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Western Carolina at Samford

Saturday, February 27, 2021

Samford beat Western Carolina 55–⁠27. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Samford led the series 11–⁠2.

AwayWestern Carolina1–⁠8 in 2020
27
HomeSamford4–⁠3 in 2020
55

Final at Seibert Stadium, HomewoodTV: ESPN+Attendance 1,276

At kickoff
74°F, mostly cloudy, wind 11 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Birmingham International Airport (KBHM), 12 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Thomas Graham; umpire Keith Baxter; head linesman Robert Broome; line judge Tim Forman; side judge Chris Rape; field judge Rob Barefield; back judge Jeremy TricoliGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Western Carolina7137027
Samford147201455

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Samford 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The series

Every Western Carolina–Samford game

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

Around this game

Western Carolina

Samford