Western Carolina at Samford

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Samford beat Western Carolina 30–⁠17. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Samford led the series 8–⁠1.

AwayWestern Carolina2–⁠9 in 2016
17
HomeSamford7–⁠5 in 2016
30

Final at Seibert Stadium, HomewoodAttendance 4,031

At kickoff
64°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Birmingham International Airport (KBHM), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Larry Saunders; umpire Tilman Self; head linesman Robbie Spires; line judge Brian Harless; side judge Rob Rance; field judge Bryan Murphy; back judge Jamal Shears; center judge Johnny ManzielGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Carolina703717
Samford7614330

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Samford 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Samford leads 13–⁠5 in 18 meetings, counting the nine since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Western Carolina 50, Samford 35
2024Western Carolina 47, Samford 42
2023Western Carolina 30, Samford 7
2022Samford 35, Western Carolina 12
2021Samford 42, Western Carolina 37
2020Samford 55, Western Carolina 27

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