35.3 | 41.8 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1-0 | 3-1 |
| Penalties - Yards | 5-55 | 5-46 |
| Time of Possession | 34:21 | 25:39 |
| Western Carolina Passing | |||||
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| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| Z. Brindise | 16 | 32 | 196 | 2 | 1 |
| Samford Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Cmp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| D. Taliaferro | 14 | 25 | 124 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Lowery | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| K. Pope | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Neill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Carolina Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| M. Vaughn | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | 0 |
| M. Johnson | 16 | 62 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Z. Brindise | 7 | 24 | 3.4 | 0 |
| G. Richardson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| G. Brown | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| J. Mitchell | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Samford Rushing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Carries | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| F. Truss | 12 | 99 | 8.3 | 1 |
| S. Robinson | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 2 |
| J. Gates | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 0 |
| D. Taliaferro | 8 | 49 | 6.1 | 0 |
| K. Pope | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 |
| N. Wilson | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 |
| B. Neill | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| C. Lowery | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 |
| Western Carolina Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| G. Green | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 |
| J. Mitchell | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 0 |
| G. Brown | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 |
| G. Richardson | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 |
| A. Rogers | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| D. Alexander | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 |
| T. Spangler | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Samford Receiving | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rec | Yds | Avg | TDs |
| K. Clay | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 1 |
| F. Truss | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 |
| K. Pope | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 |
| D. Taliaferro | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 |
| J. Brown | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 |
| R. Hawkins | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| J. Gates | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| D. Strider | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 |
| C. Cephus | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Western Carolina Interceptions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yards |
| J. Williams | 1 | 11 |
| Samford Interceptions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player | Int | Yards |
| A. Hines | 1 | 33 |
| Western Carolina Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| C. Sechrest | 5 | 180 | 36.0 |
| B. Cain | 3 | 102 | 34.0 |
| Samford Punting | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Punts | Yards | Avg |
| G. Peranich | 4 | 177 | 44.3 |
| M. O'Neill | 2 | 74 | 37.0 |
| Western Carolina Punt Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| G. Richardson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Samford Punt Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| R. Hawkins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 |
| Western Carolina Kick Returns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Ret | Yards | Average |
| G. Richardson | 3 | 70 | 23.3 |
| G. Brown | 2 | 29 | 14.5 |
| N. Harris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 |
| Western Carolina Missed FG | |
|---|---|
| Player | Length |
| C. Sechrest | 31 |
| Samford Missed FG | |
|---|---|
| Player | Length |