The Citadel at Samford
Saturday, September 30, 2017 Share
Samford beat The Citadel 35–14. It was their 10th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 5–5.
Final at Seibert Stadium, HomewoodTV: ESPN3Attendance 9,233
- At kickoff
- 83°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Birmingham International Airport (KBHM), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
- Officials
- Referee Jerry Welmaker; umpire Warren Kugelman; head linesman Alex Amaya; line judge Brian Harless; side judge Rob Rance; field judge Gary Wiley; back judge Scott Prewitt; center judge Greg KosloffGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Citadel | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Samford | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
The Citadel 55% to win. Samford won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every The Citadel–Samford gameSamford leads 10–8 in 18 meetings, counting the eight 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
The Citadel
- Next gamevs. MercerOct. 7, 2017
- SeasonThe Citadel in 2017
- ProgramThe Citadel history and records
Samford
- Next gameat VMIOct. 7, 2017
- SeasonSamford in 2017
- ProgramSamford history and records