Week 4 · 2025

Samford at Western Carolina

Sat 09/20/2025 02:30 PME. J. Whitmire StadiumConference

70°Heavy Rain8 mph WSW · 77% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Samford

35

1–11

Western Carolina

50

7–5

Attendance

10,593

reported

SAM12 plays, 64 yd · Field goal

15:001st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
15:001st & 10own 25Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 11 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down+11
15:001st & 10own 36Quincy Crittendon run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 35−1
15:002nd & 11own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+15
15:001st & 10midfieldC.J. Evans run for no gain to the 50 yard line0
15:002nd & 10midfieldQuincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 11 yds to the WCU 39 for a 1ST down+11
15:001st & 10opp 39C.J. Evans run for 2 yds to the WCU 37+2
15:002nd & 8opp 37C.J. Evans run for 5 yds to the WCU 32 for a 1ST down Western Carolina Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Jamichael Wilson) to the WCU 17 for a 1ST down+20
15:001st & 10opp 17C.J. Evans run for 2 yds to the WCU 15+2
15:002nd & 8opp 15Quincy Crittendon run for 2 yds to the WCU 13+2
15:003rd & 6opp 13Quincy Crittendon run for 2 yds to the WCU 11+2
11:074th & 4opp 11Jake Garner 28 yd FG GOOD+28

SAM11 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

15:002nd & 9opp 49Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Nick Crayton for 7 yds to the WCU 42+7
1:061st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:061st & 10own 25C.J. Evans run for 2 yds to the SAM 27+2
1:062nd & 8own 27Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Nick Crayton for 23 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+23
1:061st & 10midfieldC.J. Evans run for 1 yd to the WCU 49+1
0:00opp 49End of 1st Quarter0
15:003rd & 2opp 42Quincy Crittendon run for 3 yds to the WCU 39 for a 1ST down+3
15:001st & 10opp 39Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for 8 yds to the WCU 31+8
15:002nd & 2opp 31Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 1 yd to the WCU 30+1
15:003rd & 1opp 30Quincy Crittendon run for 2 yds to the WCU 28 for a 1ST down+2
13:121st & 10opp 28Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 28 yds for a TD (Jake Garner KICK)+28

WCU10 plays, 71 yd · Touchdown

11:001st & 10own 35Ty Ippolito kickoff for 65 yds , Dominic Dutton return for 29 yds to the WCU 29+29
11:001st & 10own 29Taron Dickens pass complete to Malik Knight for 12 yds to the WCU 41 for a 1ST down+12
11:001st & 10own 41Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 4 yds to the WCU 45+4
11:002nd & 6own 45Taron Dickens pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 51 yds to the SAM 4 for a 1ST down+51
11:001st & goalopp 4Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Malik Knight for a 1ST down Samford Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jalik Yancey) to the SAM 2 for a 1ST down+2
11:001st & goalopp 2Camury Reid run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 3−1
9:292nd & goalopp 3Taron Dickens pass complete to Camury Reid for no gain Western Carolina Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Malik Knight) to the SAM 18−15
9:292nd & goalopp 18Taron Dickens run for 9 yds to the SAM 9+9
9:293rd & goalopp 9Western Carolina Penalty, false start (Manasseh Ripert) to the SAM 14−5
8:263rd & goalopp 14T. Dickens pass to C. Reid for 14 yds for a TD (M. Trout KICK) (Marcus Trout KICK)+14

SAM14 plays, 68 yd · Field goal

8:221st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds , C.J. Evans return for 21 yds to the SAM 21+21
8:221st & 10own 21Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Torrey Ward for 20 yds to the SAM 41 for a 1ST down+20
8:221st & 10own 41Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 39−2
8:222nd & 12own 39Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Preston Bird for 11 yds to the 50 yard line+11
8:223rd & 1midfieldC.J. Evans run for 3 yds to the WCU 47 for a 1ST down+3
8:221st & 10opp 47Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Ken Cherry for 5 yds to the WCU 42+5
8:222nd & 5opp 42Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 14 yds to the WCU 28 for a 1ST down+14
8:221st & 10opp 28Ken Cherry run for 4 yds to the WCU 24+4
8:222nd & 6opp 24Quincy Crittendon run for 3 yds to the WCU 21+3
8:223rd & 3opp 21Ken Cherry run for 7 yds to the WCU 14 for a 1ST down+7
8:221st & 10opp 14C.J. Evans run for 5 yds to the WCU 9+5
8:222nd & 5opp 9Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Jaden Gibson, broken up by Bo Simpson-Nealy0
8:223rd & 5opp 9C.J. Evans run for a loss of 2 yards to the WCU 11−2
3:174th & 7opp 11J. Garner 29 yd FG GOOD+29

WCU7 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

3:171st & 10own 35Ty Ippolito kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
3:171st & 10own 25Taron Dickens pass complete to James Tyre for 8 yds to the WCU 33+8
3:172nd & 2own 33Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 1 yd to the WCU 34+1
3:173rd & 1own 34Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 1 yd to the WCU 35 for a 1ST down+1
3:171st & 10own 35Western Carolina Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the WCU 30−5
3:171st & 15own 30Taron Dickens pass complete to Michael Rossin for 64 yds to the SAM 6 for a 1ST down+64
1:061st & goalopp 6Taron Dickens pass complete to James Tyre for 6 yds for a TD (Marcus Trout KICK) (Marcus Trout KICK)+6

WCU1 play, 0 yd · End of period

15:001st & 10own 19Taron Dickens run for a loss of 4 yards to the SAM 35−4

WCU7 plays, 41 yd · Turnover

13:121st & 10own 35Ty Ippolito kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
13:121st & 10own 25Taron Dickens pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 28 yds to the SAM 47 for a 1ST down+28
13:121st & 10opp 47Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Malik Knight0
13:122nd & 10opp 47Western Carolina Penalty, personal foul (Aaron Sanez) to the WCU 48−5
13:122nd & 15own 48Patrick Boyd Jr. run for no gain to the WCU 480
13:123rd & 15own 48Taron Dickens pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 18 yds to the SAM 34 for a 1ST down+18
11:261st & 10opp 34Boyd Jr.,Patrick rush middle , fumble by Boyd Jr.,Patrick recovered by SAM Washington,Keshawn, Washington,Keshawn rush. Patrick Boyd Jr. fumbled, recovered by SAM KeShawn Washington0

SAM6 plays, 66 yd · Touchdown

11:261st & 10own 34Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Calvin Jones, broken up by Jhamari Pierre-Louis0
11:262nd & 10own 34Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Teddy Davenport for 11 yds to the SAM 45 for a 1ST down+11
11:261st & 10own 45Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for 9 yds to the WCU 46 for a 1ST down Western Carolina Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Cam'Ron Dabney) to the WCU 31 for a 1ST down+24
11:261st & 10opp 31Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 20 yds to the WCU 11 for a 1ST down+20
11:261st & 10opp 11Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete0
9:362nd & 10opp 11Q. Crittendon pass to C. Jones for 11 yds for a TD (J. Garner KICK)+11

WCU13 plays, 72 yd · On downs

9:361st & 10own 35Ty Ippolito kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
9:361st & 10own 25Taron Dickens pass complete to James Tyre for 23 yds to the WCU 48 for a 1ST down+23
9:361st & 10own 48Taron Dickens pass complete to Camury Reid for 7 yds to the SAM 45+7
9:362nd & 3opp 45Camury Reid run for 4 yds to the SAM 41 for a 1ST down+4
9:361st & 10opp 41Taron Dickens pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 12 yds to the SAM 29 for a 1ST down+12
9:361st & 10opp 29Taron Dickens pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 12 yds to the SAM 17 for a 1ST down+12
9:361st & 10opp 17Taron Dickens run for 16 yds to the SAM 1 for a 1ST down+16
9:361st & goalopp 1Western Carolina Penalty, false start (Taron Dickens) to the SAM 6−5
9:361st & goalopp 6Taron Dickens run for no gain to the SAM 6 Western Carolina Penalty, Offensive holding (Manasseh Ripert) to the SAM 16−10
9:361st & goalopp 16Dominic Dutton run for 5 yds to the SAM 11+5
9:362nd & goalopp 11Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton, broken up by Carson Sloan0
9:363rd & goalopp 11Taron Dickens pass complete to Josiah Thomas for 8 yds to the SAM 3+8
4:584th & goalopp 3Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Josiah Thomas, broken up by Caidan Maddux0

SAM4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

4:581st & 10own 3Quincy Crittendon run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 2−1
4:582nd & 11own 2Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete0
4:583rd & 11own 2Quincy Crittendon run for 9 yds to the SAM 11+9
3:334th & 2own 11Noah Jones punt for 44 yds , James Tyre returns for no gain to the WCU 420

WCU8 plays, 58 yd · Touchdown

3:331st & 10own 42Taron Dickens pass complete to Marcus Striggles for 24 yds to the SAM 34 for a 1ST down+24
3:331st & 10opp 34Markel Townsend run for 4 yds to the SAM 30+4
3:332nd & 6opp 30Markel Townsend run for 1 yd to the SAM 29+1
3:333rd & 5opp 29Taron Dickens pass complete to Michael Rossin for no gain to the SAM 29 Western Carolina Penalty, Offensive holding (-10 Yards) to the SAM 39−10
2:003rd & 15opp 39Taron Dickens pass complete to Josiah Thomas for 20 yds to the SAM 19 for a 1ST down+20
2:001st & 10opp 19Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Malik Knight, broken up by Jacob Johnson0
2:002nd & 10opp 19Taron Dickens pass complete to Josiah Thomas for 17 yds to the SAM 2 for a 1ST down+17
1:321st & goalopp 2T. Dickens pass to J. Thomas for 2 yds for a TD (M. Trout KICK) (Marcus Trout KICK)+2

SAM11 plays, 29 yd · Punt

1:321st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:321st & 10own 25Quincy Crittendon run for 10 yds to the SAM 35 for a 1ST down+10
1:321st & 10own 35Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
1:322nd & 10own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for no gain to the SAM 35 Western Carolina Penalty, off-side (Jamichael Wilson) to the SAM 40+5
1:322nd & 5own 40Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete0
1:323rd & 5own 40Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Nick Crayton for 12 yds to the WCU 48 for a 1ST down+12
1:321st & 10opp 48Samford Penalty, delay of game (C.J. Evans) to the SAM 47−5
0:501st & 15own 47Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for 7 yds to the WCU 46+7
0:502nd & 8opp 46Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Teddy Davenport, broken up by Ken Moore Jr.0
0:503rd & 8opp 46Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete0
0:124th & 8opp 46Noah Jones punt for 27 yds0

WCU5 plays, 48 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10opp 48Taron Dickens pass complete to Malik Knight for 16 yds to the SAM 32 for a 1ST down+16
15:001st & 10opp 32Taron Dickens pass complete to Malik Knight for 5 yds to the SAM 27+5
15:002nd & 5opp 27Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 7 yds to the SAM 20 for a 1ST down+7
14:531st & 10own 35Ty Ippolito kickoff for 64 yds , Dominic Dutton return for 36 yds to the WCU 29 Samford Penalty, personal foul (Jalik Yancey) to the SAM 48+36
13:421st & 10opp 20Taron Dickens pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 20 yds for a TD (Marcus Trout KICK) (Marcus Trout KICK)+20

SAM7 plays, 4 yd · Uncategorized

15:002nd & 14own 38Quincy Crittendon sacked by Sean Morris for 0 yards to the SAM 380
15:001st & 10own 42Quincy Crittendon sacked by Sean Morris for a loss of 4 yards to the SAM 38−4
3:083rd & 14own 38Quincy Crittendon sacked by Jamichael Wilson and Caleb Fisher for a loss of 4 yards to the SAM 34−4
3:084th & 18own 34Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
1:491st & 10own 34Noah Jones punt for 36 yds0
1:121st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds , C.J. Evans return for 27 yds to the SAM 38 Western Carolina Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the SAM 42+27
0:00own 42End of 3rd Quarter0

SAM8 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

13:421st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
13:421st & 10own 25C.J. Evans run for 2 yds to the SAM 27+2
13:422nd & 8own 27Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 11 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down+11
13:421st & 10own 38Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 3 yds to the SAM 41+3
13:422nd & 7own 41Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 47 yds to the WCU 12 for a 1ST down+47
13:421st & 10opp 12C.J. Evans run for no gain to the WCU 120
13:422nd & 10opp 12Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Maddox McKim0
11:083rd & 10opp 12Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Calvin Jones for 12 yds for a TD (Jake Garner PAT MISSED)+12

WCU12 plays, 65 yd · Touchdown

11:081st & 10own 35Ty Ippolito kickoff for 61 yds0
11:081st & 10own 35Western Carolina Penalty, false start (Zach Watson) to the WCU 30−5
11:081st & 15own 30Taron Dickens pass complete to Patrick Boyd Jr. for 5 yds to the WCU 35+5
11:082nd & 10own 35Taron Dickens pass incomplete to James Tyre0
11:083rd & 10own 35Taron Dickens run for 14 yds to the WCU 49 for a 1ST down+14
11:081st & 10own 49Taron Dickens pass complete to James Tyre for 7 yds to the SAM 44+7
11:082nd & 3opp 44Western Carolina Penalty, false start (Malik Knight) to the SAM 49−5
11:082nd & 8opp 49Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton, broken up by Gumbo Gaskins0
11:083rd & 8opp 49Taron Dickens pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 18 yds to the SAM 31 for a 1ST down+18
11:081st & 10opp 31Taron Dickens pass complete to Malik Knight for 7 yds to the SAM 24+7
8:222nd & 3opp 24T. Dickens pass to C. Reid for 24 yds for a TD+24
8:221st & goalopp 3Taron Dickens pass complete to James Tyre for no gain to the WCU 35−62

SAM10 plays, 55 yd · Turnover

8:221st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff Samford Penalty, roughing passer (Jalik Yancey) to the 50 yard line+15
8:151st & 10midfieldStephen Brantley kickoff for 41 yds , Jaden Gibson return for 14 yds to the SAM 23+14
8:151st & 10own 23C.J. Evans run for no gain to the SAM 230
8:152nd & 10own 23Quincy Crittendon pass complete to C.J. Evans for 27 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+27
8:151st & 10midfieldQuincy Crittendon pass incomplete0
8:152nd & 10midfieldQuincy Crittendon pass complete to Nicholas Bookman for 15 yds to the WCU 35 for a 1ST down+15
8:151st & 10opp 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Teddy Davenport for 14 yds to the WCU 21 for a 1ST down+14
8:151st & 10opp 21Quincy Crittendon run for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 22−1
8:152nd & 11opp 22Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete0
5:393rd & 11opp 22Quincy Crittendon pass intercepted Samaurie Dukes return for no gain to the WCU 200

WCU8 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

5:391st & 10own 20Camury Reid run for 4 yds to the WCU 24+4
5:392nd & 6own 24Taron Dickens pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 18 yds to the WCU 42 for a 1ST down+18
5:391st & 10own 42Taron Dickens pass complete to Michael Rossin for 10 yds to the SAM 48 for a 1ST down+10
5:391st & 10opp 48Taron Dickens pass complete to Josiah Thomas for 16 yds to the SAM 32 for a 1ST down+16
5:391st & 10opp 32Camury Reid run for 25 yds to the SAM 7 for a 1ST down+25
5:391st & goalopp 7Camury Reid run for 5 yds to the SAM 2+5
5:392nd & goalopp 2Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Michael Rossin, broken up by Dee Newsome0
3:083rd & goalopp 2C. Reid run for 2 yds for a TD (M. Trout KICK)+2

WCU5 plays, 16 yd · Punt

13:451st & 10own 48Taron Dickens pass complete to Michael Rossin for 16 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down+16
13:451st & 10opp 36Taron Dickens pass complete to James Tyre for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 37−1
13:452nd & 11opp 37Taron Dickens pass complete to Markel Townsend for 1 yd to the SAM 36+1
13:453rd & 10opp 36Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton0
11:464th & 10opp 36Stephen Brantley punt for 27 yds0

SAM8 plays, 91 yd · Touchdown

11:461st & 10own 9Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Nicholas Bookman for 25 yds to the SAM 34 for a 1ST down+25
11:461st & 10own 34Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 8 yds to the SAM 42+8
11:462nd & 2own 42Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Teddy Davenport for 5 yds to the SAM 47 for a 1ST down+5
11:461st & 10own 47Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Torrey Ward for 7 yds to the WCU 46+7
11:462nd & 3opp 46C.J. Evans run for 3 yds to the WCU 43 for a 1ST down+3
11:461st & 10opp 43Quincy Crittendon run for 11 yds to the WCU 32 for a 1ST down+11
8:501st & 10opp 32C. Evans run for 32 yds for a TD+32
8:501st & goalopp 3Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete−62

WCU12 plays, 52 yd · On downs

8:471st & 10own 35Jake Garner kickoff for 48 yds , James Tyre return for 8 yds to the WCU 25+8
8:471st & 10own 25Markel Townsend run for 4 yds to the WCU 29+4
8:472nd & 6own 29Markel Townsend run for 13 yds to the WCU 42 for a 1ST down+13
8:471st & 10own 42Western Carolina Penalty, false start (Brayden Blackmon) to the WCU 37−5
8:471st & 15own 37Markel Townsend run for 2 yds to the WCU 39+2
8:472nd & 13own 39Taron Dickens pass complete to Malik Knight for 19 yds to the SAM 42 for a 1ST down+19
8:471st & 10opp 42Markel Townsend run for 1 yd to the SAM 41+1
8:472nd & 9opp 41Markel Townsend run for 9 yds to the SAM 32 for a 1ST down+9
8:471st & 10opp 32Markel Townsend run for 1 yd to the SAM 31+1
3:592nd & 9opp 31Taron Dickens run for 3 yds to the SAM 28+3
3:553rd & 6opp 28Taron Dickens pass incomplete to Malik Knight0
3:394th & 6opp 28Taron Dickens pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 5 yds to the SAM 23+5

SAM10 plays, 61 yd · Field goal

3:391st & 10own 23Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Calvin Jones0
3:392nd & 10own 23Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Ken Cherry for 15 yds to the SAM 38 for a 1ST down+15
3:391st & 10own 38Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Jaden Gibson0
3:392nd & 10own 38Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Preston Bird0
3:393rd & 10own 38Quincy Crittendon run for 13 yds to the WCU 49 for a 1ST down+13
3:391st & 10opp 49Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 18 yds to the WCU 31 Western Carolina Penalty, personal foul (Na'koma Simpson-Nealy) to the WCU 16+33
3:391st & 10opp 16Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Sam Pickett III0
3:392nd & 10opp 16Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Jaden Gibson, broken up by Cam'Ron Dabney0
3:393rd & 10opp 16Quincy Crittendon sacked by Kenyon Partridge for 0 yards to the WCU 160
1:564th & 10opp 16Jake Garner 33 yd FG GOOD+33

WCU6 plays, 50 yd · Touchdown

1:541st & 10own 35Jake Garner kickoff for 15 yds0
1:541st & 10midfieldMarkel Townsend run for 7 yds to the SAM 43+7
1:472nd & 3opp 43Markel Townsend run for 2 yds to the SAM 41+2
0:573rd & 1opp 41Markel Townsend run for 6 yds Western Carolina Penalty, Offensive holding (Malik Knight) to the SAM 45−4
0:573rd & 5opp 45Markel Townsend run for 2 yds to the SAM 43+2
0:124th & 3opp 43Markel Townsend run for 4 yds to the SAM 43 for a 1ST down+4

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Team

Western Carolina 4–6 vs Samford

  • 2024 · wk 13Western Carolina 47 @ Samford 42
  • 2023 · wk 2Samford 7 @ Western Carolina 30
  • 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

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