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Samford at VMI

Saturday, October 21, 2023

Samford beat VMI 27–⁠14. It was their 10th meeting; after it, Samford led the series 7–⁠3.

AwaySamford6–⁠5 in 2023
27
HomeVMI5–⁠6 in 2023
14

Final at Alumni Memorial Field, LexingtonTV: ESPN+Attendance 4,245

At kickoff
48°F, mostly cloudy, wind 24 mph from the west, gusts to 36 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Ingalls Field Airport (KHSP), 38 km from the stadium
Official
Jeff PageGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Samford10170027
VMI0140014

Standouts

  • RushingJay Stanton21 carries, 146 yards, 2 TDSamford

Player stats

Samford

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Michael Hiers34/4522900
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jay Stanton21146236
Damonta Witherspoon114219
Joseph Mera135035
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
D.J. Rias577048
Chandler Smith963014
Brendan Jenkins62208
Connor Masters221017

VMI

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Collin Ironside19/3318210
Isaiah Lemmond0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Hunter Rice13119147
Rashad Raymond62109
Chance Knox315011
Grant Swinehart2303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Aidan Twombly673130
Isaiah Lemmond572035
Chance Knox31208
Egypt Nelson21208

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

Team stats

SamfordVMI
442Total yards336
229Passing yards182
213Rushing yards154
5.1Yards per pass5.4
5.8Yards per rush4.5
20First downs17
9–⁠20Third downs4–⁠16
2–⁠2Fourth downs2–⁠4
0Turnovers1
6–⁠46Penalties2–⁠10
29:44Possession30:16

Efficiency

SamfordVMI
46%Success rate38%
0.24EPA per play0.08
1.08Explosiveness1.20
0.44Rushing EPA0.30
0.09Passing EPA−0.10
30%Passing-down success13%

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)

Samford 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Samford −14, over/under 45.

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

Every drive

VMI end zoneSamford end zoneQ1 VMIPunt, 4 playsQ1 SamfordField goal, 12 playsQ1 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ1 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ1 SamfordTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 VMITouchdown, 5 playsQ2 SamfordTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 VMITouchdown, 6 playsQ2 SamfordTouchdown, 14 playsQ2 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ2 SamfordField goal, 13 playsQ2 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ2 SamfordEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 7 playsQ3 VMIPunt, 3 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 6 playsQ3 VMIMissed FG, 14 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 5 playsQ4 VMIPunt, 4 playsQ4 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ4 VMITurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 SamfordPunt, 5 playsQ4 SamfordMissed FG, 4 playsQ4 VMITurnover on downs, 13 playsQ4 SamfordEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. VMI drives left to right, Samford right to left.
  1. Q1 VMIPunt, 4 plays, 4 yards
  2. Q1 SamfordField goal, 12 plays, 71 yards
  3. Q1 VMIPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  4. Q1 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  5. Q1 VMIPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  6. Q1 SamfordTouchdown, 3 plays, 49 yards
  7. Q1 VMITouchdown, 5 plays, 76 yards
  8. Q2 SamfordTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 VMITouchdown, 6 plays, 67 yards
  10. Q2 SamfordTouchdown, 14 plays, 78 yards
  11. Q2 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q2 SamfordField goal, 13 plays, 42 yards
  13. Q2 VMIPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  14. Q2 SamfordEnd of half, 4 plays, 18 yards
  15. Q3 SamfordPunt, 7 plays, 33 yards
  16. Q3 VMIPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  17. Q3 SamfordPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  18. Q3 VMIMissed FG, 14 plays, 41 yards
  19. Q3 SamfordPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  20. Q4 VMIPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
  21. Q4 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  22. Q4 VMITurnover on downs, 8 plays, 56 yards
  23. Q4 SamfordPunt, 5 plays, 18 yards
  24. Q4 SamfordMissed FG, 4 plays, 4 yards
  25. Q4 VMITurnover on downs, 13 plays, 68 yards
  26. Q4 SamfordEnd of game, 1 play, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then Samford 10, VMI 0
VMI Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 34Chance Knox run for 11 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 1 yd to the VMI 44
15:002nd & 11 at own 44Collin Ironside sacked by Xavier Nurse for a loss of 8 yards to the VMI 36
15:003rd & 19 at own 36Rashad Raymond run for 2 yds to the VMI 38
12:304th & 17 at own 38Jack Culbreath punt for 62 yds for a touchback
Samford Field goal, 12 plays
12:301st & 10 at own 20Michael Hiers pass complete to R.J. Starkey for 2 yds to the SAM 22
12:302nd & 8 at own 22No Huddle-Shotgun Hiers,Michael rush middle for 3 yards loss to the SAM19 fumbled by Hiers,Michael at SAM19 recovered by SAM Hiers,Michael at SAM19, End Of Play PENALTY SAM False Start (Frazier,Cooper) 5 yards from SAM22 to SAM17. NO PLAY.
12:302nd & 13 at own 17Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 48 yds to the VMI 35 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 35Jay Stanton run for 5 yds to the VMI 30
12:302nd & 5 at opp 30Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 5 yds to the VMI 25 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 25Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 6 yds to the VMI 19
12:303rd & 1 at opp 16Jay Stanton run for no gain to the VMI 16
12:304th & 1 at opp 16Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the VMI 13 for a 1ST down
12:301st & 10 at opp 13No Huddle-Shotgun Hiers,Michael pass complete short middle to Smith,Chandler for 5 yards to the VMI08 (Summey,Tahj; Innocent,Noel) PENALTY VMI Offside (Knapp,Josh) 5 yards from VMI13 to VMI08. NO PLAY.
12:302nd & 4 at opp 19Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the VMI 16
12:301st & 5 at opp 8Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 1 yd to the VMI 7
12:302nd & 4 at opp 7Michael Hiers pass complete to Michael Vice for 2 yds to the VMI 9
8:173rd & 6 at opp 9Timeout Samford, clock 08:17
8:173rd & 6 at opp 9Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Chandler Smith
8:084th & 6 at opp 9Wilson Beaverstock 26 yd FG GOODSamford 3, VMI 0
VMI Punt, 3 plays
8:081st & 10 at own 35Henry Bishop kickoff for 60 yds , Ivan Thorpe return for 24 yds to the VMI 29
8:081st & 10 at own 29Isaiah Lemmond run for 1 yd to the VMI 30
8:082nd & 9 at own 30Collin Ironside run for 3 yds to the VMI 27
8:083rd & 12 at own 27Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Isaiah Lemmond
6:494th & 12 at own 27Jack Culbreath punt for 43 yds , Chandler Smith returns for 4 yds to the SAM 34
Samford Punt, 3 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 34Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Ty King
6:492nd & 10 at own 34No Huddle-Shotgun Hiers,Michael pass complete short middle to Ringer,Peyton for 1 yard to the SAM35 (Crump,Kouri) PENALTY SAM Holding 10 yards from SAM34 to SAM24. NO PLAY.
6:492nd & 20 at own 24Michael Hiers pass complete to Ty King for 14 yds to the SAM 38
6:493rd & 6 at own 38Michael Hiers sacked by Eric Rankin for a loss of 6 yards to the SAM 32
4:554th & 12 at own 32Will Thorley punt for 53 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the VMI 15
VMI Punt, 3 plays
4:551st & 10 at own 15Grant Swinehart run for no gain to the VMI 15
4:552nd & 10 at own 15Collin Ironside sacked by Joseph Mera for a loss of 5 yards to the VMI 10
4:553rd & 15 at own 10Grant Swinehart run for 3 yds to the VMI 13
3:044th & 12 at own 13Jack Culbreath punt for 36 yds
Samford Touchdown, 3 plays
3:041st & 10 at opp 49Michael Hiers pass complete to R.J. Starkey for 3 yds to the VMI 46
3:042nd & 7 at opp 46Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 14 yds to the VMI 32 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at opp 32Jay Stanton run for 32 yds for a TD (Wilson Beaverstock KICK)Samford 10, VMI 0
VMI Touchdown, 5 plays
2:181st & 10 at own 35Henry Bishop kickoff for 64 yds , Ivan Thorpe return for 23 yds to the VMI 24
2:181st & 10 at own 24Collin Ironside sacked by Jamall Thompson for a loss of 3 yards to the VMI 21
2:182nd & 13 at own 21Collin Ironside pass complete to Isaiah Lemmond for 10 yds to the VMI 31
2:183rd & 3 at own 31Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 10 yds to the VMI 41 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 41Hunter Rice run for 12 yds to the SAM 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:511st & 10 at opp 47Hunter Rice run for 47 yds for a TD (Caden Beck KICK)Samford 10, VMI 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then Samford 27, VMI 14
Samford Touchdown, 5 plays
14:511st & 10 at own 35Jack Culbreath kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 9 yds to the SAM 34
14:512nd & 1 at own 34Jay Stanton run for 22 yds to the VMI 44 for a 1ST down
14:511st & 10 at opp 44Michael Hiers pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 8 yds to the VMI 36
14:512nd & 2 at opp 36Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Chandler Smith
13:463rd & 2 at opp 36Jay Stanton run for 36 yds for a TD (Wilson Beaverstock KICK)Samford 17, VMI 7
VMI Touchdown, 6 plays
13:461st & 10 at own 35Henry Bishop kickoff for 53 yds , Ivan Thorpe return for 21 yds to the VMI 33
13:461st & 10 at own 33Rashad Raymond run for 2 yds to the VMI 31
13:462nd & 12 at own 31Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Aidan Twombly
13:463rd & 12 at own 31Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 25 yds to the SAM 44 for a 1ST down
13:461st & 10 at opp 44Rashad Raymond run for 3 yds to the SAM 41
13:462nd & 7 at opp 41Hunter Rice run for 11 yds to the SAM 30 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 30Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 30 yds for a TD (Caden Beck KICK)Samford 17, VMI 14
Samford Touchdown, 14 plays
11:151st & 10 at own 35Jack Culbreath kickoff for 64 yds , Ty King return for 21 yds to the SAM 22
11:151st & 10 at own 22Damonta Witherspoon run for 2 yds to the SAM 24
11:152nd & 8 at own 24Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 5 yds to the SAM 29
11:153rd & 3 at own 29Damonta Witherspoon run for 5 yds to the SAM 34 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 34Michael Hiers pass complete to R.J. Starkey for 5 yds to the SAM 39
11:152nd & 5 at own 39Michael Hiers pass complete to Carson Goold for no gain to the SAM 39
11:153rd & 5 at own 39Michael Hiers pass incomplete to R.J. Starkey
11:154th & 5 at own 39Joseph Mera run for 35 yds to the VMI 26 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 26Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 6 yds to the VMI 20
11:152nd & 4 at opp 20Michael Hiers pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 7 yds to the VMI 13 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at opp 13Damonta Witherspoon run for 8 yds to the VMI 5
11:152nd & 2 at opp 5Michael Hiers pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for no gain to the VMI 5
11:153rd & 2 at opp 5Damonta Witherspoon run for 3 yds to the VMI 2 for a 1ST down
11:151st & goal at opp 2Damonta Witherspoon run for 1 yd to the VMI 3
6:382nd & goal at opp 3Damonta Witherspoon run for 3 yds for a TD (Wilson Beaverstock KICK)Samford 24, VMI 14
VMI Punt, 3 plays
6:381st & 10 at own 35Henry Bishop kickoff for 61 yds , Ivan Thorpe return for 16 yds to the VMI 20
6:381st & 10 at own 20Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Chance Knox
6:382nd & 10 at own 20Rashad Raymond run for 2 yds to the VMI 22
6:383rd & 8 at own 22Collin Ironside pass complete to Rashad Raymond for no gain to the VMI 22
5:064th & 8 at own 22Jack Culbreath punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the SAM 43 , Chandler Smith returns for 6 yds to the SAM 43
Samford Field goal, 13 plays
5:061st & 10 at own 43Michael Hiers pass complete to Thomas D’Armond for 6 yds to the SAM 49
5:062nd & 4 at own 49PENALTY SAM False Start 5 yards from SAM49 to SAM44. NO PLAY.
5:062nd & 9 at own 44PENALTY SAM False Start (Johnson,Brett) 5 yards from SAM44 to SAM39. NO PLAY.
5:062nd & 14 at own 39Jay Stanton run for 2 yds to the SAM 41
5:063rd & 12 at own 41Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 14 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 45Jay Stanton run for 5 yds to the VMI 40
5:062nd & 5 at opp 40Jay Stanton run for 2 yds to the VMI 38
5:063rd & 3 at opp 38Michael Hiers pass complete to Iaan Cousin for 5 yds to the VMI 33 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 33Damonta Witherspoon run for 4 yds to the VMI 29
5:062nd & 6 at opp 29Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Ty King
5:063rd & 6 at opp 29Michael Hiers pass complete to Iaan Cousin for 10 yds to the VMI 19 for a 1ST down
5:061st & 10 at opp 19Michael Hiers pass complete to R.J. Starkey for no gain to the VMI 19
5:062nd & 10 at opp 19Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Iaan Cousin
1:183rd & 10 at opp 19Timeout Samford, clock 01:18
1:183rd & 10 at opp 19Michael Hiers run for 4 yds to the VMI 15
1:064th & 6 at opp 15Timeout Samford, clock 01:06
1:024th & 6 at opp 15Wilson Beaverstock 33 yd FG GOODSamford 27, VMI 14
VMI Punt, 3 plays
1:021st & 10 at own 35Henry Bishop kickoff for 53 yds , Ivan Thorpe return for 13 yds to the VMI 25
1:021st & 10 at own 25Collin Ironside pass complete to Egypt Nelson for 8 yds to the VMI 33
1:022nd & 2 at own 33Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Chance Knox
1:023rd & 2 at own 33Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Isaiah Lemmond
0:274th & 2 at own 33Jack Culbreath punt for 38 yds , Chandler Smith returns for 17 yds to the SAM 46
Samford End of half, 4 plays
0:271st & 10 at own 46Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 12 yds to the VMI 42 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at opp 42Michael Hiers sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the VMI 47
0:082nd & 15 at opp 47Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 11 yds to the VMI 36
0:082nd & 15 at opp 47Timeout VMI, clock 00:08
0:003rd & 4 at opp 36Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Brendan Jenkins
3rd quarter5 drives, then Samford 27, VMI 14
Samford Punt, 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Culbreath kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jay Stanton run for 16 yds to the SAM 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 41Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the SAM 44
15:002nd & 7 at own 44Michael Hiers pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
15:003rd & 1 at the 50Jay Stanton run for 4 yds to the VMI 46 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 46Michael Hiers pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 3 yds to the VMI 43
15:002nd & 7 at opp 43Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the VMI 40
15:003rd & 4 at opp 40Michael Hiers pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 2 yds to the VMI 42
12:174th & 6 at opp 42Will Thorley punt for 25 yds, fair catch by Ivan Thorpe at the VMI 17
VMI Punt, 3 plays
12:171st & 10 at own 17Hunter Rice run for 2 yds to the VMI 15
12:172nd & 12 at own 15Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Julio DaSilva
12:173rd & 12 at own 15Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Aidan Twombly
11:094th & 12 at own 15Jack Culbreath punt for 76 yds
Samford Punt, 6 plays
11:091st & 10 at own 9Michael Hiers pass complete to R.J. Starkey for 4 yds to the SAM 13
11:092nd & 6 at own 13No Huddle-Shotgun Hiers,Michael pass complete short right to Stanton,Jay for 2 yards to the SAM15 (Dunn,Christian) PENALTY SAM Holding 6 yards from SAM13 to SAM07. NO PLAY.
11:092nd & 12 at own 7Michael Hiers pass complete to Connor Masters for 4 yds to the SAM 11
11:093rd & 8 at own 11Michael Hiers pass complete to Connor Masters for 17 yds to the SAM 28 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at own 28Jay Stanton run for no gain to the SAM 28
11:092nd & 10 at own 28Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Jay Stanton
11:093rd & 10 at own 28Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 3 yds to the SAM 25
9:124th & 13 at own 25Will Thorley punt for 33 yds
VMI Missed FG, 14 plays
9:121st & 10 at own 42Chance Knox run for 1 yd to the VMI 43
9:122nd & 9 at own 43Collin Ironside run for 2 yds to the VMI 45
9:123rd & 7 at own 45Collin Ironside run for 6 yds to the SAM 49
9:124th & 1 at opp 49Hunter Rice run for 3 yds to the SAM 46 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 46Hunter Rice run for 6 yds to the SAM 40
9:122nd & 4 at opp 40Isaiah Lemmond pass incomplete to Aidan Twombly
9:123rd & 4 at opp 40Collin Ironside run for 2 yds to the SAM 38
9:124th & 2 at opp 38Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 7 yds to the SAM 31 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 31Hunter Rice run for 9 yds to the SAM 22
9:122nd & 1 at opp 22Collin Ironside pass complete to Aidan Twombly for 2 yds to the SAM 20 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 20Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Aidan Twombly
9:122nd & 10 at opp 20Chance Knox run for 3 yds to the SAM 17
9:123rd & 7 at opp 17Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Aidan Twombly
1:484th & 7 at opp 17Caden Beck 35 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Johnny Johnson
Samford Punt, 5 plays
1:481st & 10 at own 26Damonta Witherspoon run for 9 yds to the SAM 35
1:482nd & 1 at own 35Damonta Witherspoon run for 4 yds to the SAM 39 for a 1ST down
1:481st & 10 at own 39Damonta Witherspoon run for 2 yds to the SAM 41
0:002nd & 8 at own 41Damonta Witherspoon run for 3 yds to the SAM 44
Q4 15:003rd & 5 at own 44Michael Hiers pass incomplete to D.J. Rias
Q4 14:464th & 5 at own 44Will Thorley punt for 53 yds
4th quarter7 drives, then Samford 27, VMI 14
VMI Punt, 4 plays
14:461st & 10 at own 3Hunter Rice run for 12 yds to the VMI 15 for a 1ST down
14:461st & 10 at own 15Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 3 yds to the VMI 18
14:462nd & 7 at own 18Hunter Rice run for no gain to the VMI 18
14:463rd & 7 at own 18Collin Ironside sacked for 0 yards to the VMI 18
12:044th & 7 at own 18Jack Culbreath punt for 41 yds
Samford Punt, 3 plays
12:041st & 10 at own 41Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the SAM 44
12:042nd & 7 at own 44Jay Stanton run for 4 yds to the SAM 40
12:043rd & 11 at own 40Michael Hiers pass incomplete to Chandler Smith
10:194th & 11 at own 40Will Thorley punt for 41 yds , Ivan Thorpe returns for 1 yd to the VMI 20
VMI Turnover on downs, 8 plays
10:191st & 10 at own 20Hunter Rice run for no gain to the VMI 20
10:192nd & 10 at own 20Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 8 yds to the VMI 28
10:193rd & 2 at own 28Hunter Rice run for 4 yds to the VMI 32 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at own 32Collin Ironside pass complete to Isaiah Lemmond for 35 yds to the SAM 33 for a 1ST down
10:191st & 10 at opp 33Rashad Raymond run for 9 yds to the SAM 24
10:192nd & 1 at opp 24Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Aidan Twombly
10:193rd & 1 at opp 24PENALTY VMI False Start (Holtz,Cole) 5 yards from SAM24 to SAM29. NO PLAY.
10:193rd & 6 at opp 29Collin Ironside run for 4 yds to the SAM 25
6:074th & 2 at opp 25Collin Ironside pass complete to Chance Knox for 1 yd to the SAM 24
Samford Punt, 5 plays
6:071st & 10 at own 24Michael Hiers pass complete to D.J. Rias for 6 yds to the SAM 30
6:072nd & 4 at own 30Jay Stanton run for 3 yds to the SAM 33
6:073rd & 1 at own 33Jay Stanton run for 8 yds to the SAM 41 for a 1ST down
6:071st & 10 at own 41Jay Stanton run for 1 yd to the SAM 42
6:072nd & 9 at own 42Michael Hiers pass incomplete
4:183rd & 9 at own 42Will Thorley punt for 48 yds
Samford Missed FG, 4 plays
4:181st & goal at opp 10Jay Stanton run for 1 yd to the VMI 11
4:182nd & goal at opp 11Michael Hiers pass complete to Chandler Smith for 6 yds to the VMI 5
4:183rd & goal at opp 5Michael Hiers pass complete to Jay Stanton for 1 yd to the VMI 6
2:284th & goal at opp 6Timeout VMI, clock 02:28
2:224th & goal at opp 6Wilson Beaverstock 23 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Noel Innocent
VMI Turnover on downs, 13 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 27Collin Ironside pass complete to Isaiah Lemmond for 8 yds to the VMI 35
2:222nd & 2 at own 35Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Julio DaSilva
2:223rd & 2 at own 35Hunter Rice run for 10 yds to the VMI 45 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at own 45Collin Ironside pass complete to Isaiah Lemmond for 5 yds to the 50 yard line
2:222nd & 5 at the 50Hunter Rice run for 7 yds to the SAM 43 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at opp 43Collin Ironside pass complete to Julio DaSilva for 9 yds to the SAM 34
2:222nd & 1 at opp 34Collin Ironside pass complete to Isaiah Lemmond for 14 yds to the SAM 20 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at opp 20Collin Ironside pass complete to Rashad Raymond for 4 yds to the SAM 16
2:222nd & 6 at opp 16Rashad Raymond run for 7 yds to the SAM 9 for a 1ST down
2:221st & goal at opp 9Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Isaiah Lemmond
2:222nd & goal at opp 9Collin Ironside pass complete to Egypt Nelson for 4 yds to the SAM 5
0:273rd & goal at opp 5Timeout VMI, clock 00:27
0:273rd & goal at opp 5Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Egypt Nelson
0:174th & goal at opp 5Collin Ironside pass incomplete to Egypt Nelson
Samford End of game, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 5Kneel down by Samford at SAM02 for loss of 3 yards.

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–VMI game

Samford leads 10–⁠3 in 13 meetings, counting the three since this game.

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2026Samford 45, VMI 7
2025Samford 24, VMI 22
2024Samford 27, VMI 3
2023Samford 27, VMI 14
2022Samford 34, VMI 15
2021VMI 46, Samford 45

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