Week 3 · 2023
Samford at Auburn
Sat 09/16/2023 07:00 PMJordan-Hare Stadium
78°Cloudy3 mph SE · 76% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Samford
13
6–5
Auburn
45
6–7
Attendance
88,043
reported
SamfordSAM
AuburnAUB
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Michael Hiers | 18/31 | 141 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | -- |
| SAM | Quincy Crittendon | 1/2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| AUB | Payton Thorne | 24/32 | 282 | 8.8 | 1 | 2 | 79.9 |
| AUB | Robby Ashford | 3/4 | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 0 | 97.5 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Damonta Witherspoon | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 22 |
| SAM | Mychael Hamilton | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 |
| SAM | Jay Stanton | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 |
| SAM | Michael Hiers | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 13 |
| SAM | Quincy Crittendon | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
| SAM | Iaan Cousin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Payton Thorne | 11 | 123 | 11.2 | 2 | 38 |
| AUB | Jarquez Hunter | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 |
| AUB | Damari Alston | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 |
| AUB | Brian Battie | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
| AUB | Robby Ashford | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 16 |
| AUB | Jeremiah Cobb | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Chandler Smith | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 1 | 39 |
| SAM | Ty King | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 |
| SAM | DJ Rias | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 |
| SAM | Camden Simons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| SAM | Brendan Jenkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| SAM | Mychael Hamilton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 |
| SAM | Jay Stanton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| SAM | Thomas D'Armond | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| SAM | Tate Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| AUB | Jay Fair | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 36 |
| AUB | Rivaldo Fairweather | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 41 |
| AUB | Shane Hooks | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 32 |
| AUB | Omari Kelly | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 40 |
| AUB | Micah Riley | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
| AUB | Jeremiah Cobb | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 |
| AUB | Koy Moore | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 |
| AUB | Damari Alston | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 |
| AUB | Jyaire Shorter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| AUB | Tyler Fromm | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Kourtlan Marsh | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| AUB | Ja'Varrius Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Jay Fair | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Kourtlan Marsh | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Garrett Morris | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Noah Martin | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Tyrese Ross | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Josiah Cotton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Xavier Nurse | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Dontae Pollard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| SAM | Joshua Mathiasen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Thomas Neville | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Wade White | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Jaden Mosley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Kamron Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Kobe Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Midnight Steward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Bryce Graves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | DJ Rias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Daniel Bettis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | David Coltrane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Devin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Jamall Thompson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Jamari Cannon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Johnny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Jonathan Searcy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Joseph Mera | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Makhi Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Nick Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Braeden Royal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Caleb Wooden | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Larry Nixon III | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | D.J. James | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AUB | Kayin Lee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Jaylin Simpson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Keldric Faulk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AUB | Stephen Sings V | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Terrance Love | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AUB | Wesley Steiner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Cam Riley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Griffin Speaks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Jake Levant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Jalen McLeod | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Jayson Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Marcus Harris | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Quientrail Jamison-Travis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Elijah McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Eugene Asante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | JD Rhym | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Justin Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Keionte Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Lawrence Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Mosiah Nasili-Kite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Paul Thompson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Rivaldo Fairweather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Sylvester Smith-Reed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| AUB | Zion Puckett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Jaden Mosley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SAM | Kourtlan Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | JD Rhym | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| AUB | Jaylin Simpson | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Wilson Beaverstock | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| SAM | Michael Hiers | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
| AUB | Alex McPherson | 1/1 | 100.0 | 22 | 5/5 | 8 |
| AUB | Marshall Meyers | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Will Thorley | 7 | 213 | 30.4 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| AUB | Oscar Chapman | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 41 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | DJ Rias | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| AUB | Brian Battie | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 0 | 37 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUB | Ja'Varrius Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 5 |
| AUB | Jay Fair | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | 0 | -11 |
Previous 5 meetings vs. Team
Auburn 5–0 vs Samford
- 2019 · wk 13Samford 0 @ Auburn 52
- 2014 · wk 13Samford 7 @ Auburn 31
- 2011 · wk 12Samford 16 @ Auburn 35
- 1993 · wk 3Samford 7 @ Auburn 35
- 1992 · wk 3Samford 0 @ Auburn 55
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