NCAAF Game Recap
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Citadel at SamfordSat Sep 28, 2019 3:00 PM EDT
Clem |
21 |
UNC |
20 |
F |
Miss |
31 |
Bama |
59 |
F |
OSU |
48 |
Neb |
7 |
F |
TxTch |
16 |
Okla |
55 |
F |
MissSt |
23 |
Aub |
56 |
F |
NW |
15 |
Wisc |
24 |
F |
Tows |
0 |
Fla |
38 |
F |
UVA |
20 |
ND |
35 |
F |
PSU |
59 |
MD |
0 |
F |
MidTN |
3 |
Iowa |
48 |
F |
AzSt |
24 |
Cal |
17 |
F |
USC |
14 |
Wash |
28 |
F |
WaSt |
13 |
Utah |
38 |
F |
Rut |
0 |
Mich |
52 |
F |
UConn |
21 |
UCF |
56 |
F |
TxAM |
31 |
Ark |
27 |
F |
K St |
13 |
OkSt |
26 |
F |
Ind |
31 |
MSU |
40 |
F |
Navy |
23 |
Mem |
35 |
F |
Duke |
45 |
VaTec |
10 |
F |
SJSU |
24 |
AF |
41 |
F |
C Mi |
15 |
WestMI |
31 |
F |
Buff |
20 |
MiaOH |
34 |
F |
NIU |
18 |
Vand |
24 |
F |
Kans |
14 |
TCU |
51 |
F |
BYU |
21 |
Toled |
28 |
F |
HolyC |
3 |
Syr |
41 |
F |
Del |
14 |
Pitt |
17 |
F |
JMU |
45 |
Elon |
10 |
F |
JacSt |
33 |
APSU |
52 |
F |
CoCar |
37 |
App |
56 |
F |
IASt |
21 |
Bayl |
23 |
F |
GATec |
2 |
Temp |
24 |
F |
MIN |
38 |
Purd |
31 |
F |
Akr |
29 |
UMass |
37 |
F |
FlAtl |
45 |
UNCC |
27 |
F |
Wake |
27 |
BC |
24 |
F |
SMU |
48 |
SoFL |
21 |
F |
Cin |
52 |
Marsh |
14 |
F |
ArkSt |
50 |
Troy |
43 |
F |
ULLaf |
37 |
GaSo |
24 |
F |
ECU |
24 |
OD |
21 |
F |
NM |
10 |
Lib |
17 |
F |
SamHu |
28 |
McNee |
17 |
F |
SoAl |
17 |
ULMon |
30 |
F |
Stan |
31 |
OreSt |
28 |
F |
UAB |
13 |
W Ky |
20 |
F |
Nich |
3 |
TxSt |
24 |
F |
UTEP |
13 |
SMiss |
31 |
F |
LT |
23 |
Rice |
20 |
F OT |
ColSt |
24 |
UtSt |
34 |
F |
KY |
7 |
SCar |
24 |
F |
NCSt |
13 |
FlaSt |
31 |
F |
UNLV |
17 |
Wyo |
53 |
F |
Fres |
30 |
NMS |
17 |
F |
Hou |
46 |
NorTx |
25 |
F |
Hawaii |
54 |
NEV |
3 |
F |
UCLA |
17 |
Ariz |
20 |
F |
Samford 61, Citadel 55
Sep 28, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT
Final (OT) |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
2OT |
3OT |
4OT |
T |
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Citadel (2-3) |
7 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
55 |
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Samford (3-2) |
7 |
3 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
61 |
HOMEWOOD, Ala. (AP) - Liam Welch scored on a 2-yard run in the fourth overtime and Samford held off No. 25 The Citadel 61-55 on Saturday.
The Bulldogs of The Citadel trailed 24-21 heading into the fourth quarter, but Brandon Rainey connected with Raleigh Webb for a 17-yard touchdown, Jacob Godek kicked a 23-yard field goal and Rainey added a 1-yard TD run as the Citadel scored 17 straight points to take a 38-24 lead with 8:08 left in regulation.
Backup quarterback Welch answered with a 10-play, 75-yard drive that he capped with a 5-yard TD toss to Michael Vice to pull the Bulldogs of Samford (3-2, 2-0 Southern Conference) within 38-31. Following a punt by The Citadel that gave Samford the ball at its own 20-yard line, Welch used three plays before hitting A.J. Toney for a 67-yard scoring strike to knot the score at 38.
The two teams traded two touchdowns and a field goal through the first three overtimes before the Samford defense kept The Citadel (2-3. 0-1) scoreless, leading to the game-winning drive.
Welch completed 9 of 18 passes for 189 yards and three TDs with one interception for Samford. Samford starting QB Chris Oladokun hit 9 of 18 passes for 129 yards and ran for 18 yards and two scores. Jay Stanton rushed for 97 yards and two TDs on 15 carries, while Toney finished with six catches for 102 yards.
Rainey connected on 6 of 7 passes for 196 yards and two scores for The Citadel. He also ran 29 times for 65 yards and three TDs. The Citadel ran the ball 95 times, netting 266 yards.
Passing
Cit | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
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B. Rainey | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 2 | 196 | 84 | 0 | 158.3 |
Sam | Att | Cmp | % | TD-Pa | Yds-Pa | LgPa | Int | Rat |
L. Welch | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 3 | 189 | 67 | 1 | 103.9 |
C. Oladokun | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 0 | 129 | 35 | 0 | 73.6 |
Rushing
Cit | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
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E. Nwanze | 34 | 78 | 2.3 | 7 | 0 |
B. Rainey | 29 | 65 | 2.2 | 16 | 3 |
Sam | Att | Yds-Ru | Avg | LgRu | TDRu |
J. Stanton | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 37 | 2 |
L. Welch | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 17 | 1 |
Receiving
Cit | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
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R. Webb | 2 | 101 | 50.5 | 84 | 2 |
D. Smith | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
Sam | Rec | Yds-Rc | Avg | LgRc | TD-Rc |
A. Toney | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 67 | 1 |
C. Shelling | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 13 | 0 |
Fumbles
Sam | F | FL |
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L. Welch | 1 | 1 |
C. Oladokun | 1 | 0 |
Returning
Cit | KR | Avg | KRTD | LgKR | PR | Avg | TD | LgPR |
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R. Webb | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Punting
Cit | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
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G. Russell | 3 | 156 | 52.0 | 63 |
Sam | Punt | Yds | Avg | LgPu |
B. Porcellato | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 44 |
Takeaways
Cit | Int | Yds | InTD |
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J. Howard | 1 | 20 | 0 |
Team Stats Comparison
Cit | Sam | |
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Points For | 55 | 61 |
Total Yards | 462 | 462 |
Rushing Yards | 266 | 144 |
Passing Yards | 196 | 318 |
Passing Completions / Attempts | 6/7 | 18/36 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Interceptions Thrown | 0 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0/0 | 2/1 |
First Downs | 24 | 25 |
Penalties - Yards | 8/74 | 5/49 |
Time Of Possession | 09:09 | 51:51 |
Third Down Conversions/Attempts | 9/22 | 5/13 |
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts | 3/6 | 1/1 |
Punts - Average Yards | 3/52 | 4/38 |
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter | Cit | Sam | |||
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Sam | 02:48 | TD | Chris Oladokun 11 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 0 | 7 |
Cit | 14:53 | TD | Brandon Rainey 1 yd run (Jacob Godek kick) | 7 | 7 |
2nd Quarter | Cit | Sam | |||
Cit | 10:21 | TD | Remus Bulmer 7 yd run (Jacob Godek kick) | 14 | 7 |
Sam | 14:06 | FG | Mitchell Fineran 34 yd FG | 14 | 10 |
3rd Quarter | Cit | Sam | |||
Sam | 02:18 | TD | Chris Oladokun 6 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 14 | 17 |
Cit | 11:51 | TD | Raleigh Webb 84 yd pass from Brandon Rainey (Jacob Godek kick) | 21 | 17 |
Sam | 14:18 | TD | Jay Stanton 2 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 21 | 24 |
4th Quarter | Cit | Sam | |||
Cit | 03:10 | TD | Raleigh Webb 17 yd pass from Brandon Rainey (Jacob Godek kick) | 28 | 24 |
Cit | 05:29 | FG | Jacob Godek 23 yd FG | 31 | 24 |
Cit | 06:52 | TD | Brandon Rainey 1 yd run (Jacob Godek kick) | 38 | 24 |
Sam | 09:38 | TD | Michael Vice 5 yd pass from Liam Welch (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 38 | 31 |
Sam | 13:17 | TD | A.J. Toney 67 yd pass from Liam Welch (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 38 | 38 |
Overtime | Cit | Sam | |||
Cit | 15:00 | TD | Dante Smith 5 yd run (Jacob Godek kick) | 45 | 45 |
Sam | 15:00 | TD | Michael Vice 25 yd pass from Liam Welch (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 38 | 45 |
2nd Overtime | Cit | Sam | |||
Cit | 15:00 | TD | Brandon Rainey 1 yd run (Jacob Godek kick) | 52 | 45 |
Sam | 15:00 | TD | Jay Stanton 7 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) | 52 | 52 |
3rd Overtime | Cit | Sam | |||
Sam | 15:00 | FG | Mitchell Fineran 33 yd FG | 52 | 55 |
Cit | 15:00 | FG | Jacob Godek 22 yd FG | 55 | 55 |
4th Overtime | Cit | Sam | |||
Sam | 15:00 | TD | Liam Welch 2 yd run | 55 | 61 |
Game Information
Stadium: Seibert Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama |
Attendance: 3,524 |
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