Samford 27-14 VMI (21 Oct, 2023) Box Score

Samford Bulldogs

4-4, 3-3 Conference

	1	2	3	4	T
SAM	10	17	0	0	27
VMI	0	14	0	0	14

VMI Keydets

3-4, 2-2 Conference

Samford Passing


Michael Hiers#10
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
34/45	229	5.1	0	0
34/45	229	5.1	0	0

VMI Passing


Collin Ironside#2
Isaiah Lemmond#8
team

C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD
19/33	182	5.5	1
0/1	0	0.0	0
19/34	182	5.4	1

Samford Rushing


Jay Stanton#20
Damonta Witherspoon#31
Joseph Mera#35
Team
Michael Hiers#10
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
21	146	7.0	2	36
11	42	3.8	1	9
1	35	35.0	0	35
1	-3	-3.0	0	0
3	-7	-2.3	0	4
37	213	5.8	3	36

VMI Rushing


Hunter Rice#24
Rashad Raymond#5
Chance Knox#6
Grant Swinehart#22
Isaiah Lemmond#8
Collin Ironside#2
team

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
13	119	9.2	1	47
6	21	3.5	0	9
3	15	5.0	0	11
2	3	1.5	0	3
1	1	1.0	0	1
9	-5	-0.6	0	6
34	154	4.5	1	47

Samford Receiving


D.J. Rias#7
Chandler Smith#5
Brendan Jenkins#84
Connor Masters#19
Iaan Cousin#15
Ty King#12
Rory Starkey#8
Thomas D'Armond#83
Carson Goold#21
Jay Stanton#20
Michael Vice#86
team

REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
5	77	15.4	48
9	63	7.0	14
6	22	3.7	8
2	21	10.5	17
2	15	7.5	10
1	14	14.0	14
5	14	2.8	5
1	6	6.0	6
1	0	0.0	0
1	-1	-1.0	0
1	-2	-2.0	0
34	229	6.7	48

VMI Receiving


Aidan Twombly#7
Isaiah Lemmond#8
Egypt Nelson#15
Chance Knox#6
Julio DaSilva#9
Rashad Raymond#5
team

REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
6	73	12.2	1	30
5	72	14.4	0	35
2	12	6.0	0	8
3	12	4.0	0	8
1	9	9.0	0	9
2	4	2.0	0	4
19	182	9.6	1	35

Samford Fumbles


Kourtlan Marsh#1
team

FUM	LOST	REC
0	0	1
0	0	1

VMI Fumbles


Ivan Thorpe#3
team

FUM	LOST	REC
1	1	0
1	1	0

Samford Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No Samford Interceptions

VMI Interceptions

	INT	YDS	TD
No VMI Interceptions

Samford Kick Returns


Ty King#12
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
1	21	21.0	21	0
1	21	21.0	21	0

VMI Kick Returns


Ivan Thorpe#3
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
6	114	19.0	24	0
6	114	19.0	24	0

Samford Punt Returns


Chandler Smith#5
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
3	27	9.0	17	0
3	27	9.0	17	0

VMI Punt Returns


Ivan Thorpe#3
team

NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
2	1	0.5	1	0
2	1	0.5	1	0

Samford Kicking


Wilson Beaverstock#80
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
2/2	100.0	33	3/3	9
2/2	100.0	33	3/3	9

VMI Kicking


Caden Beck#98
team

FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Samford Punting


Will Thorley#59
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
6	253	42.2	0	4	53
6	253	42.2	0	4	53

VMI Punting


Jack Culbreath#41
team

NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
7	337	48.1	1	1	76
7	337	48.1	1	1	76

Foster Stadium

6:30 PM, 21 October 2023

Lexington, VA

Attendance: 4,245

Team	CONF	OVR
Mercer	7-1	11-3
Western Carolina	6-2	7-5
Chattanooga	5-3	7-5
East Tennessee State	5-3	7-5
Samford	3-4	4-7
The Citadel	3-5	5-7
Wofford	3-5	5-7
Furman	2-5	3-8
VMI	1-7	1-11

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