Samford at The Citadel
Saturday, November 5, 2016 Share
The Citadel beat Samford 37–34 in overtime. It was their ninth meeting; after it, The Citadel led the series 5–4.
Final, overtime at Johnson Hagood Stadium, CharlestonTV: ESPN3Attendance 15,015
- At kickoff
- 66°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI), 11 km from the stadium
- Officials
- Referee Edwin Lee; umpire Warren Kugelman; head linesman Walter Sloan; line judge Greg Zimmerman; side judge Will Lug; field judge Michael Clary; back judge Wayne JohnsonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 7 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| The Citadel | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
The Citadel 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Samford–The Citadel gameSamford leads 10–8 in 18 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 2025 | The Citadel 40, Samford 13 | |
| 2024 | The Citadel 28, Samford 11 | |
| 2023 | Samford 37, The Citadel 7 | |
| 2022 | Samford 38, The Citadel 3 | |
| 2021 | Samford 35, The Citadel 14 | |
| 2020 | Samford 55, The Citadel 7 |
Around this game
Samford
- Next gamevs. MercerNov. 12, 2016
- SeasonSamford in 2016
- ProgramSamford history and records
The Citadel
- Next gameat VMINov. 12, 2016
- SeasonThe Citadel in 2016
- ProgramThe Citadel history and records