| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Western Carolina Touchdown - 0-yard fumble recovery in end zone by Caleb Hawkins. (Richard Sigmon kick). 14:43 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
No Scoring | | 3rd Quarter |
| Samford Touchdown - 25-yard run by Fabian Truss. (Cameron Yaw kick). 12:40 Remaining. |
| Samford Field Goal - 26-yarder by Cameron Yaw. 10:46 Remaining. |
| Western Carolina Touchdown - 14-yard pass from Eddie Sullivan to Conner Orr. (Richard Sigmon kick.) 6:11 Remaining. |
| Western Carolina Touchdown - 8-yard pass from Eddie Sullivan to Jacoby Mitchell. (Richard Sigmon kick) 0:22 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Samford Touchdown -20-yard pass from Andy Summerlin to Riley Hawkins. (Kevin Clay pass from Andy Summerlin). 12:58 Remaining. |
| Samford Touchdown - 1-yard run by Fabian Truss. (Cameron Yaw kick). 5:00 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Samford | Western Carolina |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 19 |
| By Rushing | 11 | 10 |
| By Passing | 8 | 6 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-13-15.0 | 5-18-28.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 1-2-50 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 347 | 284 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 70 | 81 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 174 | 148 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 38 | 46 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.6 | 3.2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 173 | 136 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-19 | 2-18 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 32-22-1 | 35-16-2 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 5.4 | 3.9 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-38.7 | 8-39.9 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 63 | 17 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 4-41 | 1-14 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-77 | 1-20 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 2-22 | 1-3 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 10-140 | 5-52 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 3 | 3 |
| Rushing | 2 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 2 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 3-3 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 25 | 21 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 27:02 | 32:58 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Samford | Western Carolina |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| A.Summerlin | 32 | 22 | 173 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | | Total | 32 | 22 | 173 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| E.Sullivan | 35 | 16 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | | Total | 35 | 16 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| A.Clark | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| G.Peranich | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 2 | 54 | | Total | 7 | 271 | 38.7 | 2 | 54 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| C.Sechrest | 8 | 319 | 39.9 | 1 | 49 | | Total | 8 | 319 | 39.9 | 1 | 49 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Hawkins | 4 | 41 | 24 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 41 | 24 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| F.Truss | 3 | 77 | 31 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 77 | 31 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| D.Ramsey | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Yaw | 1/3 | 33.3 | 26 | 2/2 | 5 | | Total | 1/3 | 33.3 | 26 | 2/2 | 5 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| R.Sigmon | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 | | Total | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
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