Week 2 · 2023
Samford at Western Carolina
Sat 09/09/2023 02:30 PME. J. Whitmire StadiumConference
75°Heavy Rain Shower7 mph S · 65% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Samford
7
6–5
Western Carolina
30
7–4
Attendance
—
not reported
SamfordSAM
Western CarolinaWCU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Michael Hiers | 21/34 | 315 | 9.3 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Cole Gonzales | 29/35 | 262 | 7.5 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Jay Stanton | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| SAM | Mychael Hamilton | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 18 |
| SAM | Damonta Witherspoon | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0 | 3 |
| SAM | Chandler Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| SAM | Michael Hiers | 8 | -11 | -1.4 | 0 | 16 |
| WCU | Desmond Reid | 27 | 170 | 6.3 | 1 | 19 |
| WCU | Cole Gonzales | 13 | 68 | 5.2 | 0 | 20 |
| WCU | Branson Adams | 7 | 51 | 7.3 | 0 | 18 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Ty King | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 0 | 37 |
| SAM | DJ Rias | 3 | 87 | 29.0 | 0 | 67 |
| SAM | Chandler Smith | 6 | 46 | 7.7 | 0 | 18 |
| SAM | E. Jai Mason | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 15 |
| SAM | Rory Starkey Jr. | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
| SAM | Thomas D'Armond | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| SAM | Brendan Jenkins | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| SAM | Michael Vice | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 |
| SAM | Peyton Ringer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 1 | 24 |
| WCU | Ajay Belanger | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 14 |
| WCU | Branson Adams | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Censere Lee | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 1 | 9 |
| WCU | Corey Washington | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 |
| WCU | Zion Booker | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| WCU | Desmond Reid | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| WCU | David White Jr. | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Michael Hiers | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| WCU | Jayelin Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Wilson Beaverstock | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| WCU | Richard McCollum | 3/3 | 100.0 | 41 | 3/3 | 12 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | Will Thorley | 4 | 138 | 34.5 | 0 | 1 | 40 |
| WCU | Stephen Brantley | 2 | 69 | 34.5 | 0 | 2 | 36 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAM | DJ Rias | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 16 |
| SAM | Ty King | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 22 |
| SAM | Damonta Witherspoon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WCU | AJ Colombo | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Team
Western Carolina 2–8 vs Samford
- 2022 · wk 4Western Carolina 12 @ Samford 35
- 2021 · wk 3Samford 42 @ Western Carolina 37
- 2019 · wk 12Samford 31 @ Western Carolina 13
- 2018 · wk 6Western Carolina 28 @ Samford 66
- 2017 · wk 4Samford 34 @ Western Carolina 38
- 2016 · wk 8Western Carolina 17 @ Samford 30
- 2015 · wk 8Samford 36 @ Western Carolina 56
- 2014 · wk 11Western Carolina 20 @ Samford 34
- 2013 · wk 5Western Carolina 23 @ Samford 62
- 2012 · wk 4Samford 25 @ Western Carolina 21
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