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Western Carolina (0-5 , 0-3) -VS- Samford (3-2 , 1-1)

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Western Carolina (0-5 , 0-3) -VS- Samford (3-2 , 1-1)

Team Score By Quarter
Team 1 1st 2 2nd 3 3rd 4 4th F Total
WCUWestern Carolina 0 3 0 0 3
Winner SAMSamford 0 10 3 3 16
WCU:
Zack Jaynes (115),
RaShawn Grate (24),
Marquel Pittman (61)
SAM:
D. Taliaferro (103),
Chris Evans (140),
D. Covington (45)
Date:
10/3/2009
Site:
Birmingham, Ala.
Stadium:
Seibert Stadium
Attendance:
4377
Kickoff Time:
2 p.m.
End of Game:
4:31 pm
Duration:
2:30
Temperature:
74
Wind:
E-4 mph
Weather:
Sunny and clear
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Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Qtr. - Time Qtr Time Scoring Play WCU SAM
2nd - 11:27 2nd 11:27 SAM - Chris Evans 2 yd run (Cameron Yaw kick), 4 plays, 25 yards, TOP 1:35 0 7
2nd - 05:00 2nd 05:00 WCU - Blake Bostic 44 yd field goal 12 plays, 38 yards, TOP 6:20 3 7
2nd - 01:05 2nd 01:05 SAM - Cameron Yaw 35 yd field goal 13 plays, 51 yards, TOP 3:52 3 10
3rd - 02:28 3rd 02:28 SAM - Cameron Yaw 27 yd field goal 15 plays, 70 yards, TOP 6:54 3 13
4th - 08:08 4th 08:08 SAM - Cameron Yaw 47 yd field goal 6 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:52 3 16
3 16
Referee: Riley Johnson Line Judge: Greg Zimmerman Side Judge: P. Davenport
Umpire: Ernie Hamilton Back Judge: Wayne Gautney Score Keeper:
Linesman: Jeff Jones Field Judge: Alan Eck

Game Statistics By Team

Team Statistics
Statistic WCU SAM
First Downs
Total 11 16
Rushing 4 9
Passing 6 5
Penalty 1 2
Rushing
Total (Net) 48 163
Attempts 30 42
Avg. Per Rush 1.6 3.9
Rushing TDs 0 1
Yds. Gained 92 183
Yds. Lost 44 20
Passing
Total (Net) 115 103
Comp.-Att.-Int. 12-19-2 14-24-0
Avg. / Att. 6.1 4.3
Avg. / Comp. 9.6 7.4
TDs 0 0
Total Offense
Yards 163 266
Plays 49 66
Avg. / Play 3.3 4.0
Fumbles - Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties - Yds. 8-61 4-45
Punting
Punts - Yds. 5-200 4-175
Avg. / Punt 40.0 43.8
Inside 20 0 2
50+ Yds. 0 1
Touchbacks 0 1
Fair Catch 1 0
Kickoffs
Total - Yds. 2-133 5-319
Avg. Yds. / Kickoff 66.5 63.8
Touchbacks 0 0
Returns
Punt: Total - Yds. - TDs 1--1-0 2-15-0
Punt: Avg. / Return -1.0 7.5
Kickoff: Total - Yds. - TDs 5-100-0 2-69-0
Kickoff: Avg. / Return 20.0 34.5
INT: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 2-0-0
Fumble: Total - Yds. - TDs 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous
Misc. Yards 0 0
Poss. Time 29:46 30:14
3rd. Down Conv. 6 of 13 5 of 16
4th. Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 2
Red-Zone: Scores - Chances 0-1 3-4
Sacks: Total - Yds. 1-9 2-21
PAT: Total - Made 0-0 1-1
2PT Conversion: Total - Made 0-0 0-0
Field Goals: Total - Made 1-1 3-4

Individual Statistics

Offensive

Individual Passing Statistics
WCU - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD INT Long Sack
Zack Jaynes 12 19 115 0 2 17 2
Totals 12 19 115 0 2 17 2
SAM - Passing
Player Cmp Att. Yds. TD Int. Long Sack
D. Taliaferro 14 24 103 0 0 19 1
Totals 14 24 103 0 0 19 1
Individual Rushing Statistics
WCU - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
RaShawn Grate 9 29 5 24 0 13 2.7
Michael Johnson 8 22 0 22 0 14 2.8
Zack Jaynes 12 41 21 20 0 10 1.7
D.J. McLendon 1 0 18 -18 0 0 -18.0
Totals 30 92 44 48 0 14 1.6
SAM - Rushing
Player Att. Gain Loss Net TD Lg. Avg.
Chris Evans 26 146 6 140 1 23 5.4
Alex Barnett 8 19 0 19 0 6 2.4
D. Taliaferro 5 15 10 5 0 8 1.0
Brock Johnson 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0
TEAM 2 0 4 -4 0 0 -2.0
Totals 42 183 20 163 1 23 3.9
Individual Receiving Statistics
WCU - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
Marquel Pittman 5 61 0 17
Jacoby Mitchell 1 17 0 17
Andrerius Thomas 1 11 0 11
Michael Johnson 2 9 0 8
George Richardson 1 9 0 9
D.J. McLendon 1 8 0 8
RaShawn Grate 1 0 0 0
Totals 12 115 0 17
SAM - Receiving
Player Rec. Yds. TD Long
D. Covington 6 45 0 19
Chris Evans 4 39 0 13
Alex Barnett 2 10 0 9
Jeff Ogren 1 5 0 5
Brock Johnson 1 4 0 4
Totals 14 103 0 19

Defensive

Western Carolina - Individual Defensive Statistics
Western Carolina - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Chris Collins 8 4 12 2.0/10 2.0 1.0/9 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Adrian McLeod 7 3 10 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - 1
Angelo Brown 5 2 7 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jordan Williams 3 3 6 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Abram Scott 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Antoine George 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Bevans Robbs 2 2 4 0.5/2 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Justin Collins 1 3 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Mitchell Bell 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - 1 - -
Charles Johnson - 3 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Trey Selby 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Chaz Jackson 1 1 2 0.5/1 0.5 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Buddy Robinson 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Robert Peele 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
George Richardson - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Willie Kennedy 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Brandon Vaught 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Gene Singletary 1 - 1 1.0/3 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jonte Bumpus 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
C.J. Johnson - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Samford - Individual Defensive Statistics
Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds TFL Sack/Yds Sacks FF FR-Yds Fumbl INT INT BrUp Blkd QH
Bryce Smith 4 5 9 1.0/1 1.0 -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 2 - -
T. Broussard 6 2 8 2.0/5 2.0 -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Sean Thompson 3 2 5 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Corey White 3 1 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- 1-0 1 - - -
C.J. Brown 4 - 4 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
R. Forrester 4 - 4 2.0/14 2.0 1.0/13 1.0 - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Ty Levie 2 1 3 -/- - -/- - - 0-1 1/- - - - - -
D. Covington 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - 1 1-0 -/- - - - - -
Durell Hill 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Patrick Hatcher 2 - 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Jeremy Towns - 2 2 0.5/4 0.5 0.5/4 0.5 - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Alex Davis 1 1 2 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jamael Lett 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Omar Johnson 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Alex Barnett - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Keith Shoulders - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
M. Prendergast - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Devyn Keith - 1 1 0.5/4 0.5 0.5/4 0.5 - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Jeff Ogren - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Austin Hayes - 1 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - -
Jason Gaines 1 - 1 -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1
Will Tumlin - - - -/- - -/- - - 0-0 -/- - - - - 1

Special Teams

Individual Punting Statistics
WCU - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Blake Cain 5 200 40.0 46 0 0 0
SAM - Punting
Player Punts Yds. Avg. Long In. 20 TB 50+ Yds.
Bob Hooper 4 175 43.8 54 2 1 1
Individual Return Statistics
WCU - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
George Richardson 1 -1 0 5 100 28 0 0 0
SAM - All Returns
Player Punts Kickoffs Interceptions
Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg Ret. Yds. Lg
Richie Fordham 2 15 9 1 46 46 0 0 0
Alex Barnett 0 0 0 1 23 23 0 0 0
Corey White 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Bryce Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Individual Field Goal Statistics
WCU - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Blake Bostic 2nd 05:00 44 GOOD
SAM - Field Goals
Player Qtr. Clock Yds. Result
Cameron Yaw 2nd 01:05 35 GOOD
Cameron Yaw 2nd 00:31 26 MISSED
Cameron Yaw 3rd 02:28 27 GOOD
Cameron Yaw 4th 08:08 47 GOOD
Individual Kickoff Statistics
WCU - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Blake Bostic 2 133 0 0 66.5
SAM - Kickoffs
Player No. Yds. TB OB Avg.
Cameron Yaw 5 319 0 0 63.8
Individual PAT Statistics
WCU - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
SAM - PATs
Player Kicks Rushes Passes
ATT Made ATT Made ATT Made
Cameron Yaw 1 1 0 0 0 0

Drive Chart

All Drives

All Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM50 15:00 KO WCU37 12:26 PUNT 5-13 2:34
1st/12:26 WCU 1st WCU02 12:26 PUNT WCU35 06:40 PUNT 9-33 5:46
1st/06:40 SAM 1st SAM25 06:40 PUNT SAM34 05:09 PUNT 3-9 1:31
1st/05:09 WCU 1st WCU26 05:09 PUNT WCU35 03:12 PUNT 3-9 1:57
1st/03:12 SAM 1st SAM28 03:12 PUNT WCU47 14:52 PUNT 6-25 3:20
2nd/14:52 WCU 2nd WCU20 14:52 PUNT WCU18 13:02 INT 4-(-2) 1:50
2nd/13:02 SAM 2nd WCU25 13:02 INT WCU00 11:27 TD 4-25 1:35
2nd/11:20 WCU 2nd WCU34 11:20 KO SAM28 05:00 FG 12-38 6:20
2nd/04:47 SAM 2nd SAM31 04:47 KO WCU18 00:55 FG 13-51 3:52
2nd/01:05 WCU 2nd WCU15 01:05 KO WCU16 00:55 FUMB 0-1 0:10
2nd/00:55 SAM 2nd WCU16 00:55 FUMB WCU09 00:31 FGA 4-7 0:24
2nd/00:31 WCU 2nd WCU20 00:31 FGA WCU28 00:00 HALF 1-8 0:31
3rd/14:52 WCU 3rd WCU29 14:52 KO SAM15 09:22 INT 10-56 5:30
3rd/09:22 SAM 3rd SAM20 09:22 INT WCU10 02:28 FG 15-70 6:54
3rd/02:20 WCU 3rd WCU22 02:20 KO WCU10 14:48 PUNT 3-(-12) 2:32
4th/14:48 SAM 4th SAM50 14:48 PUNT SAM41 12:41 PUNT 4-(-9) 2:07
4th/12:41 WCU 4th WCU05 12:41 PUNT WCU20 10:00 PUNT 4-15 2:41
4th/10:00 SAM 4th SAM37 10:00 PUNT WCU29 08:08 FG 6-34 1:52
4th/07:59 WCU 4th WCU20 07:59 KO WCU32 05:52 PUNT 4-12 2:07
4th/05:52 SAM 4th SAM27 05:52 PUNT WCU42 00:00 HALF 10-31 5:52

Western Carolina Drives

Western Carolina Drives
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/12:26 WCU 1st WCU02 12:26 PUNT WCU35 06:40 PUNT 9-33 5:46
1st/05:09 WCU 1st WCU26 05:09 PUNT WCU35 03:12 PUNT 3-9 1:57
2nd/14:52 WCU 2nd WCU20 14:52 PUNT WCU18 13:02 INT 4-(-2) 1:50
2nd/11:20 WCU 2nd WCU34 11:20 KO SAM28 05:00 FG 12-38 6:20
2nd/01:05 WCU 2nd WCU15 01:05 KO WCU16 00:55 FUMB 0-1 0:10
2nd/00:31 WCU 2nd WCU20 00:31 FGA WCU28 00:00 HALF 1-8 0:31
3rd/14:52 WCU 3rd WCU29 14:52 KO SAM15 09:22 INT 10-56 5:30
3rd/02:20 WCU 3rd WCU22 02:20 KO WCU10 14:48 PUNT 3-(-12) 2:32
4th/12:41 WCU 4th WCU05 12:41 PUNT WCU20 10:00 PUNT 4-15 2:41
4th/07:59 WCU 4th WCU20 07:59 KO WCU32 05:52 PUNT 4-12 2:07

Samford Drives

Western Carolina
Team - Yardline - Time Team Qtr. Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Plays-Yds. TOP
1st/15:00 SAM 1st SAM50 15:00 KO WCU37 12:26 PUNT 5-13 2:34
1st/06:40 SAM 1st SAM25 06:40 PUNT SAM34 05:09 PUNT 3-9 1:31
1st/03:12 SAM 1st SAM28 03:12 PUNT WCU47 14:52 PUNT 6-25 3:20
2nd/13:02 SAM 2nd WCU25 13:02 INT WCU00 11:27 TD 4-25 1:35
2nd/04:47 SAM 2nd SAM31 04:47 KO WCU18 00:55 FG 13-51 3:52
2nd/00:55 SAM 2nd WCU16 00:55 FUMB WCU09 00:31 FGA 4-7 0:24
3rd/09:22 SAM 3rd SAM20 09:22 INT WCU10 02:28 FG 15-70 6:54
4th/14:48 SAM 4th SAM50 14:48 PUNT SAM41 12:41 PUNT 4-(-9) 2:07
4th/10:00 SAM 4th SAM37 10:00 PUNT WCU29 08:08 FG 6-34 1:52
4th/05:52 SAM 4th SAM27 05:52 PUNT WCU42 00:00 HALF 10-31 5:52

Play By Play

Quarter #1 Plays

Game Start
Start of 1st Half
Play
WCU won the toss and deferred to the second half. Samford to receive.
WCU ball on WCU30.
Blake Bostic kickoff 66 yards to the SAM4, Richie Fordham return 46 yards to the 50 yardline (Willie Kennedy).
Samford at 15:00
Samford at 15:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 15:00
1st and 10 at SAM50 D. Taliaferro pass complete to D. Covington for 2 yards to the WCU48, out-of-bounds (Robert Peele).
2nd and 8 at WCU48 Chris Evans rush for 10 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN SAM (Trey Selby).
1st and 10 at WCU38 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Chris Evans for 6 yards to the WCU32, out-of-bounds (Chris Collins).
2nd and 4 at WCU32 Chris Evans rush for no gain to the WCU32 (Mitchell Bell;Jordan Williams).
3rd and 4 at WCU32 PENALTY SAM false start (Keith Jones) 5 yards to the WCU37.
3rd and 9 at WCU37 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to D. Covington.
4th and 9 at WCU37 Bob Hooper punt 35 yards to the WCU2, downed.
Total 5 plays , 13 yards Time of Possession: 2:34
Western Carolina at 12:26
Western Carolina at 12:26
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 12:26
1st and 10 at WCU02 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 12:26.
1st and 10 at WCU02 Zack Jaynes rush for 1 yard to the WCU3 (Patrick Hatcher).
2nd and 9 at WCU03 RaShawn Grate rush for no gain to the WCU3 (Sean Thompson;Bryce Smith).
3rd and 9 at WCU03 Zack Jaynes rush for 10 yards to the WCU13, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (T. Broussard).
1st and 10 at WCU13 Michael Johnson rush for 2 yards to the WCU15 (Alex Davis;Sean Thompson).
2nd and 8 at WCU15 Zack Jaynes rush for 2 yards to the WCU17 (Alex Davis).
3rd and 6 at WCU17 QB hurry by Jeremy Towns.
3rd and 6 at WCU17 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Marquel Pittman for 13 yards to the WCU30, 1ST DOWN WCU (T. Broussard).
1st and 10 at WCU30 Zack Jaynes rush for 5 yards to the WCU35 (C.J. Brown).
2nd and 5 at WCU35 RaShawn Grate rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU34 (R. Forrester).
3rd and 6 at WCU34 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Michael Johnson for 1 yard to the WCU35 (Corey White).
4th and 5 at WCU35 Blake Cain punt 40 yards to the SAM25, out-of-bounds.
Total 9 plays , 33 yards Time of Possession: 5:46
Samford at 06:40
Samford at 06:40
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 06:40
1st and 10 at SAM25 SAMFORD drive start at 06:40.
1st and 10 at SAM25 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Brock Johnson.
2nd and 10 at SAM25 Chris Evans rush for 5 yards to the SAM30 (Adrian McLeod).
3rd and 5 at SAM30 D. Taliaferro pass complete to D. Covington for 4 yards to the SAM34 (Angelo Brown;Chris Collins).
4th and 1 at SAM34 Bob Hooper punt 39 yards to the WCU27, G. Richardson return -1 yards to the WCU26 (Corey White).
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 1:31
Western Carolina at 05:09
Western Carolina at 05:09
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 05:09
1st and 10 at WCU26 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:09.
1st and 10 at WCU26 RaShawn Grate rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU23 (T. Broussard).
2nd and 13 at WCU23 Zack Jaynes rush for 7 yards to the WCU30, out-of-bounds (Ty Levie).
3rd and 6 at WCU30 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Marquel Pittman for 5 yards to the WCU35 (Jamael Lett).
4th and 1 at WCU35 Blake Cain punt 37 yards to the SAM28, fair catch by Richie Fordham.
Total 3 plays , 9 yards Time of Possession: 1:57
Samford at 03:12
Samford at 03:12
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 03:12
1st and 10 at SAM28 SAMFORD drive start at 03:12.
1st and 10 at SAM28 D. Taliaferro rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM27, out-of-bounds (Chris Collins).
2nd and 11 at SAM27 D. Taliaferro pass complete to D. Covington for 5 yards to the SAM32 (Jordan Williams).
3rd and 6 at SAM32 D. Taliaferro pass complete to D. Covington for 19 yards to the WCU49, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Abram Scott).
1st and 10 at WCU49 D. Taliaferro rush for 3 yards to the WCU46 (Buddy Robinson;Trey Selby).
2nd and 7 at WCU46 D. Taliaferro rush for 4 yards to the WCU42, out-of-bounds (Adrian McLeod).
3rd and 3 at WCU42 QB hurry by Buddy Robinson.
3rd and 3 at WCU42 Chris Evans rush for 7 yards to the WCU35 (Antoine George), PENALTY SAM holding 9 yards to the SAM49, NO PLAY.
3rd and 12 at SAM49 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Brock Johnson for 4 yards to the WCU47 (Chris Collins).

Quarter #2 Plays

Start of Quarter #2
Start of Quarter #2
Down & Distance Play
4th and 8 at WCU47 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
4th and 8 at WCU47 Bob Hooper punt 47 yards to the WCU0, touchback.
Total 6 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 3:20
Western Carolina at 14:52
Western Carolina at 14:52
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 14:52
1st and 10 at WCU20 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:52.
1st and 10 at WCU20 D.J. McLendon rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU18, fumble forced by T. Broussard, fumble by D.J. McLendon recovered by WCU Chris Everett at WCU2.
2nd and 28 at WCU02 Michael Johnson rush for 1 yard to the WCU3 (T. Broussard;Corey White).
3rd and 27 at WCU03 Zack Jaynes pass incomplete to A. Thomas.
4th and 27 at WCU03 Blake Cain punt 45 yards to the WCU48, Richie Fordham return to the WCU38 (Brandon Vaught), PENALTY SAM personal foul (Alvin Hines) 15 yards to the WCU18, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at WCU18 Zack Jaynes pass intercepted by Bryce Smith at the WCU25, Bryce Smith return 0 yards to the WCU25.
Total 4 plays , -2 yards Time of Possession: 1:50
Samford at 13:02
Samford at 13:02
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 13:02
1st and 10 at WCU25 SAMFORD drive start at 13:02.
1st and 10 at WCU25 Chris Evans rush for 4 yards to the WCU21 (Abram Scott;Justin Collins).
2nd and 6 at WCU21 Chris Evans rush for 4 yards to the WCU17 (Chris Collins).
3rd and 2 at WCU17 Chris Evans rush for 15 yards to the WCU2, 1ST DOWN SAM (Abram Scott).
1st and GOAL at WCU02 Chris Evans rush for 2 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:27.
1st and GOAL at WCU03 Cameron Yaw kick attempt good.
1st and GOAL at SAM30 Cameron Yaw kickoff 64 yards to the WCU6, G. Richardson return 28 yards to the WCU34 (D. Covington).
Total 4 plays , 25 yards Time of Possession: 1:35
Score:
Western Carolina 0-7 Samford
Western Carolina at 11:20
Western Carolina at 11:20
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 11:20
1st and 10 at WCU34 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:20.
1st and 10 at WCU34 RaShawn Grate rush for 2 yards to the WCU36 (Alex Barnett;Bryce Smith).
2nd and 8 at WCU36 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Marquel Pittman for 10 yards to the WCU46, 1ST DOWN WCU (Bryce Smith).
1st and 10 at WCU46 RaShawn Grate rush for 2 yards to the WCU48 (C.J. Brown).
2nd and 8 at WCU48 Zack Jaynes pass complete to RaShawn Grate for no gain to the WCU48 (Durell Hill).
3rd and 8 at WCU48 Zack Jaynes pass complete to A. Thomas for 11 yards to the SAM41, 1ST DOWN WCU.
1st and 10 at SAM41 QB hurry by Jason Gaines.
1st and 10 at SAM41 Zack Jaynes pass complete to D.J. McLendon for 8 yards to the SAM33 (C.J. Brown).
2nd and 2 at SAM33 Michael Johnson rush for no gain to the SAM33 (Bryce Smith).
3rd and 2 at SAM33 Michael Johnson rush for 3 yards to the SAM30, 1ST DOWN WCU (Durell Hill).
1st and 10 at SAM30 Zack Jaynes pass incomplete to Marquel Pittman (Bryce Smith).
2nd and 10 at SAM30 Michael Johnson rush for 1 yard to the SAM29 (Bryce Smith;Jeremy Towns).
3rd and 9 at SAM29 Zack Jaynes rush for 1 yard to the SAM28, out-of-bounds (Patrick Hatcher).
4th and 8 at SAM28 QB hurry by Will Tumlin.
4th and 8 at SAM28 Blake Bostic field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 05:00.
1st and GOAL at WCU30 Blake Bostic kickoff 66 yards to the SAM4, Alex Barnett return to the SAM29 (Jordan Williams), PENALTY WCU offside 5 yards to the WCU25, NO PLAY.
1st and GOAL at WCU25 Blake Bostic kickoff 67 yards to the SAM8, Alex Barnett return 23 yards to the SAM31 (Angelo Brown).
Total 12 plays , 38 yards Time of Possession: 6:20
Score:
Western Carolina 3-7 Samford
Samford at 04:47
Samford at 04:47
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 04:47
1st and 10 at SAM31 SAMFORD drive start at 04:47.
1st and 10 at SAM31 Chris Evans rush for loss of 3 yards to the SAM28 (Gene Singletary).
2nd and 13 at SAM28 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Alex Barnett for 9 yards to the SAM37 (Jordan Williams;Antoine George).
3rd and 4 at SAM37 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Jeff Ogren for 5 yards to the SAM42, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mitchell Bell).
1st and 10 at SAM42 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Chris Evans for 9 yards to the WCU49 (Adrian McLeod).
2nd and 1 at WCU49 Chris Evans rush for 8 yards to the WCU41, 1ST DOWN SAM (Antoine George).
1st and 10 at WCU41 Chris Evans rush for 2 yards to the WCU39 (Mitchell Bell).
2nd and 8 at WCU39 Timeout Samford, clock 02:13.
2nd and 8 at WCU39 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Ryan Fordham (Adrian McLeod).
3rd and 8 at WCU39 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Alex Barnett for 1 yard to the WCU38 (Adrian McLeod;G. Richardson).
4th and 7 at WCU38 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Chris Evans for 13 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jordan Williams), PENALTY WCU holding declined.
1st and 10 at WCU25 Chris Evans rush for 6 yards to the WCU19, out-of-bounds (Antoine George).
2nd and 4 at WCU19 Alex Barnett rush for 1 yard to the WCU18 (Jonte Bumpus).
3rd and 3 at WCU18 Timeout Samford, clock 01:14.
3rd and 3 at WCU18 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to D. Covington.
4th and 3 at WCU18 Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 01:05.
1st and GOAL at SAM30 Cameron Yaw kickoff 67 yards to the WCU3, G. Richardson return 12 yards to the WCU15, fumble forced by D. Covington, fumble by G. Richardson recovered by SAM Ty Levie at WCU16.
Total 13 plays , 51 yards Time of Possession: 3:52
Score:
Western Carolina 3-10 Samford
Samford at 00:55
Samford at 00:55
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 00:55
1st and 10 at WCU16 SAMFORD drive start at 00:55.
1st and 10 at WCU16 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Jonathan Lowery.
2nd and 10 at WCU16 D. Taliaferro pass complete to D. Covington for 7 yards to the WCU9 (Abram Scott).
3rd and 3 at WCU09 Timeout Samford, clock 00:40.
3rd and 3 at WCU09 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Jonathan Lowery.
4th and 3 at WCU09 Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 26 MISSED - hit right upright, spot at WCU20, clock 00:31.
Total 4 plays , 7 yards Time of Possession: 0:24
Western Carolina at 00:31
Western Carolina at 00:31
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 00:31
1st and 10 at WCU20 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 00:31.
1st and 10 at WCU20 RaShawn Grate rush for 8 yards to the WCU28 (Sean Thompson).
2nd and 2 at WCU28 End of half, clock 00:00.
Total 1 plays , 8 yards Time of Possession: 0:31

Quarter #3 Plays

Halftime
Start of 2nd Half
Play
Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, SAM ball on SAM30.
Cameron Yaw kickoff 63 yards to the WCU7, G. Richardson return 22 yards to the WCU29 (R. Forrester).
Western Carolina at 14:52
Western Carolina at 14:52
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 14:52
1st and 10 at WCU29 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:52.
1st and 10 at WCU29 RaShawn Grate rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU28 (Bryce Smith).
2nd and 11 at WCU28 Zack Jaynes rush for 3 yards to the WCU31 (Sean Thompson).
3rd and 8 at WCU31 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Jacoby Mitchell for 17 yards to the WCU48, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Ty Levie).
1st and 10 at WCU48 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 12:51.
1st and 10 at WCU48 Michael Johnson rush for no gain to the WCU48 (Bryce Smith).
2nd and 10 at WCU48 Michael Johnson rush for 14 yards to the SAM38, 1ST DOWN WCU (T. Broussard).
1st and 10 at SAM38 Zack Jaynes pass incomplete to Michael Johnson (Bryce Smith).
2nd and 10 at SAM38 Zack Jaynes rush for 6 yards to the SAM32 (T. Broussard).
3rd and 4 at SAM32 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Marquel Pittman for 16 yards to the SAM16, 1ST DOWN WCU.
1st and 10 at SAM16 Michael Johnson rush for 1 yard to the SAM15 (Austin Hayes;Bryce Smith).
2nd and 9 at SAM15 Zack Jaynes pass intercepted by Corey White at the SAM0, Corey White return 0 yards to the SAM0, touchback.
Total 10 plays , 56 yards Time of Possession: 5:30
Samford at 09:22
Samford at 09:22
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 09:22
1st and 10 at SAM20 SAMFORD drive start at 09:22.
1st and 10 at SAM20 Chris Evans rush for 8 yards to the SAM28 (Chris Collins;Jordan Williams).
2nd and 2 at SAM28 Chris Evans rush for 23 yards to the WCU49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Angelo Brown).
1st and 10 at WCU49 Chris Evans rush for 2 yards to the WCU47 (Charles Johnson;Chris Collins).
2nd and 8 at WCU47 PENALTY WCU offside (Charles Johnson) 5 yards to the WCU42.
2nd and 3 at WCU42 Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the WCU39, 1ST DOWN SAM (Adrian McLeod).
1st and 10 at WCU39 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Jonathan Lowery (Mitchell Bell).
2nd and 10 at WCU39 Chris Evans rush for 1 yard to the WCU38 (Jordan Williams).
3rd and 9 at WCU38 D. Taliaferro pass complete to Chris Evans for 11 yards to the WCU27, 1ST DOWN SAM (Angelo Brown).
1st and 10 at WCU27 Chris Evans rush for 1 yard to the WCU26 (Adrian McLeod).
2nd and 9 at WCU26 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Jeff Ogren.
3rd and 9 at WCU26 D. Taliaferro rush for 8 yards to the WCU18, out-of-bounds (Antoine George).
4th and 1 at WCU18 QB hurry by C.J. Johnson.
4th and 1 at WCU18 Alex Barnett rush for 2 yards to the WCU16, 1ST DOWN SAM (Chris Collins;Justin Collins).
1st and 10 at WCU16 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to D. Covington.
2nd and 10 at WCU16 QB hurry by Adrian McLeod.
2nd and 10 at WCU16 Alex Barnett rush for 6 yards to the WCU10 (Angelo Brown;Justin Collins).
3rd and 4 at WCU10 Alex Barnett rush for no gain to the WCU10 (Angelo Brown).
4th and 4 at WCU10 Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 27 GOOD, clock 02:28.
1st and GOAL at SAM30 Cameron Yaw kickoff 62 yards to the WCU8, G. Richardson return 14 yards to the WCU22 (Jeff Ogren;M. Prendergast).
Total 15 plays , 70 yards Time of Possession: 6:54
Score:
Western Carolina 3-13 Samford
Western Carolina at 02:20
Western Carolina at 02:20
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 02:20
1st and 10 at WCU22 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 02:20.
1st and 10 at WCU22 RaShawn Grate rush for 4 yards to the WCU26 (Jason Gaines).
2nd and 6 at WCU26 Zack Jaynes pass incomplete to Jacoby Mitchell, PENALTY WCU holding (Ryan Moore) 10 yards to the WCU16, NO PLAY.
2nd and 16 at WCU16 QB hurry by Patrick Hatcher.
2nd and 16 at WCU16 Zack Jaynes sacked for loss of 13 yards to the WCU3 (R. Forrester).
3rd and 29 at WCU03 PENALTY WCU delay of game (Zack Jaynes) 2 yards to the WCU1.
3rd and 31 at WCU01 Zack Jaynes pass complete to G. Richardson for 9 yards to the WCU10 (Sean Thompson).

Quarter #4 Plays

Start of Quarter #4
Start of Quarter #4
Down & Distance Play
4th and 22 at WCU10 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
4th and 22 at WCU10 Blake Cain punt 46 yards to the SAM44, Richie Fordham return 6 yards to the 50 yardline (Brandon Vaught).
Total 3 plays , -12 yards Time of Possession: 2:32
Samford at 14:48
Samford at 14:48
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 14:48
1st and 10 at SAM50 SAMFORD drive start at 14:48.
1st and 10 at SAM50 D. Taliaferro sacked for loss of 9 yards to the SAM41 (Chris Collins).
2nd and 19 at SAM41 Timeout Samford, clock 14:08.
2nd and 19 at SAM41 Chris Evans rush for 21 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN SAM (Bevans Robbs).
1st and 10 at WCU38 2nd and 19.
2nd and 19 at WCU38 SAM ball on SAM41.
2nd and 19 at SAM41 Chris Evans rush for loss of 3 yards to the SAM38 (Bevans Robbs;Chaz Jackson).
3rd and 22 at SAM38 Brock Johnson rush for 3 yards to the SAM41 (Charles Johnson;Bevans Robbs).
4th and 19 at SAM41 Bob Hooper punt 54 yards to the WCU5, downed.
Total 4 plays , 12 yards Time of Possession: 2:07
Western Carolina at 12:41
Western Carolina at 12:41
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 12:41
1st and 10 at WCU05 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 12:41.
1st and 10 at WCU05 RaShawn Grate rush for 13 yards to the WCU18, 1ST DOWN WCU (Omar Johnson).
1st and 10 at WCU18 PENALTY WCU illegal block 9 yards to the WCU9.
1st and 19 at WCU09 Zack Jaynes pass incomplete.
2nd and 19 at WCU09 Zack Jaynes rush for 3 yards to the WCU12 (Corey White).
3rd and 16 at WCU12 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Michael Johnson for 8 yards to the WCU20 (C.J. Brown).
4th and 8 at WCU20 Blake Cain punt 36 yards to the SAM44, Richie Fordham return 9 yards to the WCU47 (Angelo Brown), PENALTY SAM IB (Mason Wald) 16 yards to the SAM37, 1st and 10, SAM ball on SAM37.
Total 4 plays , 15 yards Time of Possession: 2:41
Samford at 10:00
Samford at 10:00
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 10:00
1st and 10 at SAM37 SAMFORD drive start at 10:00.
1st and 10 at SAM37 Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the SAM40, out-of-bounds (Chaz Jackson).
2nd and 7 at SAM40 Chris Evans rush for 10 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Trey Selby), PENALTY WCU personal foul (Robert Peele) 15 yards to the WCU35, 1ST DOWN SAM.
1st and 10 at WCU35 1st and 10.
1st and 10 at WCU35 Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the WCU32 (Buddy Robinson).
2nd and 7 at WCU32 Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the WCU29 (Chris Collins).
3rd and 4 at WCU29 D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Jonathan Lowery.
4th and 4 at WCU29 Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 47 GOOD, clock 08:08.
1st and GOAL at SAM30 Cameron Yaw kickoff 63 yards to the WCU7, G. Richardson return 23 yards to the WCU30 (R. Forrester), PENALTY WCU holding (Abram Scott) 10 yards to the WCU20, 1st and 10, WCU ball on WCU20.
Total 6 plays , 34 yards Time of Possession: 1:52
Score:
Western Carolina 3-16 Samford
Western Carolina at 07:59
Western Carolina at 07:59
Down & Distance Play
Western Carolina at 07:59
1st and 10 at WCU20 WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 07:59.
1st and 10 at WCU20 Zack Jaynes pass complete to Marquel Pittman for 17 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN WCU (T. Broussard;Ty Levie).
1st and 10 at WCU37 Zack Jaynes rush for 3 yards to the WCU40 (Keith Shoulders;Bryce Smith).
2nd and 7 at WCU40 Zack Jaynes sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WCU32 (Devyn Keith;Jeremy Towns).
3rd and 15 at WCU32 Zack Jaynes pass incomplete to D.J. McLendon.
4th and 15 at WCU32 QB hurry by Devyn Keith.
4th and 15 at WCU32 Blake Cain punt 41 yards to the SAM27, downed.
Total 4 plays , 12 yards Time of Possession: 2:07
Samford at 05:52
Samford at 05:52
Down & Distance Play
Samford at 05:52
1st and 10 at SAM27 SAMFORD drive start at 05:52.
1st and 10 at SAM27 Alex Barnett rush for no gain to the SAM27 (Adrian McLeod).
2nd and 10 at SAM27 Alex Barnett rush for 3 yards to the SAM30 (Adrian McLeod;Charles Johnson).
3rd and 7 at SAM30 Alex Barnett rush for 3 yards to the SAM33 (Bevans Robbs).
4th and 4 at SAM33 Bob Hooper punt 41 yards to the WCU26, G. Richardson return to the SAM26 (Mason Wald), PENALTY WCU offside 5 yards to the SAM38, 1ST DOWN SAM, NO PLAY.
1st and 10 at SAM38 Chris Evans rush for 7 yards to the SAM45 (Adrian McLeod;Abram Scott).
2nd and 3 at SAM45 Chris Evans rush for 4 yards to the SAM49, 1ST DOWN SAM (Justin Collins).
1st and 10 at SAM49 Chris Evans rush for 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Chris Collins).
2nd and 9 at SAM50 Alex Barnett rush for 4 yards to the WCU46 (Adrian McLeod).
3rd and 5 at WCU46 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:23.
3rd and 5 at WCU46 Timeout Samford, clock 01:23.
3rd and 5 at WCU46 D. Taliaferro pass complete to D. Covington for 8 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN SAM (Chris Collins).
1st and 10 at WCU38 Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:16.
1st and 10 at WCU38 TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU40.
2nd and 12 at WCU40 TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU42.
3rd and 14 at WCU42 End of game, clock 00:00.
Total 10 plays , 31 yards Time of Possession: 5:52
Score:
Western Carolina 3-16 Samford

Participation

Starters

WCU - Offense
# Player Pos.
68 Victor Aquilina C
25 RaShawn Grate HB
61 Steven Ray LG
64 Matt Winter LT
12 Zack Jaynes QB
65 Teddy Rhoney RG
62 Nathan Postelle RT
88 Connor Orr TE
89 Chris Everett TE
24 D.J. McLendon WR
80 Marquel Pittman WR
WCU - Defense
# Player Pos.
16 Antoine George BCB
27 Abram Scott BS
10 Chris Collins DB
96 C.J. Johnson DE
98 Trey Selby DE
93 Charles Johnson DT
9 Robert Peele FCB
18 Mitchell Bell FS
51 Jordan Williams MLB
82 Gene Singletary NG
36 Adrian McLeod WLB
SAM - Offense
# Player Pos.
61 Jon Weber C
40 Ryan Fordham FB
74 Charlie Sanford LG
78 George Allers LT
10 D. Taliaferro QB
24 Chris Evans RB
50 Thomas Gray RG
58 Keith Jones RT
80 Kanon Burt TE
7 D. Covington WR
12 Jonathan Lowery WR
SAM - Defense
# Player Pos.
44 R. Forrester DE
49 J.M. Clay DE
94 Jason Gaines DT
13 T. Broussard FS
16 Jamael Lett LCB
47 Bryce Smith MLB
90 Patrick Hatcher NG
29 Ty Levie RCB
54 Sean Thompson SLB
18 Andy Davis SS
39 C.J. Brown WLB

Player Participation

Western Carolina
# Player
2 Andrerius Thomas
4 Jacoby Mitchell
5 Michael Johnson
8 Jideofo Okwudiri
13 George Richardson
22 Elijer Martinez
30 Angelo Brown
31 Willie Kennedy
33 Nate Stephenson
40 Brandon Vaught
43 Torez Jones
44 Chaz Jackson
46 Brett Allen
47 Blake Bostic
48 Blake Cain
58 Zak Warner
78 Ryan Moore
84 Christian Bethune
90 Buddy Robinson
95 Bevans Robbs
97 Justin Collins
99 Jonte Bumpus
Samford
# Player
3 Corey White
4 Brock Johnson
14 Richie Fordham
19 Chris Legette
23 Justin Sly
25 Omar Johnson
28 Darion Sutton
30 Alex Barnett
33 Mason Wald
34 Alvin Hines
35 Keith Shoulders
41 Will Tumlin
42 Durell Hill
45 Cameron Yaw
46 David Strider
48 M. Prendergast
57 Ryan Dudchock
66 Cory Smith
67 Josh Fields
73 Paul Selmon
75 Devyn Keith
79 T. Strickland
81 Jeff Ogren
84 J. Rodriguez
88 Erik Peterson
89 Bill Kottas
91 Jeremy Towns
92 Bob Hooper
93 Austin Hayes
95 J. Kirschenbaum
96 Alex Davis