Samford douses Mercer's SoCon championship hopes 44-20 | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Liam Welch threw for 443 yards and a touchdown, Jay Stanton ran for three scores, and Samford throttled No. 23 Mercer 44-20 on Saturday. Mercer (5-6, 5-3 Southern Conference) entered needing a win against the Bulldogs combined with a VMI defeat against The Citadel to clinch its first-ever conference championship. But Samford (4-3, 4-3) raced to a 31-7 halftime lead to squash Mercer's hopes. After Mitchell Fineran's 44-yard field goal put Samford up 3-0 with 4:02 left in the first quarter, the Bulldogs' defense forced a three-and-out. Samford went on a seven-play, 72-yard drive that ended when DeMarcus Ware ran 30 yards for a touchdown and a 10-0 lead. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | C. Peevy | 1318 | |||
| Passing TDs: | C. Peevy | 8 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | D. Johnson | 386 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | D. Johnson | 4 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | T. James | 518 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | E. Dirrim | 4 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2020 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/5 | at Vanderbilt | Cancelled | ||
| 9/12 | vs. Western Carolina | Postponed | ||
| 9/19 | at Wofford | Postponed | ||
| 10/10 | at Jacksonville State | L 28 - 34 | ||
| 10/17 | vs. Furman | Postponed | ||
| 10/24 | at Army West Point | L 3 - 49 | ||
| 10/31 | vs. Abilene Christian | L 17 - 20 | ||
| 11/7 | vs. ETSU | Postponed | ||
| 11/14 | vs. Charleston Southern | Postponed | ||
| 11/21 | at VMI | Postponed | ||
| 2/20 | at Wofford | L 14 - 31 | ||
| 2/27 | vs. Citadel | W 42 - 28 | ||
| 3/13 | at VMI | L 14 - 41 | ||
| 3/20 | vs. Western Carolina | W 45 - 28 | ||
| 3/27 | at Chattanooga | W 35 - 28 | ||
| 4/3 | vs. Furman | W 26 - 14 | ||
| 4/10 | vs. ETSU | W 21 - 13 | ||
| 4/17 | at Samford | L 20 - 44 | ||
| Southern | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 11 Virginia Military | 6-1 | 6-1 | ||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||||||||||
| 22 ETSU | 4-2 | 4-2 | ||||||||||
| Mercer | 5-3 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Samford | 4-3 | 4-3 | ||||||||||
| Furman | 3-4 | 3-4 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 2-6 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 1-4 | 1-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1-5 | 1-8 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3663 (2) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1819 (15) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1844 (3) | ||||
| Points per game: | 24.1 (46) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 333.0 (55) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 32 (6) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 5 (55) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 4126 (99) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2105 (97) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2021 (99) | ||||
| Points per game: | 30.0 (76) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 375.1 (63) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 40 (99) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 12 (99) | ||||
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