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Samford at North Dakota State

Friday, December 9, 2022, FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal

North Dakota State beat Samford 24–⁠3. It was their only meeting on record.

AwaySamford11–⁠2 in 2022
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HomeNorth Dakota State12–⁠3 in 2022
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Final at Fargodome, FargoIndoorsTV: ESPN+, ESPN2Attendance 11,825

Wikipedia’s season articles for both teams give North Dakota State 27–⁠9 (2022 Samford Bulldogs, 2022 North Dakota State Bison).

Official
Reed BrothertonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Samford00033
North Dakota State01014024

Standouts

Player stats

Samford

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Quincy Crittendon8/175200
Michael Hiers6/108001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jay Stanton92808
Quincy Crittendon614015
Kendall Watson1101
Jaylan Thomas1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chandler Smith471034
Kendall Watson431014
Judd Cockett213010
D.J. Rias21108

North Dakota State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cam Miller14/1719010
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kobe Johnson1346015
T.K. Marshall630112
Cam Miller1221117
TaMerik Williams71905
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Joe Stoffel360147
RaJa Nelson439014
Braylon Henderson235025
Zach Mathis332019
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Dawson Weber0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

SamfordNorth Dakota State
168Total yards337
132Passing yards190
36Rushing yards147
4.9Yards per pass11.2
1.8Yards per rush3.6
10First downs19
5–⁠13Third downs9–⁠12
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
1Turnovers1
3–⁠29Penalties2–⁠10
16:45Possession33:11

Efficiency

SamfordNorth Dakota State
28%Success rate53%
−0.12EPA per play0.18
1.26Explosiveness1.21
−0.19Rushing EPA−0.16
−0.08Passing EPA0.92
26%Passing-down success63%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Dakota State 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

North Dakota State −19, over/under 62.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

North Dakota State end zoneSamford end zoneQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 North Dakota StatePunt, 5 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 North Dakota StateFumble, 5 playsQ1 SamfordMissed FG, 11 playsQ1 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, 9 playsQ2 SamfordTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ2 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ2 North Dakota StateField goal, 3 playsQ3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 SamfordInterception, 6 playsQ3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 SamfordField goal, 12 playsQ4 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Dakota State drives left to right, Samford right to left.
  1. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  2. Q1 North Dakota StatePunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  3. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  4. Q1 North Dakota StatePunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  5. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −10 yards
  6. Q1 North Dakota StateFumble, 5 plays, 27 yards
  7. Q1 SamfordMissed FG, 11 plays, 47 yards
  8. Q1 North Dakota StateTurnover on downs, 9 plays, 32 yards
  9. Q2 SamfordTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 33 yards
  10. Q2 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 69 yards
  11. Q2 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  12. Q2 North Dakota StateField goal, 3 plays, −15 yards
  13. Q3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 82 yards
  14. Q3 SamfordInterception, 6 plays, 12 yards
  15. Q3 North Dakota StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 63 yards
  16. Q3 SamfordField goal, 12 plays, 66 yards
  17. Q4 North Dakota StateResult not recorded, 3 plays, 39 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 0
Samford Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Will Cardinal kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:501st & 10 at own 25Quincy Crittendon pass complete to D.J. Rias for 3 yds to the Samf 28
14:342nd & 7 at own 28Jay Stanton run for 2 yds to the Samf 30
14:263rd & 5 at own 30Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to D.J. Rias
14:144th & 5 at own 30Bradley Porcellato punt for 50 yds , Jayden Price returns for 18 yds to the NDkSt 38
North Dakota State Punt, 5 plays
13:441st & 10 at own 38Kobe Johnson run for 1 yd to the NDkSt 39
13:252nd & 9 at own 39Cole Payton run for 10 yds to the NDkSt 49 for a 1ST down
12:591st & 10 at own 49Cam Miller pass incomplete to Zach Mathis
12:452nd & 10 at own 49TaMerik Williams run for 1 yd to the 50 yard line
12:143rd & 9 at the 50Cam Miller pass incomplete to Zach Mathis
12:064th & 9 at the 50Kaedin Steindorf punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Samf 17
Samford Punt, 3 plays
12:001st & 10 at own 17Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Jaylan Thomas
11:502nd & 10 at own 17Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Chandler Smith
11:483rd & 10 at own 17Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Judd Cockett
11:424th & 10 at own 17Bradley Porcellato punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Jayden Price at the NDkSt 38
North Dakota State Punt, 3 plays
11:281st & 10 at own 38Kobe Johnson run for 2 yds to the NDkSt 40
10:482nd & 8 at own 40Kobe Johnson run for 1 yd to the NDkSt 41
9:503rd & 7 at own 41Cam Miller sacked by Johnny Johnson for a loss of 10 yards to the NDkSt 31 Cam Miller fumbled, forced by Johnny Johnson, recovered by NDkSt Cam Miller , return for 0 yards
9:394th & 17 at own 31Kaedin Steindorf punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Judd Cockett at the Samf 33
Samford Punt, 3 plays
9:301st & 10 at own 33Crittendon, Quincy pass complete to Stanton, Jay for 7 yards to the SAMFORD40, PENALTY SAMFORD holding 10 yards to the SAMFORD23, NO PLAY.
9:001st & 20 at own 23Quincy Crittendon run for no gain to the Samf 23
8:542nd & 20 at own 23Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Kendall Watson
8:493rd & 20 at own 23Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Kendall Watson
8:434th & 20 at own 23Bradley Porcellato punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Jayden Price at the NDkSt 34
North Dakota State Fumble, 5 plays
8:331st & 10 at own 34Cam Miller pass complete to Joe Stoffel for 11 yds to the NDkSt 45 for a 1ST down
7:441st & 10 at own 45TaMerik Williams run for 1 yd to the NDkSt 46
7:002nd & 9 at own 46Cam Miller pass complete to Zach Mathis for 7 yds to the Samf 47
6:373rd & 2 at opp 47NO DAKOTA ST Penalty, False Start (Hunter Brozio) to the NDkSt 48
5:573rd & 7 at own 48Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 13 yds to the Samf 39 for a 1ST down
5:351st & 10 at opp 39Kobe Johnson run for 2 yds to the Samf 37 Kobe Johnson fumbled, forced by Isaiah Richardson, recovered by Samf Isaiah Richardson
Samford Missed FG, 11 plays
5:151st & 10 at own 37Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Kendall Watson for 11 yds to the Samf 48 for a 1ST down
5:051st & 10 at own 48Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Kendall Watson
4:552nd & 10 at own 48Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Judd Cockett for 10 yds to the NDkSt 42 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at opp 42Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Kendall Watson for 14 yds to the NDkSt 28 for a 1ST down
4:051st & 10 at opp 28Quincy Crittendon run for no gain to the NDkSt 28
3:432nd & 10 at opp 28Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaylan Thomas for 3 yds to the NDkSt 25
3:303rd & 7 at opp 25Quincy Crittendon pass complete to D.J. Rias for 8 yds to the NDkSt 17 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at opp 17Jay Stanton run for no gain to the NDkSt 17
2:452nd & 10 at opp 17Quincy Crittendon run for 9 yds to the NDkSt 8
2:203rd & 1 at opp 8Quincy Crittendon sacked by Javier Derritt for a loss of 8 yards to the NDkSt 16
1:444th & 9 at opp 16Zach Williams 34 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Spencer Waege Jayden Price return for 5 yds to the NDkSt 34
North Dakota State Turnover on downs, 9 plays
1:251st & 10 at own 34TaMerik Williams run for 4 yds to the NDkSt 38
0:502nd & 6 at own 38TaMerik Williams run for 3 yds to the NDkSt 41
0:053rd & 3 at own 41Cam Miller run for 3 yds to the NDkSt 44 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:141st & 10 at own 44Cam Miller pass complete to Hunter Brozio for 7 yds to the Samf 49
Q2 13:592nd & 3 at opp 49Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 6 yds to the Samf 43 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:281st & 10 at opp 43Cam Miller pass incomplete to Eli Green
Q2 13:052nd & 10 at opp 43RaJa Nelson run for 8 yds to the Samf 35
Q2 12:353rd & 2 at opp 35TaMerik Williams run for 1 yd to the Samf 34
Q2 12:074th & 1 at opp 34Cam Miller run for a loss of 1 yard to the Samf 35
2nd quarter4 drives, then North Dakota State 10, Samford 0
Samford Turnover on downs, 8 plays
11:541st & 10 at own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Kendall Watson for no gain to the Samf 35
11:042nd & 10 at own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jay Stanton for 3 yds to the Samf 38
10:453rd & 7 at own 38Jay Stanton run for 8 yds to the Samf 46 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 46Quincy Crittendon run for 15 yds to the NDkSt 39 for a 1ST down
10:001st & 10 at opp 39Jay Stanton run for 5 yds to the NDkSt 34
9:302nd & 5 at opp 34Jay Stanton run for 2 yds to the NDkSt 32
8:593rd & 3 at opp 32Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Kendall Watson
8:534th & 3 at opp 32Kendall Watson run for 1 yd to the NDkSt 31
North Dakota State Touchdown, 12 plays
8:301st & 10 at own 31Kobe Johnson run for 3 yds to the NDkSt 34
7:552nd & 7 at own 34Cam Miller pass complete to Hunter Brozio for 17 yds to the Samf 49 for a 1ST down
7:221st & 10 at opp 49TaMerik Williams run for 5 yds to the Samf 44
6:422nd & 5 at opp 44TaMerik Williams run for 4 yds to the Samf 40
6:303rd & 1 at opp 40Kobe Johnson run for 2 yds to the Samf 38 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 38Braylon Henderson run for 13 yds to the Samf 25 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 25Cam Miller sacked by Noah Martin for a loss of 9 yards to the Samf 34
4:302nd & 19 at opp 34Cam Miller pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 10 yds to the Samf 24
3:353rd & 9 at opp 24Cam Miller pass complete to Zach Mathis for 19 yds to the Samf 5 for a 1ST down
3:151st & goal at opp 5Cam Miller run for 1 yd to the Samf 4
2:422nd & goal at opp 4NO DAKOTA ST Penalty, False Start (Joe Stoffel) to the Samf 9
1:402nd & goal at opp 9Cam Miller run for 7 yds to the Samf 2
1:253rd & goal at opp 2Cam Miller pass complete to Joe Stoffel for 2 yds for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 7, Samford 0
Samford Punt, 3 plays
1:253rd & 7 at own 35Will Cardinal kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:091st & 10 at own 25Jaylan Thomas run for 1 yd to the Samf 26
0:352nd & 9 at own 26Quincy Crittendon run for a loss of 2 yards to the Samf 24
0:353rd & 11 at own 24Timeout NO DAKOTA ST, clock 00:35
0:323rd & 11 at own 24Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete to Kendall Watson
0:254th & 11 at own 24Bradley Porcellato punt for 26 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
North Dakota State Field goal, 3 plays
0:171st & 10 at the 50Cam Miller run for 2 yds to the Samf 48
0:042nd & 8 at opp 48Cam Miller run for 7 yds to the Samf 41
0:043rd & 1 at opp 41Timeout NO DAKOTA ST, clock 00:04
0:043rd & 1 at opp 41Timeout SAMFORD, clock 00:04
0:013rd & 1 at opp 41Miller, Cam pass incomplete to Green, Eli, PENALTY SAMFORD personal foul (Hardimon, Tyriq) 14 yards to the SAMFORD26, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NODAKOTAST.
0:001st & 10 at opp 26Griffin Crosa 44 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota State 10, Samford 0
3rd quarter4 drives, then North Dakota State 24, Samford 0
North Dakota State Touchdown, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Henry Bishop kickoff for 56 yds , RaJa Nelson return for 9 yds to the NDkSt 18
14:251st & 10 at own 18Kobe Johnson run for 9 yds to the NDkSt 27
13:402nd & 1 at own 27TK Marshall run for no gain to the NDkSt 27
13:203rd & 1 at own 27TK Marshall run for 3 yds to the NDkSt 30 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at own 30Kobe Johnson run for 15 yds to the NDkSt 45 for a 1ST down
11:561st & 10 at own 45Kobe Johnson run for 1 yd to the NDkSt 46
11:182nd & 9 at own 46Cam Miller pass complete to Joe Stoffel for 47 yds to the Samf 7 for a 1ST down
10:571st & goal at opp 7TK Marshall run for 7 yds for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 17, Samford 0
Samford Interception, 6 plays
10:571st & 10 at own 35Will Cardinal kickoff for 63 yds
10:351st & 10 at own 35Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Judd Cockett
10:182nd & 10 at own 35Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 6 yds to the Samf 41
9:593rd & 4 at own 41Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:501st & 10 at the 50Michael Hiers pass incomplete to J.R. Tran-Reno
9:252nd & 10 at the 50Jay Stanton run for 2 yds to the NDkSt 48
9:223rd & 8 at opp 48SAMFORD Penalty, False Start (Gavin Orr) to the Samf 47
9:173rd & 13 at own 47Michael Hiers pass intercepted Dawson Weber return for 1 yd to the NDkSt 37
North Dakota State Touchdown, 12 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 37Kobe Johnson run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDkSt 34
8:052nd & 13 at own 34Cam Miller run for 2 yds to the NDkSt 36
7:293rd & 11 at own 36Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 14 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at the 50TK Marshall run for 12 yds to the Samf 38 for a 1ST down
6:201st & 10 at opp 38TK Marshall run for 5 yds to the Samf 33
5:252nd & 5 at opp 33Cam Miller pass complete to Zach Mathis for 6 yds to the Samf 27 for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 27Kobe Johnson run for 2 yds to the Samf 25
4:252nd & 8 at opp 25Cam Miller pass complete to RaJa Nelson for 6 yds to the Samf 19
3:543rd & 2 at opp 19Cam Miller run for 17 yds to the Samf 2 for a 1ST down
3:101st & goal at opp 2Kobe Johnson run for no gain to the Samf 2
2:442nd & goal at opp 2Cam Miller run for 1 yd to the Samf 1
2:173rd & 0 at opp 1Timeout NO DAKOTA ST, clock 02:17
2:023rd & goal at opp 1Cam Miller run for 1 yd for a TD (Griffin Crosa KICK)North Dakota State 24, Samford 0
Samford Field goal, 12 plays
2:023rd & 9 at own 35Will Cardinal kickoff for 64 yds , Judd Cockett return for 23 yds to the Samf 24
1:391st & 10 at own 24Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the Samf 27
0:562nd & 7 at own 27Michael Hiers pass complete to Kendall Watson for 6 yds to the Samf 33
0:403rd & 1 at own 33Jay Stanton run for 2 yds to the Samf 35 for a 1ST down
0:131st & 10 at own 35Michael Hiers sacked by Kole Menz for a loss of 4 yards to the Samf 31
Q4 14:562nd & 14 at own 31Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jay Stanton
Q4 14:403rd & 14 at own 31Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 34 yds to the NDkSt 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:281st & 10 at opp 35Michael Hiers pass complete to Judd Cockett for 3 yds to the NDkSt 32
Q4 14:002nd & 7 at opp 32Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 22 yds to the NDkSt 10 for a 1ST down
Q4 13:531st & goal at opp 10Jay Stanton run for 4 yds to the NDkSt 6
Q4 13:002nd & goal at opp 6Michael Hiers sacked by Jaxon Duttenhefer for a loss of 2 yards to the NDkSt 8
Q4 12:203rd & goal at opp 8Michael Hiers sacked by Dylan Hendricks for a loss of 2 yards to the NDkSt 10
Q4 12:084th & goal at opp 10Zach Williams 28 yd FG GOODNorth Dakota State 24, Samford 3
4th quarter1 drive, then North Dakota State 24, Samford 3
North Dakota State Result not recorded, 3 plays
12:084th & 10 at own 35Henry Bishop kickoff for 58 yds for a touchback
11:351st & 10 at own 25Kobe Johnson run for 11 yds to the NDkSt 36 for a 1ST down
10:551st & 10 at own 36Cam Miller pass complete to Braylon Henderson for 25 yds to the Samf 39 for a 1ST down
10:041st & 10 at opp 39TK Marshall run for 3 yds to the Samf 36

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Samford–North Dakota State game

North Dakota State leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

Around this game

Samford

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