Samford beats Mercer 50-44 in 2OT to cap record season | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Quincy Crittendon scored on a 25-yard run in the second overtime and Samford defeated Mercer 50-44 on Saturday for the Bulldogs' first outright conference title in 86 years. No. 9 FCS Samford's 10-1 record matches the 1991 team for the best regular-season record in school history. The Bulldogs, who clinched at least a tie for the SoCon title last week, last won an outright conference championship in 1936 when then-Howard College won the Dixie Conference with a 5-3-1 record. After Samford (8-0 Southern Conference) and Mercer (No. 16 FCS, 8-4, 5-3) scored touchdowns on their first overtime possessions, Mercer missed a field goal to open the second overtime. Crittendon ended it on the second play of Samford's possession. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | M. Hiers | 3280 | |||
| Passing TDs: | M. Hiers | 35 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Stanton | 680 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Thomas | 7 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | C. Smith | 892 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | C. Smith | 10 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/1 | vs. Kennesaw State | W 27 - 17 | ||
| 9/10 | at 2 Georgia | L 0 - 33 | ||
| 9/17 | at Tennessee Tech | W 33 - 28 | ||
| 9/24 | vs. Western Carolina | W 35 - 12 | ||
| 10/1 | at Furman | W 34 - 27 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. Wofford | W 28 - 14 | ||
| 10/22 | at ETSU | W 55 - 45 | ||
| 10/29 | at Citadel | W 38 - 3 | ||
| 11/5 | vs. VMI | W 34 - 15 | ||
| 11/12 | at Chattanooga | W 35 - 24 | ||
| 11/19 | vs. Mercer | W 50 - 44 | ||
| 12/3 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | 12:00 PT1:00 MT2:00 CT3:00 ET8:00 GMT4:00 北京时间1:00 MST2:00 CST3:00 EST | ||
| Southern | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 8 Samford | 8-0 | 10-1 | ||||||||||
| 11 Furman | 7-1 | 10-2 | ||||||||||
| 21 Chattanooga | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| 22 Mercer | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 3-5 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| ETSU | 1-7 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Military | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4763 (27) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3327 (7) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1436 (79) | ||||
| Points per game: | 33.5 (22) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 433.0 (21) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 49 (17) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (84) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4777 (98) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3033 (110) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1744 (63) | ||||
| Points per game: | 23.8 (39) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 434.3 (97) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 28 (25) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 22 (118) | ||||
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