Wilson, Roberto lead Furman past Samford 41-34 | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Freshman Jace Wilson threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Miller and ran for a score and Dominic Roberto rushed for a career-high 216 yards as Furman held off Samford 41-34 on Saturday. Trailing 7-0, Wilson and Miller connected on a two-play drive to knot the score. DiMarcus Clay picked off Liam Welch on Samford's ensuing possession and returned it 32 yards to the Bulldogs' 2-yard line. Wilson ran it in from the 3 on third-and-goal for a 14-7 lead. The Paladins (6-5, 4-4 Southern Conference) never trailed again. Devin Wynn had two short TD runs for Furman (6-5, 4-4 Southern Conference), while Wayne Anderson Jr. had one. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | L. Welch | 3366 | |||
| Passing TDs: | L. Welch | 22 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Stanton | 572 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | L. Welch | 8 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | M. Washington | 813 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | M. Washington | 9 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2021 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/2 | vs. Tennessee Tech | W 52 - 14 | ||
| 9/11 | at UT Martin | L 27 - 33 | ||
| 9/18 | at Western Carolina | W 42 - 37 | ||
| 9/25 | vs. ETSU | L 48 - 55 | ||
| 10/2 | at Mercer | L 42 - 45 | ||
| 10/16 | at Wofford | W 27 - 24 | ||
| 10/23 | vs. Chattanooga | L 13 - 55 | ||
| 10/30 | at VMI | L 45 - 46 | ||
| 11/6 | vs. Citadel | W 35 - 14 | ||
| 11/13 | at Florida | L 52 - 70 | ||
| 11/20 | vs. Furman | L 34 - 41 | ||
| Southern | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 9 ETSU | 7-1 | 11-2 | ||||||||||
| Mercer | 6-2 | 7-3 | ||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 5-3 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Military | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4-4 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Samford | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4936 (20) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3382 (12) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1554 (67) | ||||
| Points per game: | 37.9 (5) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 448.7 (10) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 49 (16) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 13 (28) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5550 (117) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2867 (103) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2683 (118) | ||||
| Points per game: | 39.5 (114) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 504.5 (119) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 55 (115) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (87) | ||||
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