Western Carolina at Samford

Saturday, October 6, 2018

Samford beat Western Carolina 66–⁠28. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Samford led the series 9–⁠2.

AwayWestern Carolina3–⁠8 in 2018
28
HomeSamford6–⁠5 in 2018
66

Final at Seibert Stadium, HomewoodTV: ESPN3Attendance 3,178

At kickoff
86°F, mostly cloudy, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Birmingham International Airport (KBHM), 12 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Bob Johnson; umpire Steve Coullias; head linesman Richie Godfrey; line judge D. LaFontaine; side judge Cedrick Clark; field judge Pat Jordan; back judge Brian KovachGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Carolina0210728
Samford357141066

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Samford 57% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Samford leads 13–⁠5 in 18 meetings, counting the seven 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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