Samford at VMI
Saturday, October 7, 2017 Share
Samford beat VMI 26–7. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Samford led the series 4–0.
Final at Alumni Memorial Field, LexingtonTV: ESPN3Attendance 3,310
- At kickoff
- 71°F, partly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ingalls Field Airport (KHSP), 38 km from the stadium
- Officials
- Referee Larry Adcock; umpire Scott Ray; head linesman Perry Clark; line judge Terry Mock; side judge Keith Johnson; field judge Terry Troutt; back judge Jay Neal; center judge D. QuisenberryGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 26 |
| VMI | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Samford 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Samford–VMI gameSamford leads 10–3 in 13 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 2026 | Samford 45, VMI 7 | |
| 2025 | Samford 24, VMI 22 | |
| 2024 | Samford 27, VMI 3 | |
| 2023 | Samford 27, VMI 14 | |
| 2022 | Samford 34, VMI 15 | |
| 2021 | VMI 46, Samford 45 |
Around this game
Samford
- Next gameat WoffordOct. 21, 2017
- SeasonSamford in 2017
- ProgramSamford history and records
VMI
- Next gameat FurmanOct. 14, 2017
- SeasonVMI in 2017
- ProgramVMI history and records