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Roster Snapshot
#13 Cayden Aukerman
WR · 1 yrs
#63 Beau Ball
OL · 1 yrs
#81 Joshua Arendall
DE · 1 yrs
#90 Danny Brown
DE · 1 yrs
Full Season Schedule & Results
12 Games| Date | Opponent | Result / Status |
|---|---|---|
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Week 1
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@
UNA
North Alabama Lions
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L 10 - 22 |
|
Week 1
|
vs
SIU
Southern Illinois Salukis
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L 18 - 22 |
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Week 2
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@
TNTC
Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
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L 19 - 45 |
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Week 4
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vs
VMI
VMI Keydets
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Scheduled |
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Week 5
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@
UAB
UAB Blazers
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Scheduled |
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Week 6
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@
UTC
Chattanooga Mocs
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Scheduled |
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Week 7
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vs
MER
Mercer Bears
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|
Scheduled |
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Week 8
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@
FUR
Furman Paladins
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Scheduled |
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Week 9
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vs
WOF
Wofford Terriers
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Scheduled |
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Week 10
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@
ETSU
East Tennessee State Buccaneers
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|
Scheduled |
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Week 11
|
vs
WCU
Western Carolina Catamounts
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|
Scheduled |
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Week 12
|
@
AUB
Auburn Tigers
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|
Scheduled |
Samford Bulldogs Roster & Depth Chart
Head Coach: John GrassOffense (52)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
|
13
Cayden Aukerman
#13
6' 3", 205 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
|
63
Beau Ball
#63
6' 4", 315 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Jackson Beatty
#14
5' 11", 170 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
|
89
Landon Beck
#89
6' 5", 235 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
TE |
Preston Bird
#4
5' 10", 180 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Cam Bland
#29
5' 11", 185 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
RB |
Nicholas Bookman
#85
5' 9", 170 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
|
73
Daniel Burns
#73
6' 3", 305 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Ken Cherry
#22
5' 11", 210 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
RB |
|
10
Coulter Cleland
#10
6' 2", 217 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
QB |
|
0
Kevonte Corbin
#0
5' 10", 170 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Ben Darnell
#54
6' 4", 320 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Web Davidson
#57
6' 6", 325 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Tyler Douthit
#74
6' 4", 290 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Keion Dunlap
#2
6' 1", 232 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
RB |
|
72
Hank Freeman
#72
6' 3", 295 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Charlie Gilliam
#12
6' 3", 205 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
QB |
Cooper Greer
#80
6' 1", 195 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Quinten Hall
#42
6' 4", 190 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Asher Harrelson
#68
6' 5", 295 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
|
3
Marquise Henderson
#3
5' 10", 170 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
|
18
Tramayne Jenkins
#18
5' 11", 200 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
QB |
Gabarri Johnson
#8
6' 0", 185 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
QB |
Duncan Johnson III
#78
6' 5", 290 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
|
75
Shawn Kennedy
#75
6' 3", 335 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Ben Levine
#6
5' 8", 170 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
|
27
Zamarcus Lindley
#27
5' 11", 200 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
RB |
|
66
Parker Lindsey
#66
6' 3", 285 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Jadon Loving
#25
5' 10", 165 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
|
84
Bryon Martin
#84
5' 9", 165 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Kaleb May
#65
6' 4", 280 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
James McGinn
#17
6' 1", 200 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
QB |
Maddox McKim
#11
6' 4", 225 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
TE |
|
51
Jack Mosher
#51
6' 3", 270 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Ryan Oliver
#5
6' 2", 215 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
QB |
Mac Owen
#83
6' 0", 200 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Carter Pace
#20
5' 8", 189 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
RB |
Colton Pace
#82
5' 9", 190 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Parker Peacock
#62
6' 4", 290 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Kaleb Pearley
#77
6' 5", 325 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
|
16
Cooper Pennington
#16
6' 2", 245 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
TE |
Cannon Pigg
#45
6' 4", 250 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
TE |
Emerson Russell
#38
5' 6", 175 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
RB |
|
52
Owen Sacks
#52
6' 2", 285 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
|
79
Moussa Seck
#79
6' 4", 335 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
|
9
Will Shields
#9
6' 2", 175 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
QB |
Michael Snow
#76
6' 5", 305 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
|
67
Thayne Swenson
#67
6' 3", 285 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
David Theado
#23
6' 3", 235 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
TE |
Domonique Thomas
#7
5' 9", 211 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
RB |
Wil Turner IV
#58
6' 3", 295 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
OL |
Daniel Valdes
#47
6' 2", 200 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
WR |
Defense (42)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
|
81
Joshua Arendall
#81
6' 3", 265 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
DE |
|
90
Danny Brown
#90
6' 3", 245 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
DE |
Clay Burdeshaw
#15
6' 2", 190 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
|
43
Micah Burton
#43
5' 9", 210 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
Jackson Bussey
#97
6' 3", 245 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
DE |
|
44
Julian Campos
#44
6' 0", 245 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
DT |
Isaac Chapa
#55
6' 1", 235 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
Spencer Conn
#34
5' 11", 230 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
Romello Cooper
#91
6' 3", 230 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
DE |
Caulen Dunn
#42
6' 0", 230 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
|
12
Gardner Dunn III
#12
6' 2", 190 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
Tyler Durant
#99
6' 3", 280 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
DT |
|
33
Lawson Estes
#33
6' 3", 190 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
|
11
Will Faught
#11
5' 10", 185 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
|
49
Grayson Ford
#49
6' 2", 240 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
DE |
|
37
Jayden Ford
#37
5' 10", 165 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
Brandon Franklin
#35
6' 1", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
Dylon Henderson
#4
5' 10", 175 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
|
30
Noah Holton
#30
6' 3", 210 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
|
18
Owen Hope
#18
6' 3", 190 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
Aiden Jeter
#92
6' 4", 275 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
DT |
Jacob Johnson
#48
6' 2", 235 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
Andrew Jordan
#46
6' 3", 240 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
DE |
|
47
EJ Kerley Jr.
#47
5' 10", 235 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
Trey Lenhardt
#19
6' 1", 205 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
Jayden Lewis
#21
6' 0", 185 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
|
8
Kyree Lewis
#8
6' 0", 175 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
Caidan Maddux
#3
5' 11", 195 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
Elijah McDowell
#28
6' 3", 190 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
J.D. Methvin
#93
6' 5", 275 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
DT |
|
20
Vaughn Mitchom
#20
5' 9", 165 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
Jalen Nelson
#6
6' 1", 195 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
William Pruitt
#25
6' 3", 195 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
|
13
Brack Sawyer
#13
6' 1", 195 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
John Scott III
#41
6' 2", 250 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
DE |
Joseph Shannon
#94
6' 2", 255 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
DT |
Ryan Skinner
#39
6' 1", 215 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
|
14
Max Steve
#14
5' 9", 190 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
Dezmon Thomas
#98
6' 1", 310 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
DT |
|
24
Walker Turner
#24
6' 1", 220 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
LB |
Termaine Turner Jr.
#1
5' 9", 190 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
S |
|
32
Corrion Tyson
#32
5' 11", 180 lbs
· 1 yrs
· Samford
|
CB |
Special Teams (6)
| Player | Pos |
|---|---|
Aidan Barr
#56
6' 0", 215 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
LS |
Ethan Fisher
#21
5' 7", 160 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
PK |
Jake Garner
#26
6' 0", 205 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
PK |
Ty Ippolito
#36
5' 10", 170 lbs
· 3 yrs
· Samford
|
PK |
Kaden McKeown
#53
6' 0", 190 lbs
· 2 yrs
· Samford
|
LS |
Will Thorley
#59
6' 3", 220 lbs
· 4 yrs
· Samford
|
P |
Samford Bulldogs Statistics & League Rankings
Official ESPN statistical splitPassing
Completion Percentage
53.8
Completions
64
Interception Percentage
1.70
Interceptions
2
Longest Pass
86
Net Passing Yards
728
Net Passing Yards Per Game
242.7
Passing Attempts
119
Passing Touchdown %
2.50
Passing Touchdowns
3
Passer Rating
110.0
Total Sacks
13
Sack Yards Lost
100
Yards Per Pass Attempt
6.1
Passing Yards
728
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
Team Games Played
3
Yards Per Game
276.3
Total Points Per Game
15.7
Total Points
47
Total Touchdowns
4
Passing Yards Per Game
242.7
Comp-Att
64-119
Sacks-Yards Lost
13-100
Rushing
Rushing Attempts
77
Rushing Yards
101
Yards Per Rush Attempt
1.3
Long Rushing
31
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
Rushing Touchdowns
1
Rushing Yards Per Game
33.7
Rushing Fumbles
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
Rushing 1st downs
10
Team Games Played
3
Total Yards
829
Total Offensive Plays
209
Total Points Per Game
15.7
Total Points
47
Total Touchdowns
4
Receiving
Receptions
64
Receiving Targets
0
Receiving Yards
728
Receiving Yards
728
Receiving Touchdowns
3
Long Reception
86
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
Receiving Yards Per Game
242.7
Receiving Fumbles
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
Receiving Yards After Catch
0
Receiving First Downs
31
Team Games Played
3
Yards Per Reception
11.4
Total Points Per Game
15.7
Total Points
47
Total Touchdowns
4
Miscellaneous
Total 1st downs
57
Rushing 1st downs
10
Passing 1st downs
38
1st downs by penalty
9
Third Down Conversions
15
Third Down Attempts
46
3rd down %
32.61
Fourth Down Conversions
0
First Downs Attempts
3
4th down %
0.00
Total Penalties
14
Total Penalty Yards
79
Possession Time Seconds
1697
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
Total Takeaways
3
Total Giveaways
3
Turnover Ratio
0
3rd down efficiency
15-46
4th down efficiency
0-3
Total-Yards
14-79
Defense
Solo Tackles
96
Assist Tackles
102
Total Tackles
198
Sacks
7
Sack Yards
40
Stuffs
30
Passes Defended
4
Average Interception Yards
0.0
Long Interception
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
Kicks Blocked
0
Tackles For Loss
16
Team Games Played
3
Defensive Interceptions
Interceptions
0
Interception Yards
0
Interception Touchdowns
0
INT: Total
0-0
General
Fumbles
4
Forced Fumbles
0
Fumbles Recovered
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
Games Played
3
Fumbles-Lost
4-1
Returning
Kick Returns
5
Kick Return Yards
99
Yards Per Kick Return
19.8
Long Kick Return
38
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
Punt Returns
5
Punt Return Yards
23
Yards Per Punt Return
4.6
Long Punt Return
15
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
Team Games Played
3
Punt: Total
5-23
Kicking
Field Goal Made
6
Field Goal Attempts
8
Field Goal Percentage
75.0
Long Field Goal Made
58
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
3
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
1
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
2
Field Goal Attempts 50+
2
Extra Points Made
3
Extra Point Attempts
3
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
3
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
1
Field Goals Made 50+
2
Total Kicking Points
21
Team Games Played
3
Touchback Percentage
36
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
Kickoff Returns
0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
FG: Good-Attempts
6-8
Punting
Punts
16
Punt Yards
707
Long Punt
61
Gross Average Punt Yards
44.2
Net Average Punt Yards
44.2
Punts Blocked
0
Punts Inside 20
3
Touchbacks
1
Fair Catches
3
Punt Returns
4
Punt Return Yards
0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
Team Games Played
3
Punt: Total Yards
16-707
Scoring
Rushing Touchdowns
1
Receiving Touchdowns
3
Return Touchdowns
0
Total Touchdowns
4
Field Goals
6
Kick Extra Points
3
Total Two Point Conversions
1
Total Points
47
Total Points Per Game
15.7