Samford beats Mercer 50-44 in 2OT to cap record season | |
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Quincy Crittendon scored on a 25-yard run in the second overtime and Samford defeated Mercer 50-44 on Saturday for the Bulldogs' first outright conference title in 86 years. No. 9 FCS Samford's 10-1 record matches the 1991 team for the best regular-season record in school history. The Bulldogs, who clinched at least a tie for the SoCon title last week, last won an outright conference championship in 1936 when then-Howard College won the Dixie Conference with a 5-3-1 record. After Samford (8-0 Southern Conference) and Mercer (No. 16 FCS, 8-4, 5-3) scored touchdowns on their first overtime possessions, Mercer missed a field goal to open the second overtime. Crittendon ended it on the second play of Samford's possession. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | F. Payton | 3010 | |||
| Passing TDs: | F. Payton | 32 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | A. Wooten II | 495 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | A. Douglas | 5 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | T. James | 1105 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | T. James | 13 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2022 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 8/27 | vs. Morehead State | W 63 - 13 | ||
| 9/3 | at Auburn | L 16 - 42 | ||
| 9/17 | vs. Citadel | W 17 - 0 | ||
| 9/24 | at Gardner-Webb | W 45 - 14 | ||
| 10/1 | at Wofford | W 42 - 7 | ||
| 10/8 | vs. Western Carolina | W 49 - 6 | ||
| 10/15 | vs. ETSU | W 55 - 33 | ||
| 10/22 | at Chattanooga | L 21 - 41 | ||
| 10/29 | at VMI | W 55 - 14 | ||
| 11/12 | vs. Furman | L 13 - 23 | ||
| 11/19 | at Samford | L 44 - 50 | ||
| Southern | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 7 Samford | 8-0 | 11-2 | ||||||||||
| 10 Furman | 7-1 | 10-3 | ||||||||||
| 23 Chattanooga | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| 24 Mercer | 5-3 | 7-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 4-4 | 6-5 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 3-5 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 3-5 | 4-7 | ||||||||||
| ETSU | 1-7 | 3-8 | ||||||||||
| Virginia Military | 0-8 | 1-10 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 5178 (23) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 3109 (17) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 2069 (31) | ||||
| Points per game: | 38.2 (7) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 470.7 (8) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 52 (16) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 10 (61) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3711 (24) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2386 (50) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1325 (17) | ||||
| Points per game: | 22.1 (27) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 337.4 (25) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 27 (16) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 16 (114) | ||||
