Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021)

 

Scoring Summary

 
Scoring Summary (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

Western Carolina (0-5,0-2) vs. Samford (1-1,1-1)

Date: Feb 27, 2021 • Site: Birmingham, Ala.  • Stadium: Seibert Stadium  •  Attendance: 1276

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Western Carolina   7  13  7  0  27 
Samford   14  7  20  14  55 

SCORING SUMMARY   WCU -SAM  
1st  12:33  WCU   Calvin Jones 2 yd pass from Ryan Glover (Richard McCollum kick) 
         6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:27  7 - 0 
  10:32  SAM   Liam Welch 24 yd run (M. Fineran kick) 
         7 plays, 66 yards, TOP 1:51  7 - 7 
  05:50  SAM   Jay Stanton 4 yd run (M. Fineran kick) 
         8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:42  7 - 14 
2nd  11:52  SAM   Kendall Watson 22 yd pass from Liam Welch (M. Fineran kick) 
         3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:58  7 - 21 
  08:17  WCU   Richard McCollum 44 yd field goal 
         10 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:35  10 - 21 
  05:52  WCU   Clayton Bardall 34 yd pass from Ryan Glover (Richard McCollum kick) 
         2 plays, 55 yards, TOP 0:35  17 - 21 
  00:00  WCU   Richard McCollum 45 yd field goal 
         12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 3:40  20 - 21 
3rd  12:30  SAM   Dakota Chapman 2 yd run (M. Fineran kick) 
         10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:30  20 - 28 
  09:35  SAM   Liam Welch 5 yd run (M. Fineran kick failed) 
         6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:45  20 - 34 
  07:25  SAM   A.J. Toney 31 yd pass from Liam Welch (M. Fineran kick) 
         1 play, 31 yards, TOP 0:08  20 - 41 
  00:32  WCU   Donnavan Spencer 24 yd run (Richard McCollum kick) 
         6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:41  27 - 41 
4th  13:07  SAM   Liam Welch 6 yd run (M. Fineran kick) 
         8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:18  27 - 48 
  02:18  SAM   Ty Boles 57 yd run (M. Fineran kick) 
         3 plays, 63 yards, TOP 1:45  27 - 55 

Kickoff time: 12:05  • End of Game: 3:52  • Total elapsed time: 3:47
Referee: Thomas Graham  •  Umpire: Keith Baxter  •  Linesman: Robert Broome  •  Line judge: Tim Forman  •  Back judge: Jeremy Tricoli  •  Field judge: Rob Barefield  •  Side judge: Chris Rape  • 
Temperature: 72 deg  • Wind: 5 mph  • Weather: Overcast, Warm

 

Team Statistics

 
Team Statistics (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

 Team Totals  WCU  SAM 
FIRST DOWNS  22  29 
   Rushing  9  14 
   Passing  11  15 
   Penalty  2  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  143  319 
   Rushing Attempts  36  51 
   Average Per Rush  4.0  6.3 
   Rushing Touchdowns  1  6 
   Yards Gained Rushing  162  338 
   Yards Lost Rushing  19  19 
NET YARDS PASSING  306  311 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  25-43-2  26-36-0 
   Average Per Attempt  7.1  8.6 
   Average Per Completion  12.2  12.0 
   Passing Touchdowns  2  2 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  449  630 
   Total offense plays  79  87 
   Average Gain Per Play  5.7  7.2 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  0-0 
Penalties: Number-Yards  6-46  4-40 
PUNTS-YARDS  6-248  4-144 
   Average Yards Per Punt  41.3  36.0 
   Net Yards Per Punt  32.2  36.0 
   Inside 20  1  1 
   50+ Yards  0  0 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
   Fair catch  0  2 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  5-315  9-573 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  63.0  63.7 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  36.4  38.9 
   Touchbacks  0  7 
   Fair Catch Yards  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  0-0-0  4-55-0 
   Average Per Return  0.0  13.8 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  2-48-0  5-133-0 
   Average Per Return  24.0  26.6 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  2-2-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  0-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  29:19  28:23 
   1st Quarter  8:17  6:43 
   2nd Quarter  9:03  5:57 
   3rd Quarter  6:29  8:31 
   4th Quarter  5:30  7:12 
Third-Down Conversions  2 of 14  8 of 17 
Fourth-Down Conversions  2 of 5  2 of 4 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  1-1  4-6 
   Touchdowns  1-1  4-6 
   Field goals  0-1  0-6 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  3-17  2-14 
PAT Kicks  3-3  7-8 
Field Goals  2-2  0-1 
Points off turnovers  0  7 

 

Individual Statistics

 
Individual Statistics (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

Western Carolina
  
Samford
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Donnavan Spencer  14  79  0  79  1  24  5.6 
Mikai Stanley   6  37  0  37  0  21  6.2 
Calvin Jones   1  13  0  13  0  13  13.0 
Ryan Glover   11  24  17  7  0  9  0.6 
Tyree Nelson   3  6  2  4  0  6  1.3 
Carlos Davis   1  3  0  3  0  3  3.0 
Totals...  36  162  19  143  1  24  4.0 
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Jay Stanton   23  137  2  135  1  23  5.9 
Liam Welch   18  100  17  83  3  24  4.6 
Ty Boles   1  57  0  57  1  57  57.0 
Dakota Chapman   6  31  0  31  1  9  5.2 
M. Washington   2  9  0  9  0  6  4.5 
J.R. Tran-Reno   1  4  0  4  0  4  4.0 
Totals...  51  338  19  319  6  57  6.3 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Ryan Glover   25-43-2  306  2  59  2 
Totals...  25-43-2  306  2  59  2 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Liam Welch   26-36-0  311  2  40  3 
Totals...  26-36-0  311  2  40  3 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Calvin Jones   7  62  1  28 
Keenan Hambrick  4  42  0  14 
Clayton Bardall  4  42  1  34 
Reggie Jones   3  76  0  59 
Raekwon Heath   3  65  0  47 
Luke Sutton   2  5  0  4 
Daquan Patten   1  8  0  8 
Jakobe Quillen   1  6  0  6 
Totals...  25  306  2  59 
  
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
A.J. Toney   9  77  1  31 
Ty King   4  66  0  40 
Michael Vice   4  37  0  16 
M. Washington   3  47  0  33 
Kendall Watson   2  24  1  22 
Jai'Rus Creamer  1  23  0  23 
Jay Stanton   1  23  0  23 
T. Pollard   1  10  0  10 
J.R. Tran-Reno   1  4  0  4 
Totals...  26  311  2  40 
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Paxton Robertson  6  248  41.3  45  1  0 
Totals...  6  248  41.3  45  1  0 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
B. Porcellato   4  144  36.0  45  1  0 
Totals...  4  144  36.0  45  1  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Reggie Jones   0  0  0  1  22  22  0  0  0 
Tyree Nelson   0  0  0  1  26  26  0  0  0 
Totals...  0  0  0  2  48  26  0  0  0 
  
  
  
  
  
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Ty King   0  0  0  4  125  33  0  0  0 
M. Washington   2  55  38  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Jay Stanton   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Coutrell Plair   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Chris Edmonds   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2 
Titus Gardner   0  0  0  1  8  8  0  0  0 
TEAM   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals...  4  55  38  5  133  33  2  2  2 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Reggie Jones   0  76  22  0  0  98 
Donnavan Spencer  79  0  0  0  0  79 
Calvin Jones   13  62  0  0  0  75 
Raekwon Heath   0  65  0  0  0  65 
Keenan Hambrick  0  42  0  0  0  42 
Clayton Bardall  0  42  0  0  0  42 
Mikai Stanley   37  0  0  0  0  37 
Tyree Nelson   4  0  26  0  0  30 
Daquan Patten   0  8  0  0  0  8 
Ryan Glover   7  0  0  0  0  7 
Jakobe Quillen   0  6  0  0  0  6 
Luke Sutton   0  5  0  0  0  5 
Carlos Davis   3  0  0  0  0  3 
Totals...  143  306  48  0  0  497 
  
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Ty King   0  66  125  0  0  191 
Jay Stanton   135  23  0  0  0  158 
M. Washington   9  47  0  55  0  111 
Liam Welch   83  0  0  0  0  83 
A.J. Toney   0  77  0  0  0  77 
Ty Boles   57  0  0  0  0  57 
Michael Vice   0  37  0  0  0  37 
Dakota Chapman   31  0  0  0  0  31 
Kendall Watson   0  24  0  0  0  24 
Jai'Rus Creamer  0  23  0  0  0  23 
T. Pollard   0  10  0  0  0  10 
J.R. Tran-Reno   4  4  0  0  0  8 
Titus Gardner   0  0  8  0  0  8 
Chris Edmonds   0  0  0  0  2  2 
Totals...  319  311  133  55  2  820 
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Richard McCollum  2nd  08:17  44 yards  Good 
Richard McCollum  2nd  00:00  45 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
M. Fineran  3rd  03:13  23 yards  Missed 
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Paxton Robertson  5  315  0  0  63.0 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
M. Fineran   9  573  7  0  63.7 
 
FUMBLES: Western Carolina-None. Samford-None.

 

Drive Chart

 
Drive Chart (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
WCU   1st  W25  15:00  Kickoff  S00  12:33  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-75  2:27  # 
WCU   1st  W25  10:32  Kickoff  S22  07:32     Downs  8-53  3:00    
WCU   1st  W25  05:50  Kickoff  W42  04:00     Punt  5-17  1:50    
WCU   1st  W19  01:00  Downs  W26  14:49     Punt  3-7  1:11    
WCU   2nd  W22  13:52  Punt  W23  12:50     Punt  3-1  1:02    
WCU   2nd  W25  11:52  Kickoff  S27  08:17  *  FIELD GOAL  10-48  3:35    
WCU   2nd  W45  06:27  Punt  S00  05:52  *  TOUCHDOWN  2-55  0:35    
WCU   2nd  W23  03:40  Downs  S28  15:00  *  FIELD GOAL  12-49  3:40    
WCU   3rd  W25  12:30  Kickoff  W23  11:20     Punt  3--2  1:10    
WCU   3rd  W25  09:35  Kickoff  W31  07:33     Downs  4-6  2:02    
WCU   3rd  W25  07:25  Kickoff  W27  06:49     Interception  2-2  0:36    
WCU   3rd  W20  03:13  Missed FG  S00  00:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-80  2:41    
WCU   4th  W15  13:00  Kickoff  W27  11:42     Punt  3-12  1:18    
WCU   4th  W14  10:19  Punt  W50  07:09     Punt  7-36  3:10    
WCU   4th  W47  04:58  Punt  S40  04:03     Interception  3-13  0:55    
WCU   4th  W35  02:10  Kickoff  W42  00:00     Downs  4-7  0:00    
  
SAM   1st  S34  12:23  Kickoff  W00  10:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-66  1:51    
SAM   1st  S22  07:32  Downs  W00  05:50  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-78  1:42  # 
SAM   1st  S20  04:00  Punt  W19  01:00     Downs  12-61  3:00  # 
SAM   2nd  S30  14:49  Punt  S36  13:52     Punt  3-6  0:57    
SAM   2nd  W25  12:50  Punt  W00  11:52  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-25  0:58    
SAM   2nd  S26  08:08  Kickoff  S22  06:27     Punt  3--4  1:41    
SAM   2nd  S27  05:43  Kickoff  W23  03:40     Downs  6-50  2:03    
SAM   3rd  S28  15:00  Kickoff  W00  12:30  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-72  2:30  # 
SAM   3rd  S41  11:20  Punt  W00  09:35  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-59  1:45  # 
SAM   3rd  W31  07:33  Downs  W00  07:25  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-31  0:08    
SAM   3rd  W44  06:49  Interception  W07  03:13     Missed FG  11-37  3:36  # 
SAM   3rd  S28  00:25  Kickoff  W00  13:07  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-72  2:18  # 
SAM   4th  S45  11:42  Punt  W38  10:19     Punt  4-17  1:23    
SAM   4th  S05  07:09  Punt  S08  04:58     Punt  3-3  2:11    
SAM   4th  S37  04:03  Interception  W00  02:18  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-63  1:45    
SAM   4th  W42  00:00  Downs  W42  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Western Carolina   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   08:17   09:03   06:29   05:30      17:20   11:59      29:19  
3rd Down Conversions   0/3   0/5   1/3   1/3      0/8   2/6      2/14  
Average field position  W23   W28   W23   W25      W26   W24      W25  
4th Down Conversions   0/1   2/2   0/1   0/1      2/3   0/2      2/5  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Samford   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   06:43   05:57   08:31   07:12      12:40   15:43      28:23  
3rd Down Conversions   3/4   1/4   1/4   3/5      4/8   4/9      8/17  
Average field position  S25   S39   S44   S29      S33   S38      S36  
4th Down Conversions   0/1   0/1   2/2   0/0      0/2   2/2      2/4  

Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
WCU   1st  W25  15:00  Kickoff  S00  12:33  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-75  2:27  # 
SAM   1st  S34  12:23  Kickoff  W00  10:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  7-66  1:51    
WCU   1st  W25  10:32  Kickoff  S22  07:32     Downs  8-53  3:00    
SAM   1st  S22  07:32  Downs  W00  05:50  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-78  1:42  # 
WCU   1st  W25  05:50  Kickoff  W42  04:00     Punt  5-17  1:50    
SAM   1st  S20  04:00  Punt  W19  01:00     Downs  12-61  3:00  # 
WCU   1st  W19  01:00  Downs  W26  14:49     Punt  3-7  1:11    
SAM   2nd  S30  14:49  Punt  S36  13:52     Punt  3-6  0:57    
  
WCU   2nd  W22  13:52  Punt  W23  12:50     Punt  3-1  1:02    
SAM   2nd  W25  12:50  Punt  W00  11:52  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-25  0:58    
WCU   2nd  W25  11:52  Kickoff  S27  08:17  *  FIELD GOAL  10-48  3:35    
SAM   2nd  S26  08:08  Kickoff  S22  06:27     Punt  3--4  1:41    
WCU   2nd  W45  06:27  Punt  S00  05:52  *  TOUCHDOWN  2-55  0:35    
SAM   2nd  S27  05:43  Kickoff  W23  03:40     Downs  6-50  2:03    
WCU   2nd  W23  03:40  Downs  S28  15:00  *  FIELD GOAL  12-49  3:40    
SAM   3rd  S28  15:00  Kickoff  W00  12:30  *  TOUCHDOWN  10-72  2:30  # 
  
WCU   3rd  W25  12:30  Kickoff  W23  11:20     Punt  3--2  1:10    
SAM   3rd  S41  11:20  Punt  W00  09:35  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-59  1:45  # 
WCU   3rd  W25  09:35  Kickoff  W31  07:33     Downs  4-6  2:02    
SAM   3rd  W31  07:33  Downs  W00  07:25  *  TOUCHDOWN  1-31  0:08    
WCU   3rd  W25  07:25  Kickoff  W27  06:49     Interception  2-2  0:36    
SAM   3rd  W44  06:49  Interception  W07  03:13     Missed FG  11-37  3:36  # 
WCU   3rd  W20  03:13  Missed FG  S00  00:32  *  TOUCHDOWN  6-80  2:41    
SAM   3rd  S28  00:25  Kickoff  W00  13:07  *  TOUCHDOWN  8-72  2:18  # 
WCU   4th  W15  13:00  Kickoff  W27  11:42     Punt  3-12  1:18    
  
SAM   4th  S45  11:42  Punt  W38  10:19     Punt  4-17  1:23    
WCU   4th  W14  10:19  Punt  W50  07:09     Punt  7-36  3:10    
SAM   4th  S05  07:09  Punt  S08  04:58     Punt  3-3  2:11    
WCU   4th  W47  04:58  Punt  S40  04:03     Interception  3-13  0:55    
SAM   4th  S37  04:03  Interception  W00  02:18  *  TOUCHDOWN  3-63  1:45    
WCU   4th  W35  02:10  Kickoff  W42  00:00     Downs  4-7  0:00    
SAM   4th  W42  00:00  Downs  W42  00:00     End of half  0-0  0:00    

 

Defensive Statistics

 
Defensive Statistics (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

##  Western Carolina   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
37  Ty Harris   8  4  12  2.5/11   .  .   .   .  .  1.5/9   . 
9   Dorian Davis   7  1  8  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
27  Trevor Childers  6  2  8  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
95  Laquavion Haynes  7  .  7  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
8   Rogers-Anderson  6  .  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  Jacob Harris   4  1  5  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
13  Ronald Kent Jr.  4  1  5  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
4   A.J. Rogers   3  1  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
3   Darrius Smith   2  2  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
10  Willie Hampton   2  1  3  1.0/4   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/4   . 
7   Charles Gadie   2  1  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Timothy Jamison  2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28  Rod Gattison   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Curtis Roach   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
91  Jaquarius Guinn  1  1  2  0.5/4   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   . 
30  Micah Nelson   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
2   Aaron Gethers   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   2  .  .   . 
25  Dejon DeCruz   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
31  Kevon Angry   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
14  Quintin Thames   1  .  1  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
22  Mikai Stanley   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
99  Ricky Palao   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
36  Skylin Thomas   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
##  Samford   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
15  Ty Herring   5  4  9  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
22  Nathan East   8  .  8  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
32  Noah Martin   4  3  7  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  Joshua Carter   6  .  6  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   1 
98  Armond Lloyd   4  1  5  0.5/3   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/3   . 
47  Chris Edmonds   3  1  4  .   .  .   1-2   .  .  .   . 
91  Joshua Long   2  2  4  0.5/4   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   1 
99  Seth Simmer   1  3  4  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
80  Justin Hayes   3  .  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
40  Wade White   3  .  3  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28  Josiah Cotton   2  1  3  0.5/3   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/3   . 
45  Thomas Neville   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  Tay Berry   .  2  2  0.5/4   .  .   .   .  .  0.5/4   . 
2A  Coutrell Plair   .  2  2  .   .  .   1-0   2  .  .   . 
1   Kourtlan Marsh   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  Dakota Chapman   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49  Connor Koch   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Nelson Jordan   1  .  1  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
97  Nick Jackson   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Braeden Royal   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
48  Hakeem Johnson   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
58  Jeremy Garth   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  J.T. May   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 
88  Michael Vice   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   1 

 

Participation Report

 
Participation Report (Final)
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   7   Charles Gadie  
RB   20  D. Spencer  
WR   6   Daquan Patten  
WR   17  Reggie Jones  
WR   19  Raekwon Heath  
TE   84  Owen Cosenke  
LT   74  Tyler Smith  
LG   69  Dillon Luther  
C   65  Isaiah Helms  
RG   51  Matthew Bair  
RT   76  Jacob Combs  
  
Western Carolina  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   96  K.J. Milner  
NG   99  Ricky Palao  
DT   93  Roman Johnson  
DE   30  Micah Nelson  
MLB   37  Ty Harris  
WLB   10  Willie Hampton  
SLB   8   Rogers-Anderson 
CB   13  Ronald Kent Jr. 
FS   4   A.J. Rogers  
SS   38  Jacob Harris  
CB   2   Aaron Gethers  
  
Samford  
Pos  ##  Offense 
QB   7   Liam Welch  
RB   20  Jay Stanton  
XWR   12  Ty King  
HWR   5   M. Washington  
YWR   88  Michael Vice  
ZWR   3   A.J. Toney  
LT   65  Austin Guyse  
LG   70  J.D. Beall  
C   52  Beau Myers  
RG   50  Mike Williams  
RT   72  Gavin Orr  
  
Samford  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   94  Nelson Jordan  
DT   98  Armond Lloyd  
NOSE  44  Tay Berry  
RUSH  91  Joshua Long  
SLB   45  Thomas Neville  
MLB   32  Noah Martin  
WLB   22  Nathan East  
CB   2A  Coutrell Plair  
FS   47  Chris Edmonds  
SS   15  Ty Herring  
CB   21  Joshua Carter  

Western Carolina: 1J-Calvin Jones, 3-Darrius Smith, 7G-Ryan Glover, 9-Dorian Davis, 11-Carlos Davis, 12-Cade Snotherly, 14-Quintin Thames, 15-Will Jones, 22-Mikai Stanley, 25-Dejon DeCruz, 26-Tyree Nelson, 27-Trevor Childers, 28-Rod Gattison, 31-Kevon Angry, 32-Jaiden Bond, 33-Curtis Roach, 35-Glenn Young, 36-Skylin Thomas, 39-Trae Churn, 42-J. Shotwell, 43-Luke Hoggard, 45-Ethan Harris, 46-P. Robertson, 50-Alex McConnell, 58-G. Ricciardi, 62-Michael Harper, 64-Colby Cross, 72-Blake Whitmore, 77-Chris Morgan, 78-Garrett Bowman, 79-Aidan Alston, 80-Keenan Hambrick, 82-Jakobe Quillen, 86-Clayton Bardall, 87-Dylan Abernethy, 88-Luke Sutton, 89-R. McCollum, 90-Tre Jolly, 91-Jaquarius Guinn, 92-Darrius Bell, 94-Timothy Jamison, 95-L. Haynes.

Samford: 1-Kourtlan Marsh, 1F-David Coleman, 2F-Ty Boles, 2-Chris Oladokun, 4-B. Porcellato, 8-J.R. Tran-Reno, 10-Shelton Quarles, 13-J. Montgomery, 14-T. Pollard, 17-M. Fineran, 18-Ty Hatcher, 19-Jai'Rus Creamer, 26-Jacob Peters, 28-Josiah Cotton, 30-Dakota Chapman, 31-Lamar Anderson, 35-Joseph Mera, 36-Jonathan Moore, 38-Dorien Gooch, 39-T. Cheeks, 40-Wade White, 41-Luke Hill, 42-Trent Shedd, 46-Slade Ziegler, 48-Hakeem Johnson, 49-Connor Koch, 54-Luke Byrne, 58-Jeremy Garth, 59-G. Urenovitch, 60-Tyler Russell, 74-Kasra Bojnordi, 77-Zach Brown, 78-Chance Butts, 79-Donovan Hawkins, 80-Justin Hayes, 83-Titus Gardner, 84-Kendall Watson, 85-Wesley Carlock, 86-Sage Abram, 87-Jason Houston, 90-J.T. May, 92-Braeden Royal, 96-F. Jimenez, 97-Nick Jackson, 99-Seth Simmer.

 

Box Score

 
Box Score (Final)
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Western Carolina....  7 13  7  0  - 27       Record: (0-5,0-2)
Samford............. 14  7 20 14  - 55       Record: (1-1,1-1)



Scoring Summary:
1st 12:33 WCU - Calvin Jones 2 yd pass from Ryan Glover (Richard McCollum kick), 6-75 2:27, WCU 7 - SAM 0
    10:32 SAM - Liam Welch 24 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 7-66 1:51, WCU 7 - SAM 7
    05:50 SAM - Jay Stanton 4 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 8-78 1:42, WCU 7 - SAM 14
2nd 11:52 SAM - Kendall Watson 22 yd pass from Liam Welch (M. Fineran kick), 3-25 0:58, WCU 7 - SAM 21
    08:17 WCU - Richard McCollum 44 yd field goal, 10-48 3:35, WCU 10 - SAM 21
    05:52 WCU - Clayton Bardall 34 yd pass from Ryan Glover (Richard McCollum kick), 2-55 0:35, WCU 17 - SAM 21
    00:00 WCU - Richard McCollum 45 yd field goal, 12-49 3:40, WCU 20 - SAM 21
3rd 12:30 SAM - Dakota Chapman 2 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 10-72 2:30, WCU 20 - SAM 28
    09:35 SAM - Liam Welch 5 yd run (M. Fineran kick failed), 6-59 1:45, WCU 20 - SAM 34
    07:25 SAM - A.J. Toney 31 yd pass from Liam Welch (M. Fineran kick), 1-31 0:08, WCU 20 - SAM 41
    00:32 WCU - Donnavan Spencer 24 yd run (Richard McCollum kick), 6-80 2:41, WCU 27 - SAM 41
4th 13:07 SAM - Liam Welch 6 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 8-72 2:18, WCU 27 - SAM 48
    02:18 SAM - Ty Boles 57 yd run (M. Fineran kick), 3-63 1:45, WCU 27 - SAM 55



                                    WCU      SAM
FIRST DOWNS...................       22       29
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   36-143   51-319
PASSING YDS (NET).............      306      311
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  43-25-2  36-26-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   79-449   87-630
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      0-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............      0-0     4-55
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     2-48    5-133
Interception Returns-Yards....      0-0      2-2
Punts (Number-Avg)............   6-41.3   4-36.0
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      0-0
Penalties-Yards...............     6-46     4-40
Possession Time...............    29:19    28:23
Third-Down Conversions........  2 of 14  8 of 17
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 5   2 of 4
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-1      4-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     3-17     2-14


RUSHING: Western Carolina-Donnavan Spencer 14-79; Mikai Stanley 6-37;
Calvin Jones 1-13; Ryan Glover 11-7; Tyree Nelson 3-4; Carlos Davis 1-3.
Samford-Jay Stanton 23-135; Liam Welch 18-83; Ty Boles 1-57; Dakota Chapman
6-31; M. Washington 2-9; J.R. Tran-Reno 1-4.

PASSING: Western Carolina-Ryan Glover 25-43-2-306. Samford-Liam Welch
26-36-0-311.

RECEIVING: Western Carolina-Calvin Jones 7-62; Keenan Hambrick 4-42;
Clayton Bardall 4-42; Reggie Jones 3-76; Raekwon Heath 3-65; Luke Sutton 2-5;
Daquan Patten 1-8; Jakobe Quillen 1-6. Samford-A.J. Toney 9-77; Ty King 4-66;
Michael Vice 4-37; M. Washington 3-47; Kendall Watson 2-24; Jai'Rus Creamer
1-23; Jay Stanton 1-23; T. Pollard 1-10; J.R. Tran-Reno 1-4.

INTERCEPTIONS: Western Carolina-None. Samford-Chris Edmonds 1-2; Coutrell
Plair 1-0.

FUMBLES: Western Carolina-None. Samford-None.

Stadium: Seibert Stadium       Attendance: 1276
Kickoff time: 12:05     End of Game: 3:52      Total elapsed time: 3:47
Officials: Referee: Thomas Graham; Umpire: Keith Baxter; Linesman: Robert Broome;
Line judge: Tim Forman; Back judge: Jeremy Tricoli; Field judge: Rob Barefield;
Side judge: Chris Rape;
Temperature: 72 deg    Wind: 5 mph     Weather: Overcast, Warm




         Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

SACKS (UA-A): Western Carolina-Ty Harris 1-1; Willie Hampton 1-0;
Jaquarius Guinn 0-1. Samford-Tay Berry 0-1; Armond Lloyd 0-1; Joshua Long 0-1;
Josiah Cotton 0-1.

TACKLES (UA-A): Western Carolina-Ty Harris 8-4; Dorian Davis 7-1; Trevor
Childers 6-2; Laquavion Haynes 7-0; Rogers-Anderson 6-0; Jacob Harris 4-1;
Ronald Kent Jr. 4-1; A.J. Rogers 3-1; Darrius Smith 2-2; Charles Gadie 2-1;
Willie Hampton 2-1; Rod Gattison 2-0; Curtis Roach 2-0; Timothy Jamison 2-0;
Jaquarius Guinn 1-1; Micah Nelson 1-1; Kevon Angry 1-0; Quintin Thames 1-0;
Aaron Gethers 1-0; Dejon DeCruz 1-0; Ricky Palao 0-1; Mikai Stanley 0-1.
Samford-Ty Herring 5-4; Nathan East 8-0; Noah Martin 4-3; Joshua Carter 6-0;
Armond Lloyd 4-1; Chris Edmonds 3-1; Joshua Long 2-2; Seth Simmer 1-3; Wade
White 3-0; Justin Hayes 3-0; Josiah Cotton 2-1; Thomas Neville 1-1; Tay Berry
0-2; Coutrell Plair 0-2; Nelson Jordan 1-0; Kourtlan Marsh 1-0; Connor Koch 1-0;
Dakota Chapman 1-0; Nick Jackson 1-0; Braeden Royal 1-0; Jeremy Garth 0-1;
Hakeem Johnson 0-1.


Game Starters:
Western Carolina

POS  ## OFFENSE
QB   7  Charles Gadie
RB   20 D. Spencer
WR   6  Daquan Patten
WR   17 Reggie Jones
WR   19 Raekwon Heath
TE   84 Owen Cosenke
LT   74 Tyler Smith
LG   69 Dillon Luther
C    65 Isaiah Helms
RG   51 Matthew Bair
RT   76 Jacob Combs

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   96 K.J. Milner
NG   99 Ricky Palao
DT   93 Roman Johnson
DE   30 Micah Nelson
MLB  37 Ty Harris
WLB  10 Willie Hampton
SLB  8  Rogers-Anderson
CB   13 Ronald Kent Jr.
FS   4  A.J. Rogers
SS   38 Jacob Harris
CB   2  Aaron Gethers

Samford

POS  ## OFFENSE
QB   7  Liam Welch
RB   20 Jay Stanton
XWR  12 Ty King
HWR  5  M. Washington
YWR  88 Michael Vice
ZWR  3  A.J. Toney
LT   65 Austin Guyse
LG   70 J.D. Beall
C    52 Beau Myers
RG   50 Mike Williams
RT   72 Gavin Orr

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   94 Nelson Jordan
DT   98 Armond Lloyd
NOSE 44 Tay Berry
RUSH 91 Joshua Long
SLB  45 Thomas Neville
MLB  32 Noah Martin
WLB  22 Nathan East
CB   2A Coutrell Plair
FS   47 Chris Edmonds
SS   15 Ty Herring
CB   21 Joshua Carter


Player participation:


Western Carolina: 1J-Calvin Jones, 3-Darrius Smith, 7G-Ryan Glover, 9-Dorian Davis, 11-Carlos Davis, 12-Cade Snotherly,
14-Quintin Thames, 15-Will Jones, 22-Mikai Stanley, 25-Dejon DeCruz, 26-Tyree Nelson, 27-Trevor Childers, 28-Rod Gattison,
31-Kevon Angry, 32-Jaiden Bond, 33-Curtis Roach, 35-Glenn Young, 36-Skylin Thomas, 39-Trae Churn, 42-J. Shotwell,
43-Luke Hoggard, 45-Ethan Harris, 46-P. Robertson, 50-Alex McConnell, 58-G. Ricciardi, 62-Michael Harper, 64-Colby Cross,
72-Blake Whitmore, 77-Chris Morgan, 78-Garrett Bowman, 79-Aidan Alston, 80-Keenan Hambrick, 82-Jakobe Quillen,
86-Clayton Bardall, 87-Dylan Abernethy, 88-Luke Sutton, 89-R. McCollum, 90-Tre Jolly, 91-Jaquarius Guinn, 92-Darrius Bell,
94-Timothy Jamison, 95-L. Haynes.

Samford: 1-Kourtlan Marsh, 1F-David Coleman, 2-Chris Oladokun, 2F-Ty Boles, 4-B. Porcellato, 8-J.R. Tran-Reno,
10-Shelton Quarles, 13-J. Montgomery, 14-T. Pollard, 17-M. Fineran, 18-Ty Hatcher, 19-Jai'Rus Creamer, 26-Jacob Peters,
28-Josiah Cotton, 30-Dakota Chapman, 31-Lamar Anderson, 35-Joseph Mera, 36-Jonathan Moore, 38-Dorien Gooch, 39-T. Cheeks,
40-Wade White, 41-Luke Hill, 42-Trent Shedd, 46-Slade Ziegler, 48-Hakeem Johnson, 49-Connor Koch, 54-Luke Byrne, 58-Jeremy Garth,
59-G. Urenovitch, 60-Tyler Russell, 74-Kasra Bojnordi, 77-Zach Brown, 78-Chance Butts, 79-Donovan Hawkins, 80-Justin Hayes,
83-Titus Gardner, 84-Kendall Watson, 85-Wesley Carlock, 86-Sage Abram, 87-Jason Houston, 90-J.T. May, 92-Braeden Royal,
96-F. Jimenez, 97-Nick Jackson, 99-Seth Simmer.

 

Play-by-Play Summary

 
Play-by-Play Summary
2020-21 WCU Catamount Football
Western Carolina vs Samford (Feb 27, 2021 at Birmingham, Ala.)

1st Quarter

Captains: SU - 27,50,69,94; WCU - 99
Coin Toss: SU wins toss and will defer; WCU will receive
Wcu 1-10at Wcu35SAM ball on SAM35.
M. Fineran kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Reggie Jones.
Wcu 2-10at Wcu25Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 14 yards to the WCU39, 1ST DOWN WCU (Noah Martin).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu39Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for loss of 1 yard to the WCU38 (Nathan East).
Wcu 2-11at Wcu38Ryan Glover pass complete to Reggie Jones for 59 yards to the SAM3, 1ST DOWN WCU (Coutrell Plair;Ty Herring).
Wcu 1-Gat Sam03Ryan Glover rush for 1 yard to the SAM2 (Armond Lloyd).
Wcu 2-Gat Sam02Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 2 yards to the SAM0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:33.
R. McCollum kick attempt good.
Western Carolina 7, Samford 0
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:37
P. Robertson kickoff 64 yards to the SAM1, Ty King return 33 yards to the SAM34 (Rod Gattison).
Sam 1-10at Sam34SAMFORD drive start at 12:23.
Sam 1-10at Sam34Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the SAM39 (L. Haynes).
Sam 2-5at Sam39Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM42 (Trevor Childers;Ricky Palao).
Sam 3-2at Sam42Liam Welch pass complete to M. Washington for 3 yards to the SAM45, 1ST DOWN SAM (L. Haynes).
Sam 1-10at Sam45Liam Welch pass complete to Ty King for 15 yards to the WCU40, 1ST DOWN SAM (A.J. Rogers).
Sam 1-10at Wcu40Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the WCU35 (L. Haynes).
Sam 2-5at Wcu35Liam Welch pass complete to M. Washington for 11 yards to the WCU24, 1ST DOWN SAM (A.J. Rogers).
Sam 1-10at Wcu24Liam Welch rush for 24 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:32.
M. Fineran kick attempt good.
Western Carolina 7, Samford 7
Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, TOP 01:51
M. Fineran kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:32.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25D. Spencer rush for 5 yards to the WCU30 (Armond Lloyd).
Wcu 2-5at Wcu30Ryan Glover pass complete to Keenan Hambrick for 13 yards to the WCU43, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Joshua Carter).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu43Calvin Jones rush for 13 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Chris Edmonds).
Wcu 1-10at Sam44D. Spencer rush for 16 yards to the SAM28, 1ST DOWN WCU (Noah Martin).
Wcu 1-10at Sam28D. Spencer rush for 5 yards to the SAM23 (Ty Herring;Seth Simmer).
Wcu 2-5at Sam23Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath, QB hurry by Nelson Jordan.
Wcu 3-5at Sam23D. Spencer rush for 1 yard to the SAM22 (Noah Martin;Ty Herring).
Wcu 4-4at Sam22Timeout Samford, clock 07:37.
Wcu 4-4at Sam22Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath.
Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, TOP 03:00
Sam 1-10at Sam22SAMFORD drive start at 07:32.
Sam 1-10at Sam22Liam Welch rush for 8 yards to the SAM30 (Trevor Childers).
Sam 2-2at Sam30Liam Welch pass complete to M. Washington for 33 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN SAM (Rogers-Anderson).
Sam 1-10at Wcu37Liam Welch pass incomplete to M. Washington.
Sam 2-10at Wcu37Liam Welch pass incomplete to Michael Vice.
Sam 3-10at Wcu37Jay Stanton rush for 23 yards to the WCU14, 1ST DOWN SAM (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Sam 1-10at Wcu14Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the WCU10 (Trevor Childers).
Sam 2-6at Wcu10Jay Stanton rush for 6 yards to the WCU4, 1ST DOWN SAM (Timothy Jamison).
Sam 1-Gat Wcu04Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:50.
M. Fineran kick attempt good.
Samford 14, Western Carolina 7
Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 01:42
M. Fineran kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:50.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the WCU28 (Jeremy Garth;Seth Simmer).
Wcu 2-7at Wcu28Ryan Glover rush for 9 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN WCU (Nathan East).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu37Ryan Glover rush for 5 yards to the WCU42 (Armond Lloyd).
Wcu 2-5at Wcu42Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath (Coutrell Plair).
Wcu 3-5at Wcu42Ryan Glover pass incomplete, QB hurry by Michael Vice.
Wcu 4-5at Wcu42P. Robertson punt 38 yards to the SAM20, Jay Stanton return 0 yards to the SAM20, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 01:50
Sam 1-10at Sam20SAMFORD drive start at 04:00.
Sam 1-10at Sam20Dakota Chapman rush for 9 yards to the SAM29 (L. Haynes).
Sam 2-1at Sam29Liam Welch pass complete to Ty King for 7 yards to the SAM36, 1ST DOWN SAM (Darrius Smith).
Sam 1-10at Sam36Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for 11 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jacob Harris).
Sam 1-10at Sam47Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for loss of 2 yards to the SAM45 (Quintin Thames).
Sam 2-12at Sam45Liam Welch pass complete to Michael Vice for 8 yards to the WCU47 (Dorian Davis).
Sam 3-4at Wcu47Dakota Chapman rush for 7 yards to the WCU40, 1ST DOWN SAM (Willie Hampton).
Sam 1-10at Wcu40Liam Welch pass complete to Michael Vice for 6 yards to the WCU34 (Dorian Davis).
Sam 2-4at Wcu34Timeout Western Carolina, clock 02:08.
Sam 2-4at Wcu34Liam Welch rush for 6 yards to the WCU28, 1ST DOWN SAM (Curtis Roach).
Sam 1-10at Wcu28Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the WCU25 (Ty Harris).
Sam 2-7at Wcu25Liam Welch pass incomplete to Dakota Chapman.
Sam 3-7at Wcu25Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the WCU20 (Ty Harris).
Sam 4-2at Wcu20Jay Stanton rush for 1 yard to the WCU19 (Rogers-Anderson).
Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, TOP 03:00
Wcu 1-10at Wcu19WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 01:00.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu19Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Reggie Jones (Ty Herring).
Wcu 2-10at Wcu19Ryan Glover pass complete to Luke Sutton for 4 yards to the WCU23 (Joshua Carter).
Wcu 3-6at Wcu23Mikai Stanley rush for 3 yards to the WCU26 (Braeden Royal).
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:11
Samford 14, Western Carolina 7
2nd Quarter

Wcu 4-3at Wcu26Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Wcu 4-3at Wcu26P. Robertson punt 44 yards to the SAM30, TEAM return 0 yards to the SAM30.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:11
Sam 1-10at Sam30SAMFORD drive start at 14:49.
Sam 1-10at Sam30M. Washington rush for 3 yards to the SAM33 (L. Haynes).
Sam 2-7at Sam33Liam Welch rush for 3 yards to the SAM36 (Timothy Jamison).
Sam 3-4at Sam36Liam Welch pass incomplete to A.J. Toney (Aaron Gethers).
Sam 4-4at Sam36B. Porcellato punt 42 yards to the WCU22, fair catch by Daquan Patten.
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:57
Wcu 1-10at Wcu22WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 13:52.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu22D. Spencer rush for 1 yard to the WCU23 (Noah Martin;Tay Berry).
Wcu 2-9at Wcu23Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath (Hakeem Johnson).
Wcu 3-9at Wcu23Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Clayton Bardall, QB hurry by Joshua Long.
Wcu 4-9at Wcu23P. Robertson punt 40 yards to the SAM37, M. Washington return 38 yards to the WCU25 (Mikai Stanley;Ronald Kent Jr.).
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:02
Sam 1-10at Wcu25SAMFORD drive start at 12:50.
Sam 1-10at Wcu25Liam Welch pass complete to Gavin Orr for 12 yards to the WCU13 (TEAM), PENALTY SAM illegal touching (Gavin Orr) 5 yards to the WCU30, NO PLAY.
Sam 1-15at Wcu30Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the WCU27, out-of-bounds (Dorian Davis).
Sam 2-12at Wcu27Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the WCU22 (Rogers-Anderson).
Sam 3-7at Wcu22Liam Welch pass complete to Kendall Watson for 22 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:52.
M. Fineran kick attempt good.
Samford 21, Western Carolina 7
Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, TOP 00:58
M. Fineran kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:52.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Ryan Glover pass complete to Raekwon Heath for 16 yards to the WCU41, 1ST DOWN WCU (Nathan East).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu41Ryan Glover pass complete to Reggie Jones for 15 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN WCU (Nathan East).
Wcu 1-10at Sam44D. Spencer rush for 5 yards to the SAM39 (Joshua Long).
Wcu 2-5at Sam39D. Spencer rush for no gain to the SAM39 (Armond Lloyd).
Wcu 3-5at Sam39Ryan Glover pass complete to Raekwon Heath for 2 yards to the SAM37 (Joshua Carter).
Wcu 4-3at Sam37Ryan Glover pass complete to Jakobe Quillen for 6 yards to the SAM31, 1ST DOWN WCU (Hakeem Johnson;Chris Edmonds).
Wcu 1-10at Sam31Ryan Glover pass complete to Keenan Hambrick for 4 yards to the SAM27 (Coutrell Plair;Ty Herring).
Wcu 2-6at Sam27Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath.
Wcu 3-6at Sam27Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath.
Wcu 4-6at Sam27R. McCollum field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 08:17.
Samford 21, Western Carolina 10
Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:44
P. Robertson kickoff 70 yards to the SAM-5, Ty King return 31 yards to the SAM26 (Dorian Davis).
Sam 1-10at Sam26SAMFORD drive start at 08:08.
Sam 1-10at Sam26Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for 4 yards to the SAM30.
Sam 2-6at Sam30Liam Welch rush for 5 yards to the SAM35 (Ty Harris).
Sam 3-1at Sam35PENALTY SAM false start 5 yards to the SAM30.
Sam 3-6at Sam30Liam Welch sacked for loss of 8 yards to the SAM22 (Ty Harris;Jaquarius Guinn).
Sam 4-14at Sam22B. Porcellato punt 33 yards to the WCU45, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:41
Wcu 1-10at Wcu45WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 06:27.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu45Mikai Stanley rush for 21 yards to the SAM34, 1ST DOWN WCU (Connor Koch).
Wcu 1-10at Sam34Ryan Glover pass complete to Clayton Bardall for 34 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:52.
R. McCollum kick attempt good.
Samford 21, Western Carolina 17
Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, TOP 00:44
P. Robertson kickoff 71 yards to the SAM-6, Ty King return 33 yards to the SAM27 (Kevon Angry).
Sam 1-10at Sam27SAMFORD drive start at 05:43.
Sam 1-10at Sam27Liam Welch pass complete to Jai'Rus Creamer for 23 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SAM (Dorian Davis).
Sam 1-10at Sam50Jay Stanton rush for 19 yards to the WCU31, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jacob Harris).
Sam 1-10at Wcu31Timeout Western Carolina, clock 05:10.
Sam 1-10at Wcu31Liam Welch pass complete to Michael Vice for 7 yards to the WCU24 (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Sam 2-3at Wcu24Liam Welch sacked for loss of 5 yards to the WCU29 (Ty Harris).
Sam 3-8at Wcu29M. Washington rush for 6 yards to the WCU23.
Sam 4-2at Wcu23Timeout Samford, clock 03:53.
Sam 4-2at Wcu23Liam Welch pass incomplete to M. Washington (Aaron Gethers), PENALTY SAM holding declined.
Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:03
Wcu 1-10at Wcu23WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:40.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu23Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 8 yards to the WCU31 (Nathan East).
Wcu 2-2at Wcu31Ryan Glover rush for 4 yards to the WCU35, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Joshua Carter).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu35Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for no gain to the WCU35 (Nathan East).
Wcu 2-10at Wcu35Ryan Glover pass complete to Daquan Patten for 8 yards to the WCU43, out-of-bounds (Ty Herring), PENALTY SAM personal foul (Coutrell Plair) 15 yards to the SAM42, 1ST DOWN WCU.
Wcu 1-10at Sam421st and 10.
Wcu 1-10at Sam42Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Jakobe Quillen.
Wcu 2-10at Sam42Mikai Stanley rush for 8 yards to the SAM34 (Joshua Long;Seth Simmer).
Wcu 3-2at Sam34Ryan Glover rush for 1 yard to the SAM33 (Nathan East).
Wcu 4-1at Sam33Ryan Glover rush for 3 yards to the SAM30, 1ST DOWN WCU (Noah Martin).
Wcu 1-10at Sam30Ryan Glover rush for no gain to the SAM30, out-of-bounds.
Wcu 2-10at Sam30Ryan Glover pass complete to Clayton Bardall for 2 yards to the SAM28 (Ty Herring).
Wcu 3-8at Sam28Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:07.
Wcu 3-8at Sam28Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Clayton Bardall.
Wcu 4-8at Sam28R. McCollum field goal attempt from 45 GOOD, clock 00:00.
Samford 21, Western Carolina 20
Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 03:40
Samford 21, Western Carolina 20
3rd Quarter

Wcu 1-Gat Wcu35Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WCU ball on WCU35.
Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, TOP 03:40
P. Robertson kickoff 65 yards to the SAM0, Ty King return 28 yards to the SAM28 (Dorian Davis).
Sam 1-10at Sam28SAMFORD drive start at 15:00.
Sam 1-10at Sam28Jay Stanton rush for 6 yards to the SAM34 (Ty Harris).
Sam 2-4at Sam34Liam Welch rush for 5 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN SAM (Trevor Childers).
Sam 1-10at Sam39Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for 5 yards to the SAM44 (Willie Hampton;A.J. Rogers).
Sam 2-5at Sam44Jay Stanton rush for 19 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN SAM (Ty Harris;Jacob Harris).
Sam 1-10at Wcu37Liam Welch pass complete to Jay Stanton for 23 yards to the WCU14, 1ST DOWN SAM (Ty Harris;Trevor Childers).
Sam 1-10at Wcu14Liam Welch pass incomplete to Ty King.
Sam 2-10at Wcu14Liam Welch rush for 7 yards to the WCU7 (L. Haynes).
Sam 3-3at Wcu07Liam Welch pass complete to Kendall Watson for 2 yards to the WCU5 (A.J. Rogers).
Sam 4-1at Wcu05Dakota Chapman rush for 3 yards to the WCU2, 1ST DOWN SAM (Micah Nelson).
Sam 1-Gat Wcu02Dakota Chapman rush for 2 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:30.
M. Fineran kick attempt good.
Samford 28, Western Carolina 20
Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:30
M. Fineran kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 12:30.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25D. Spencer rush for 6 yards to the WCU31 (Nathan East).
Wcu 2-4at Wcu31Ryan Glover sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WCU23 (Tay Berry;Joshua Long).
Wcu 3-12at Wcu23Ryan Glover pass incomplete to D. Spencer, QB hurry by Joshua Carter, QB hurry by J.T. May.
Wcu 4-12at Wcu23P. Robertson punt 36 yards to the SAM41, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 01:10
Sam 1-10at Sam41SAMFORD drive start at 11:20.
Sam 1-10at Sam41Jay Stanton rush for 2 yards to the SAM43 (Ty Harris).
Sam 2-8at Sam43Liam Welch pass incomplete to Ty King.
Sam 3-8at Sam43Liam Welch pass complete to Ty King for 40 yards to the WCU17, 1ST DOWN SAM (Trevor Childers).
Sam 1-10at Wcu17Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the WCU13 (Darrius Bell), PENALTY WCU illegal participation 5 yards to the WCU12, NO PLAY.
Sam 1-5at Wcu12Dakota Chapman rush for 3 yards to the WCU9 (Ty Harris).
Sam 2-2at Wcu09Liam Welch pass complete to J.R. Tran-Reno for 4 yards to the WCU5, 1ST DOWN SAM (Rogers-Anderson).
Sam 1-Gat Wcu05Liam Welch rush for 5 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:35.
M. Fineran kick attempt failed.
Samford 34, Western Carolina 20
Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 01:45
M. Fineran kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:35.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Ryan Glover pass complete to Luke Sutton for 1 yard to the WCU26, out-of-bounds (Ty Herring).
Wcu 2-9at Wcu26D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the WCU29 (Thomas Neville;Noah Martin).
Wcu 3-6at Wcu29Ryan Glover pass complete to Clayton Bardall for 1 yard to the WCU30 (Ty Herring).
Wcu 4-5at Wcu30Mikai Stanley rush for 1 yard to the WCU31 (Dakota Chapman).
Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, TOP 02:02
Sam 1-10at Wcu31SAMFORD drive start at 07:33.
Sam 1-10at Wcu31Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for 31 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:25.
M. Fineran kick attempt good.
Samford 41, Western Carolina 20
Drive: 1 plays, 31 yards, TOP 00:08
M. Fineran kickoff 65 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 07:25.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Ryan Glover pass complete to Reggie Jones for 2 yards to the WCU27 (Chris Edmonds).
Wcu 2-8at Wcu27Ryan Glover pass intercepted by Coutrell Plair at the WCU44, Coutrell Plair return 0 yards to the WCU44.
Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:36
Sam 1-10at Wcu44SAMFORD drive start at 06:49.
Sam 1-10at Wcu44Jay Stanton rush for 10 yards to the WCU34, 1ST DOWN SAM (Trevor Childers).
Sam 1-10at Wcu34J.R. Tran-Reno rush for 4 yards to the WCU30 (Jaquarius Guinn).
Sam 2-6at Wcu30Dakota Chapman rush for 7 yards to the WCU23, 1ST DOWN SAM (L. Haynes).
Sam 1-10at Wcu23Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for loss of 2 yards to the WCU25 (Jacob Harris).
Sam 2-12at Wcu25Liam Welch rush for 9 yards to the WCU16.
Sam 3-3at Wcu16Liam Welch rush for 2 yards to the WCU14 (Dorian Davis).
Sam 4-1at Wcu14Liam Welch rush for 2 yards to the WCU12, 1ST DOWN SAM (Trevor Childers).
Sam 1-10at Wcu12Liam Welch rush for 5 yards to the WCU7 (Ty Harris;Dorian Davis).
Sam 2-5at Wcu07Jay Stanton rush for no gain to the WCU7 (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Sam 3-5at Wcu07Liam Welch pass incomplete to Kendall Watson (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Sam 4-5at Wcu07M. Fineran field goal attempt from 23 MISSED - wide right, spot at WCU20, clock 03:13.
Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, TOP 03:36
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:13.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu20Ryan Glover pass complete to Clayton Bardall for 5 yards to the WCU25 (Chris Edmonds).
Wcu 2-5at Wcu25D. Spencer rush for 5 yards to the WCU30, 1ST DOWN WCU (Seth Simmer).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu30Ryan Glover pass complete to Raekwon Heath for 47 yards to the SAM23, 1ST DOWN WCU (Ty Herring).
Wcu 1-10at Sam23Ryan Glover rush for loss of 3 yards to the SAM26 (Nelson Jordan).
Wcu 2-13at Sam26D. Spencer rush for 2 yards to the SAM24 (Joshua Long).
Wcu 3-11at Sam24D. Spencer rush for 24 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:32.
R. McCollum kick attempt good.
Samford 41, Western Carolina 27
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:48
P. Robertson kickoff 45 yards to the SAM20, Titus Gardner return 8 yards to the SAM28 (Rogers-Anderson).
Sam 1-10at Sam28SAMFORD drive start at 00:25.
Sam 1-10at Sam28Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for 21 yards to the SAM49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Aaron Gethers).
Sam 1-10at Sam49Liam Welch pass complete to Ty King for 4 yards to the WCU47 (Ronald Kent Jr.).
Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, TOP 02:25
Samford 41, Western Carolina 27
4th Quarter

Sam 2-6at Wcu47Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Sam 2-6at Wcu47Jay Stanton rush for 5 yards to the WCU42 (Rogers-Anderson).
Sam 3-1at Wcu42Liam Welch pass complete to Michael Vice for 16 yards to the WCU26, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jacob Harris).
Sam 1-10at Wcu26Jay Stanton rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU28 (Ty Harris).
Sam 2-12at Wcu28Liam Welch pass incomplete to M. Washington.
Sam 3-12at Wcu28PENALTY WCU offside defense (Dorian Davis) 5 yards to the WCU23.
Sam 3-7at Wcu23Liam Welch rush for 11 yards to the WCU12, 1ST DOWN SAM (Curtis Roach), PENALTY WCU targeting (Curtis Roach) 6 yards to the WCU6.
Sam 1-4at Wcu061st and 6.
Sam 1-Gat Wcu06Liam Welch rush for 6 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:07.
M. Fineran kick attempt good.
Samford 48, Western Carolina 27
Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 02:25
M. Fineran kickoff 62 yards to the WCU3, Reggie Jones return 22 yards to the WCU25 (Joshua Carter), PENALTY WCU holding 10 yards to the WCU15, 1st and 10, WCU ball on WCU15.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu15WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 13:00.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu15Ryan Glover sacked for loss of 6 yards to the WCU9 (Nathan East), PENALTY SAM face mask (Nathan East) 15 yards to the WCU30, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu30D. Spencer rush for 3 yards to the WCU33 (Josiah Cotton).
Wcu 2-7at Wcu33Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Keenan Hambrick (Coutrell Plair).
Wcu 3-7at Wcu33Ryan Glover sacked for loss of 6 yards to the WCU27 (Josiah Cotton;Armond Lloyd).
Wcu 4-13at Wcu27P. Robertson punt 45 yards to the SAM28, M. Washington return 17 yards to the SAM45 (Darrius Smith).
Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:18
Sam 1-10at Sam45SAMFORD drive start at 11:42.
Sam 1-10at Sam45Liam Welch pass complete to T. Pollard for 10 yards to the WCU45, 1ST DOWN SAM (Charles Gadie;Darrius Smith).
Sam 1-10at Wcu45Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for 5 yards to the WCU40 (Rod Gattison).
Sam 2-5at Wcu40Jay Stanton rush for 2 yards to the WCU38 (Charles Gadie).
Sam 3-3at Wcu38Liam Welch pass incomplete to T. Pollard, QB hurry by Skylin Thomas.
Sam 4-3at Wcu38B. Porcellato punt 24 yards to the WCU14, fair catch by Daquan Patten.
Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, TOP 01:23
Wcu 1-10at Wcu14WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:19.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu14Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 11 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN WCU (Wade White).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu25Ryan Glover pass complete to Calvin Jones for 28 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN WCU (Wade White).
Wcu 1-10at Sam47PENALTY WCU false start 5 yards to the WCU48.
Wcu 1-15at Wcu48Ryan Glover pass complete to Keenan Hambrick for 14 yards to the SAM38 (Kourtlan Marsh).
Wcu 2-1at Sam38Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Raekwon Heath.
Wcu 3-1at Sam38Ryan Glover rush for 1 yard to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN WCU (Thomas Neville).
Wcu 1-10at Sam37Mikai Stanley rush for 2 yards to the SAM35 (Justin Hayes).
Wcu 2-8at Sam35Ryan Glover pass incomplete to Reggie Jones (Joshua Carter).
Wcu 3-8at Sam35Ryan Glover pass complete to Clayton Bardall for no gain to the SAM35 (Joshua Carter), PENALTY WCU illegal block 15 yards to the 50 yardline, NO PLAY.
Wcu 3-23at Wcu50P. Robertson punt 45 yards to the SAM5, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 03:10
Sam 1-10at Sam05SAMFORD drive start at 07:09.
Sam 1-10at Sam05Liam Welch sacked for loss of 4 yards to the SAM1 (Willie Hampton).
Sam 2-14at Sam01Jay Stanton rush for 3 yards to the SAM4 (Charles Gadie).
Sam 3-11at Sam04Jay Stanton rush for 4 yards to the SAM8 (Darrius Smith;Micah Nelson).
Sam 4-7at Sam08B. Porcellato punt 45 yards to the WCU47, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 02:11
Wcu 1-10at Wcu47WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 04:58.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu47Mikai Stanley rush for 2 yards to the WCU49 (Wade White).
Wcu 2-8at Wcu49Ryan Glover pass complete to Keenan Hambrick for 11 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Joshua Carter).
Wcu 1-10at Sam40Ryan Glover pass intercepted by Chris Edmonds at the SAM35, Chris Edmonds return 2 yards to the SAM37.
Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 00:55
Sam 1-10at Sam37SAMFORD drive start at 04:03.
Sam 1-10at Sam37Liam Welch rush for 2 yards to the SAM39 (Dejon DeCruz).
Sam 2-8at Sam39Liam Welch pass complete to A.J. Toney for 4 yards to the SAM43.
Sam 3-4at Sam43Ty Boles rush for 57 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:18.
M. Fineran kick attempt good.
Samford 55, Western Carolina 27
Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, TOP 01:53
M. Fineran kickoff 56 yards to the WCU9, Tyree Nelson return 26 yards to the WCU35 (Noah Martin).
Wcu 1-10at Wcu35WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 02:10.
Wcu 1-10at Wcu35Tyree Nelson rush for no gain to the WCU35 (Justin Hayes).
Wcu 2-10at Wcu35Carlos Davis at QB for Western Carolina.
Wcu 2-10at Wcu35Carlos Davis rush for 3 yards to the WCU38 (Nick Jackson).
Wcu 3-7at Wcu38Tyree Nelson rush for 6 yards to the WCU44 (Josiah Cotton).
Wcu 4-1at Wcu44Tyree Nelson rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU42 (Justin Hayes).
Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:00
Sam 1-10at Wcu42End of game, clock 00:00.
FINAL SCORE
Samford 55, Western Carolina 27