Samford Bulldogs @ East Tennessee State Buccaneers
6-5, 5-3 Southern
38
6-5, 5-3 Southern
8-3, 6-2 Southern
27
8-3, 6-2 Southern
Game Leaders
404
D. HodgesQB
40/53, 1 INT
404
186
A. HerinkQB
18/34, 1 INT
186
42
D. WareRB
8 CAR, 1 TD
42
70
Q. HolmesRB
13 CAR, 1 TD
70
151
K. McKnightWR
12 REC
151
43
K. KelleyWR
4 REC
43
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Team Stats
486
Total Yards
339
1
Turnovers
1
30
1st Downs
15
3-10
Penalties
5-55
10/16
3rd Down
7/15
1/1
4th Down
1/1
31:23
Possession
28:37
Game Information
Johnson City, TN
1st Quarter
Field Goal
11:37 - 1st
0
SAM
3
ETSU
JJ Jerman 47 Yd Field Goal
8 plays, 42 yards, 3:23
Touchdown
9:24 - 1st
0
SAM
10
ETSU
Quay Holmes 6 Yd Run (JJ Jerman Kick)
4 plays, 17 yards, 1:33
Touchdown
5:56 - 1st
7
SAM
10
ETSU
Andrew Harris 3 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
11 plays, 75 yards, 3:28
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
13:43 - 2nd
14
SAM
10
ETSU
Devlin Hodges 9 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
13 plays, 89 yards, 4:46
Touchdown
6:22 - 2nd
14
SAM
17
ETSU
Austin Herink 11 Yd Run (JJ Jerman Kick)
6 plays, 52 yards, 3:51
Touchdown
1:48 - 2nd
14
SAM
24
ETSU
Austin Herink 1 Yd Run (JJ Jerman Kick)
7 plays, 45 yards, 3:10
Field Goal
0:00 - 2nd
17
SAM
24
ETSU
Mitchell Fineran 28 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 64 yards, 1:48
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
4:59 - 3rd
24
SAM
24
ETSU
Devlin Hodges 2 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
10 plays, 91 yards, 3:41
Field Goal
1:48 - 3rd
24
SAM
27
ETSU
JJ Jerman 39 Yd Field Goal
7 plays, 55 yards, 3:04
4th Quarter
Touchdown
11:15 - 4th
31
SAM
27
ETSU
Devlin Hodges 2 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
12 plays, 75 yards, 5:33
Touchdown
1:31 - 4th
38
SAM
27
ETSU
DeMarcus Ware 3 Yd Run (Mitchell Fineran Kick)
9 plays, 70 yards, 4:08
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
99.9%
--SAM
0.1%
--ETSU
According to ESPN Analytics
2025 Standings
FCS
| Southern Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 8-0 | 9-3 |
| Western Carolina | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| East Tennessee State | 5-3 | 7-5 |
| Wofford | 5-3 | 6-6 |
| Chattanooga | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| Furman | 4-4 | 6-6 |
| The Citadel | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Samford | 1-7 | 1-11 |
| VMI | 0-8 | 1-11 |
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