NCAAF Game Recap - Samford at Western Carolina
Sat Nov 16, 2019 2:00 PM EST

LSU
58
Miss
37
F
OSU
56
Rut
21
F
Wake
3
Clem
52
F
Bama
38
MissSt
7
F
UGA
21
Aub
14
F
Ariz
6
Oreg
34
F
MIN
19
Iowa
23
F
UCLA
3
Utah
49
F
Ind
27
PSU
34
F
Okla
34
Bayl
31
F
Fla
23
MIZ
6
F
MSU
10
Mich
44
F
Wisc
37
Neb
21
F
Navy
20
ND
52
F
Cin
20
SoFL
17
F
Mem
45
Hou
27
F
NM
9
Boise
42
F
Tex
21
IASt
23
F
Kans
13
OkSt
31
F
E Mi
42
Akr
14
F
WestMI
37
Ohio
34
F OT
NIU
31
Toled
28
F
BGSU
3
MiaOH
44
F
Buff
27
Kent
30
F
UNC
27
Pitt
34
F OT
LT
10
Marsh
31
F
Fres
7
SDSU
17
F
Tul
21
Temp
29
F
TCU
33
TxTch
31
F
UMass
6
NW
45
F
AlaSt
12
FlaSt
49
F
VMI
6
Army
47
F
NWSt
31
SamHu
28
F
UTEP
10
UAB
37
F
Troy
63
TxSt
27
F
CoCar
27
ArkSt
28
F
ULMon
29
GaSo
51
F
IdSt
10
BYU
42
F
C Mi
45
Ball
44
F
Rich
6
JMU
48
F
KY
38
Vand
14
F
WVU
24
K St
20
F
VaTec
45
GATec
0
F
(N/A)
28
NMS
41
F
Hawaii
21
UNLV
7
F
Wyo
21
UtSt
26
F
Syr
49
Duke
6
F
Stan
22
WaSt
49
F
Rice
31
MidTN
28
F
ULLaf
37
SoAl
27
F
SMiss
36
UTSA
17
F
AF
38
ColSt
21
F
App
56
GASt
27
F
AzSt
34
OreSt
35
F
SCar
6
TxAM
30
F
Lou
34
NCSt
20
F
USC
41
Cal
17
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F

Samford 31, Western Carolina 13

Nov 16, 2019, 2:00 PM EST

Final

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2

3

4

T

Samford (5-6)

7

10

7

7

31

Western Carolina (3-8)

10

3

0

0

13

Samford’s big 2nd quarter leads to 31-13 win over W Carolina
Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:53 PM

CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) Liam Welch passed for one score and ran for another as Samford rallied past Western Carolina 31-13 on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (5-6, 4-4 Southern Conference) spotted Western Carolina (3-8, 2-6) a 10-point lead before a punt return for a TD, a Welch run and a Mitchell Fineran field goal gave Stanford a 17-13 lead by halftime.

Montrell Washington fielded a Western Carolina punt and raced 59 yards for Samford's first score. The Bulldogs scored on their next two possessions - Welch, who rushed for a career-high 105 yards, capping a 13-play drive with a fourth-and-goal keeper from the 1. Jaleel Laguins recovered a Western Carolina fumble and Fineran turned it into points with his 43-yard field goal.

Tyrie Adams was 13-of-29 passing for 181 yards for the Catamounts who were outgained in total offense 404 yards to 251.

Passing

Sam Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
L. Welch 19 9 47.4 1 115 39 0 84.3
C. Oladokun 6 3 50.0 0 23 8 0 59.7
WCU Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. Adams 30 14 46.7 1 183 28 0 77.5

Rushing

Sam Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
L. Welch 20 105 5.3 20 1
J. Stanton 15 80 5.3 12 1
WCU Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
T. Adams 9 21 2.3 12 0
D. Spencer 12 17 1.4 6 0

Receiving

Sam Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
R. Adams 2 46 23.0 39 0
K. Watson 3 43 14.3 19 0
WCU Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
C. Bardall 4 74 18.5 28 0
D. Spencer 3 45 15.0 25 1

Fumbles

Sam F FL
D. Walker 1 1
L. Welch 1 0
WCU F FL
C. Ferguson 1 1
T. Adams 1 1

Returning

Sam KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
M. Washington 1 21.0 0 21 1 59.0 1 59
A. Sims 1 65.0 0 65 0 0 0
WCU KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Patten 1 22.0 0 22 1 0.0 0 0
C. Ferguson 1 72.0 0 72 0 0 0

Punting

Sam Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Porcellato 1 47 47.0 47
WCU Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Dickerson 3 117 39.0 48

Takeaways

Team Stats Comparison

Sam WCU
Points For 31 13
Total Yards 404 251
Rushing Yards 266 68
Passing Yards 138 183
Passing Completions / Attempts 12/25 14/30
Turnovers 3 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Fumbles - Lost 4/3 2/2
First Downs 27 16
Penalties - Yards 2/20 5/28
Time Of Possession 54:54 06:06
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 11/19 6/14
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 4/4 1/2
Punts - Average Yards 1/47 3/39

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Sam WCU
WCU 00:15 TD Donnavan Spencer 25 yd pass from Tyrie Adams (Julian Pletz kick) 0 7
WCU 12:00 FG Julian Pletz 44 yd FG 0 10
Sam 14:33 TD Montrell Washington 59 yd punt return (Mitchell Fineran kick) 7 10
2nd Quarter Sam WCU
WCU 04:52 FG Julian Pletz 44 yd FG 7 13
Sam 09:15 TD Liam Welch 1 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) 14 13
Sam 14:39 FG Mitchell Fineran 39 yd FG 17 13
3rd Quarter Sam WCU
Sam 06:02 TD Michael Vice 2 yd pass from Liam Welch (Mitchell Fineran kick) 24 13
4th Quarter Sam WCU
Sam 02:18 TD Jay Stanton 12 yd run (Mitchell Fineran kick) 31 13

Game Information

Stadium: Bob Waters Field at E.J. Whitmire Stadium, Cullowhee, North Carolina
Attendance: 7,336
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