NCAAF Game Recap - Samford at Auburn
Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:00 PM EST

Ark
20
LSU
56
F
PSU
17
OSU
28
F
TxAM
13
UGA
19
F
WCU
3
Bama
66
F
Oreg
28
AzSt
31
F
Utah
35
Ariz
7
F
TCU
24
Okla
28
F
MIN
38
NW
22
F
Mich
39
Ind
14
F
Tex
10
Bayl
24
F
Purd
24
Wisc
45
F
BC
7
ND
40
F
Sam
0
Aub
52
F
Temp
13
Cin
15
F
Mem
49
SoFL
10
F
Ill
10
Iowa
19
F
Boise
56
UtSt
21
F
SMU
28
Navy
35
F
OkSt
20
WVU
13
F
TxSt
13
App
35
F
Pitt
0
VaTec
28
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F
Akr
17
MiaOH
20
F
Toled
30
Buff
49
F
NCSt
26
GATec
28
F
ColSt
7
Wyo
17
F
Ball
38
Kent
41
F
JMU
55
URI
21
F
UCF
34
Tul
31
F
ECU
31
UConn
24
F
Kans
31
IASt
41
F
Lib
27
UVA
55
F
MSU
27
Rut
0
F
BYU
56
UMass
24
F
HBU
14
SamHu
37
F
SoAl
15
GASt
28
F
E Ky
29
JacSt
23
F
AF
44
NM
22
F
GaSo
33
ArkSt
38
F
UCLA
35
USC
52
F
ETenn
0
Vand
38
F
LT
14
UAB
20
F
W Ky
28
SMiss
10
F
NorTx
14
Rice
20
F
Mer
7
UNC
56
F
Neb
54
MD
7
F
UT-M
7
KY
50
F
Marsh
13
UNCC
24
F
SJSU
35
UNLV
38
F
Cal
24
Stan
20
F
UTEP
35
NMS
44
F
Syr
34
Lou
56
F
OD
17
MidTN
38
F
CoCar
42
ULMon
45
F
Troy
3
ULLaf
53
F
FlAtl
40
UTSA
26
F
K St
30
TxTch
27
F
MiaFL
24
FLInt
30
F
Hou
24
Tuls
14
F
Tenn
24
MIZ
20
F
Abil
7
MissSt
45
F
Duke
27
Wake
39
F
OreSt
53
WaSt
54
F
Wash
14
Colo
20
F
NEV
35
Fres
28
F
SDSU
11
Hawaii
14
F
Ohio
52
Akr
3
F
WestMI
14
NIU
17
F

Auburn 52, Samford 0

Nov 23, 2019, 12:00 PM EST

Final

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2

3

4

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Samford (5-7)

0

0

0

0

0

(16) Auburn (8-3)

7

24

7

14

52

No. 16 Auburn cruises by Samford 52-0
Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:29 PM

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) Auburn held Samford to 114 yards and forced four turnovers, JaTarvious Whitlow scored twice, and the No. 16 Tigers tuned up for the Iron Bowl with a 52-0 victory Saturday at rain-drenched Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Auburn (8-3) forced and recovered a fumble on a fourth-and-4 on Samford's opening drive, the first of three turnovers and a trio of three-and-outs across Samford's first six possessions.

For the game, the Tigers also had 13 tackles for loss and held Samford (5-7) to 2 yards per play, 2 of 13 on third down as Auburn's defensive starters were benched a few minutes into the third quarter.

Samford had scored in 213 straight games.

"I think if they are in any other division they're probably in the top five," Samford head coach Chris Hatcher said. "That defensive front they have is phenomenal. They've got a great quarterback and some great skill players to go along with him. All in all, we just played a team that was a lot better than us."

As the rain increased, so, too, did Auburn's offensive production. After a seven-point first quarter in which they struggled to convert third downs and had a 43-yard field goal blocked, the Tigers had 193 yards of offense and 24 points in the second.

Whitlow and D.J. Williams accounted for 130 yards from scrimmage in the first half and Williams added his second touchdown of the season in the third quarter.

The Tigers nearly eclipsed 300 rushing yards for the second time this season, finishing with 294 and four rushing scores.

"We knew it was going to rain," Auburn receiver Seth Williams said. "We knew it wasn't going to be the best conditions. But we approached it right."

After completing 15 of 23 passes for 150 yards and a score, Bo Nix's day also was done early in the third quarter.

That allowed 24-year-old redshirt freshman Cord Sandberg, a former member of the Philadelphia Phillies minor league baseball organization, to take the majority of second-half snaps under center.

Sandberg made the most of his first appearance of the year, accounting for 115 yards from scrimmage and throwing the first two TD passes of his Auburn career - both to junior college transfer Zach Farrar.

NIXED RECORDS

With a 10-yard touchdown pass to Harold Joiner in the second quarter that put Auburn up 21-0, Nix passed Stan White for the most completions (181) and tied him for the most touchdowns (14) by a freshman quarterback in program history. Nix needs 50 passing yards and a touchdown in Auburn's final two games to break White's single-season marks from 1990 in both categories.

CARLSON'S STRUGGLES

Auburn sophomore kicker Anders Carlson had a 43-yard field goal blocked in the first quarter. The younger brother of SEC all-time leading scorer Daniel Carlson is now 9 for 25 on kicks of more than 40 yards in his Auburn career.

IRON BOWL QUESTIONS

Auburn is facing uncertainty at two key positions heading into the 83rd Iron Bowl. Reserve safety Jamien Sherwood, who has 25 tackles, three pass breakups, four tackles for loss and two quarterback hurries over the past five games will miss the first half against the Crimson Tide after being ejected for targeting in the third quarter against Samford.

Additionally, Auburn started Kaleb Kim, who lost his starting job at center three weeks ago, at right guard over Mike Horton, the usual first-teamer at that spot. However, when Kim was injured in the second quarter, freshman Jalil Irvin filled in for him instead of Horton.

Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said postgame that Horton suffered a minor injury last week and is expected to be "fine" to start against Alabama.

UP NEXT

Samford's regular season ends at 5-7. It's not expected to make the FCS playoff field.

Auburn hosts Alabama in the Iron Bowl next Saturday. The Tigers are looking to win their third of the last four matchups played in Jordan-Hare Stadium.

"We've got the Iron Bowl at home," Malzahn said. "That's as good as it gets."

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Passing

Sam Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
L. Welch 23 12 52.2 0 66 20 2 21.8
T. Hatcher 2 2 100.0 0 4 6 0 79.2
Aub Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Nix 23 15 65.2 1 150 36 0 98.1
C. Sandberg 7 5 71.4 2 84 37 0 151.2

Rushing

Sam Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Stanton 10 19 1.9 6 0
D. Walker 3 15 5.0 15 0
Aub Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
S. Shivers 9 55 6.1 12 1
J. Whitlow 7 49 7.0 31 2

Receiving

Sam Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Creamer 1 20 20.0 20 0
K. Watson 3 17 5.7 16 0
Aub Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Whitlow 2 46 23.0 36 0
S. Williams 4 45 11.3 17 0

Fumbles

Sam F FL
C. Oladokun 1 1
L. Welch 2 1

Returning

Sam KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
T. King 1 26.0 0 26 0 0 0
Aub KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
C. Tutt 0 0 0 1 15.0 0 15

Punting

Sam Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Porcellato 6 267 44.5 59
Aub Punt Yds Avg LgPu
A. Siposs 3 121 40.3 45

Takeaways

Aub Int Yds InTD
J. Dinson 1 0 0
C. Tutt 1 26 0

Team Stats Comparison

Sam Aub
Points For 0 52
Total Yards 114 544
Rushing Yards 51 293
Passing Yards 63 251
Passing Completions / Attempts 15/26 22/32
Turnovers 4 0
Interceptions Thrown 2 0
Fumbles - Lost 3/2 0/0
First Downs 11 28
Penalties - Yards 3/25 9/65
Time Of Possession 40:40 20:20
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/13 3/11
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/3 2/2
Punts - Average Yards 6/44 3/40

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Sam Aub
Aub 06:47 TD JaTarvious Whitlow 1 yd run (Anders Carlson kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter Sam Aub
Aub 00:52 TD JaTarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick) 0 14
Aub 05:23 TD Harold Joiner 10 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick) 0 21
Aub 07:46 TD Shaun Shivers 4 yd run (Anders Carlson kick) 0 28
Aub 13:44 FG Anders Carlson 29 yd FG 0 31
3rd Quarter Sam Aub
Aub 02:25 TD D.J. Williams 2 yd run (Anders Carlson kick) 0 38
4th Quarter Sam Aub
Aub 01:28 TD Zach Farrar 27 yd pass from Cord Sandberg (Ben Patton kick) 0 45
Aub 05:37 TD Zach Farrar 4 yd pass from Cord Sandberg (Ben Patton kick) 0 52

Game Information

Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
Attendance: 80,692
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