Samford at East Tennessee State

Saturday, October 12, 2024

East Tennessee State beat Samford 31–⁠28. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Samford led the series 5–⁠4.

AwaySamford4–⁠7–⁠1 in 2024
28
HomeEast Tennessee State7–⁠5 in 2024
31

Final at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson CityTV: ESPN+Attendance 8,013

At kickoff
74°F, a few clouds, wind 3 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (KTRI), 20 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff
Official
Michael FarmerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Samford1477028
East Tennessee State7771031

Standouts

Player stats

Samford

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Quincy Crittendon27/3630640
D.J. Rias0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Damonta Witherspoon82309
D.J. Rias116016
Micah Kelly813011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rayf Vinson293189
E. Jai Mason570241
Wesley Carlock235123
Tate Taylor129029
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Xavier Lanier0001
Dontae Pollard0001
Jalik Yancey0001

East Tennessee State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jaylen King15/2726833
Nate Brackett0/1000
Ephraim Floyd1/13600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jaylen King1980022
Devontae Houston2275010
Gino English2312
Khamran Laborn2102
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
A.J. Johnson7146275
Karim Page365036
Hakeem Meggett355131
Ephraim Floyd130030

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

Team stats

SamfordEast Tennessee State
319Total yards455
306Passing yards304
13Rushing yards151
8.3Yards per pass10.5
0.5Yards per rush3.0
15First downs20
2–⁠14Third downs4–⁠17
0–⁠1Fourth downs2–⁠4
0Turnovers4
6–⁠50Penalties8–⁠85
26:21Possession33:39

Efficiency

SamfordEast Tennessee State
35%Success rate36%
0.06EPA per play−0.08
1.46Explosiveness1.17
−0.16Rushing EPA−0.19
0.15Passing EPA0.07
25%Passing-down success15%

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 51% to win. East Tennessee State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

East Tennessee State −9.5, over/under 52.5.

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

Every drive

East Tennessee State end zoneSamford end zoneQ1 East Tennessee StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ1 SamfordTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 East Tennessee StateFumble, 5 playsQ1 SamfordPunt, 5 playsQ1 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 SamfordTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 East Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 SamfordTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 East Tennessee StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 SamfordPunt, 7 playsQ2 East Tennessee StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ2 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 SamfordPunt, 5 playsQ2 East Tennessee StateInterception, 3 playsQ2 SamfordMissed FG, 4 playsQ2 East Tennessee StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 SamfordPunt, 5 playsQ3 East Tennessee StateTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ3 SamfordTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 East Tennessee StateInterception, 5 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ3 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ3 East Tennessee StateField goal, 13 playsQ4 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ4 East Tennessee StateInterception, 6 playsQ4 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ4 East Tennessee StatePunt, 4 playsQ4 SamfordPunt, 3 playsQ4 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ4 SamfordTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 East Tennessee StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. East Tennessee State drives left to right, Samford right to left.
  1. Q1 East Tennessee StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 70 yards
  2. Q1 SamfordTouchdown, 3 plays, 95 yards
  3. Q1 East Tennessee StateFumble, 5 plays, 40 yards
  4. Q1 SamfordPunt, 5 plays, 5 yards
  5. Q1 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 52 yards
  6. Q1 SamfordTouchdown, 5 plays, 70 yards
  7. Q1 East Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  8. Q1 SamfordTouchdown, 7 plays, 61 yards
  9. Q2 East Tennessee StatePunt, 6 plays, 8 yards
  10. Q2 SamfordPunt, 7 plays, 37 yards
  11. Q2 East Tennessee StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q2 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  13. Q2 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 60 yards
  14. Q2 SamfordPunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  15. Q2 East Tennessee StateInterception, 3 plays, −4 yards
  16. Q2 SamfordMissed FG, 4 plays, 9 yards
  17. Q2 East Tennessee StateEnd of half, 1 play, −2 yards
  18. Q3 SamfordPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  19. Q3 East Tennessee StateTurnover on downs, 4 plays, 1 yard
  20. Q3 SamfordTouchdown, 3 plays, 32 yards
  21. Q3 East Tennessee StateInterception, 5 plays, 13 yards
  22. Q3 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −3 yards
  23. Q3 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 92 yards
  24. Q3 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  25. Q3 East Tennessee StateField goal, 13 plays, 47 yards
  26. Q4 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  27. Q4 East Tennessee StateInterception, 6 plays, 25 yards
  28. Q4 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  29. Q4 East Tennessee StatePunt, 4 plays, 16 yards
  30. Q4 SamfordPunt, 3 plays, −12 yards
  31. Q4 East Tennessee StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 33 yards
  32. Q4 SamfordTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −8 yards
  33. Q4 East Tennessee StateEnd of game, 3 plays, −5 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Samford 14, East Tennessee State 7
East Tennessee State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
15:00Wilson Beaverstock kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ephraim Floyd pass complete to Karim Page for 36 yds to the SAM 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Devontae Houston run for no gain to the SAM 39
15:002nd & 10 at opp 39Devontae Houston run for 5 yds to the SAM 34
15:003rd & 5 at opp 34Jaylen King run for 22 yds to the SAM 12 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 12Jaylen King run for 1 yd to the SAM 11
15:002nd & 9 at opp 11Devontae Houston run for 4 yds to the SAM 7
15:003rd & 5 at opp 7Jaylen King run for 3 yds to the SAM 4
11:024th & 2 at opp 4Ty Anderson run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 5
Samford Touchdown, 3 plays
11:021st & 10 at own 5Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Damonta Witherspoon for 6 yds to the SAM 11
11:022nd & 4 at own 11Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
10:113rd & 4 at own 11Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Rayf Vinson for 89 yds for a TD (Forrest Taylor KICK)Samford 7, East Tennessee State 0
East Tennessee State Fumble, 5 plays
10:11Wilson Beaverstock kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:111st & 10 at own 25Devontae Houston run for 3 yds to the ETSU 28
10:112nd & 7 at own 28Jaylen King pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 15 yds to the ETSU 43 for a 1ST down
10:111st & 10 at own 43Devontae Houston run for 4 yds to the ETSU 47
10:112nd & 6 at own 47Devontae Houston run for 5 yds to the SAM 48
7:583rd & 1 at opp 48Jaylen King run for 13 yds to the SAM 35 Jaylen King fumbled, recovered by SAM Jalik Yancey J. Yancey return for 0 yds
Samford Punt, 5 plays
7:581st & 10 at own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 9 yds to the SAM 44
7:582nd & 1 at own 44Quincy Crittendon pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 7 yds to the ETSU 49 for a 1ST down
7:581st & 10 at opp 49Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
7:582nd & 10 at opp 49Damonta Witherspoon run for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 48
7:583rd & 13 at own 48Quincy Crittendon sacked by Nick Hunter for a loss of 8 yards to the SAM 40
5:394th & 21 at own 40Will Thorley punt for 12 yds
East Tennessee State Touchdown, 6 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 48Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 9 yds to the SAM 43
5:392nd & 1 at opp 43Jaylen King pass incomplete
5:393rd & 1 at opp 43Jaylen King run for 2 yds to the SAM 41 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at opp 41Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 8 yds to the SAM 33
5:392nd & 2 at opp 33Devontae Houston run for 2 yds to the SAM 31 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at opp 31Jaylen King pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 31 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)Tied at 7
Samford Touchdown, 5 plays
3:11Ewan Johnson kickoff for 64 yds , D.J. Rias return for 29 yds to the SAM 30
3:111st & 10 at own 30Micah Kelly run for 5 yds to the SAM 35
3:112nd & 5 at own 35Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaylon Barden for 12 yds to the SAM 47 for a 1ST down
3:111st & 10 at own 47Quincy Crittendon run for 1 yd to the SAM 48
3:112nd & 9 at own 48Micah Kelly run for 11 yds to the ETSU 41 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at opp 41Quincy Crittendon pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 41 yds for a TD (Forrest Taylor KICK)Samford 14, East Tennessee State 7
East Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
1:32Wilson Beaverstock kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:321st & 10 at own 25Devontae Houston run for 6 yds to the ETSU 31
1:322nd & 4 at own 31East Tennessee State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ETSU 26
1:322nd & 9 at own 26Jaylen King pass incomplete
1:323rd & 9 at own 26Jaylen King sacked by Jamall Thompson for a loss of 1 yard to the ETSU 25
0:334th & 10 at own 25Nate Brackett punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Jaylon Barden at the SAM 39
Samford Touchdown, 7 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 39Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Micah Kelly for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 38
Q2 15:002nd & 11 at own 38Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
Q2 15:003rd & 11 at own 38Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Samuel Willoughby for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at the 50Micah Kelly run for 4 yds to the ETSU 46
Q2 15:002nd & 6 at opp 46CRITTENDON, Quincy pass deep to the right incomplete intended for BIRD, Preston thrown to the ETSU16. PENALTY ETSU Pass Interference on HENDERSON, Jayvon enforced 15 yards to the ETSU31 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 31Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Wesley Carlock for 12 yds to the ETSU 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 19Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Micah Kelly for a loss of 4 yards to the ETSU 23
Q2 12:552nd & 14 at opp 23Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Wesley Carlock for 23 yds for a TD (Forrest Taylor KICK)Samford 21, East Tennessee State 7
2nd quarter9 drives, then Samford 21, East Tennessee State 14
East Tennessee State Punt, 6 plays
12:55Wilson Beaverstock kickoff for 50 yds
12:551st & 10 at own 35Jaylen King run for no gain to the ETSU 35
12:552nd & 10 at own 35Khamran Laborn run for a loss of 1 yard to the ETSU 34
12:553rd & 11 at own 34Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 15 yds to the ETSU 49 for a 1ST down
12:551st & 10 at own 49Jaylen King pass incomplete
12:552nd & 10 at own 49Khamran Laborn run for 2 yds to the SAM 49
12:553rd & 8 at opp 49Jaylen King sacked by Jalik Yancey for a loss of 8 yards to the ETSU 43
10:314th & 16 at own 43Nate Brackett punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Jaylon Barden at the SAM 18
Samford Punt, 7 plays
10:312nd & 7 at own 21D.J. Rias run for 16 yds to the SAM 37 for a 1ST down
10:311st & 10 at own 37Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaylon Barden for 4 yds to the SAM 41
10:312nd & 6 at own 41Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 6 yds to the SAM 47 for a 1ST down
10:311st & 10 at own 47Quincy Crittendon run for 6 yds to the ETSU 47
10:312nd & 4 at opp 47Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Jaylon Barden for no gain to the ETSU 47
10:313rd & 4 at opp 47Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Samuel Willoughby for 2 yds to the ETSU 45
10:311st & 10 at own 18Damonta Witherspoon run for 3 yds to the SAM 21
6:554th & 2 at opp 45Will Thorley punt for 38 yds, downed at the ETSU 7
East Tennessee State Punt, 3 plays
6:551st & 10 at own 7Devontae Houston run for 4 yds to the ETSU 11
6:552nd & 6 at own 11Devontae Houston run for 1 yd to the ETSU 12
6:553rd & 5 at own 12Jaylen King pass incomplete
5:224th & 5 at own 12Nate Brackett punt for 50 yds , Jaylon Barden returns for 1 yd to the SAM 39
Samford Punt, 3 plays
5:221st & 10 at own 28Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Rayf Vinson for 4 yds to the SAM 32
5:222nd & 6 at own 32Quincy Crittendon sacked by Nick Hunter for a loss of 7 yards to the SAM 25
5:223rd & 13 at own 25Quincy Crittendon run for no gain to the SAM 25
3:014th & 13 at own 25Will Thorley punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Xavier Gaillardetz at the ETSU 40
East Tennessee State Touchdown, 3 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 40Jaylen King run for 15 yds to the SAM 45 for a 1ST down
3:011st & 10 at opp 45Jaylen King pass complete to Ephraim Floyd for 30 yds to the SAM 15 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at opp 15Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 15 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)Samford 21, East Tennessee State 14
Samford Punt, 5 plays
2:07Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds , D.J. Rias return for 21 yds to the SAM 21
2:002nd & 11 at own 20Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 02:00
2:001st & 10 at own 21Micah Kelly run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 20
2:002nd & 11 at own 20Quincy Crittendon pass complete to D.J. Rias for 12 yds to the SAM 32 for a 1ST down
2:001st & 10 at own 32Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
1:383rd & 14 at own 28Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 01:38
1:382nd & 10 at own 32Quincy Crittendon sacked by Zach West for a loss of 4 yards to the SAM 28
1:314th & 9 at own 33Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 01:31
1:313rd & 14 at own 28Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Micah Kelly for 5 yds to the SAM 33
1:244th & 9 at own 33Will Thorley punt for 36 yds , Xavier Gaillardetz returns for 1 yd to the ETSU 17
East Tennessee State Interception, 3 plays
1:152nd & 14 at own 13Timeout Samford, clock 01:15
1:151st & 10 at own 17Jaylen King sacked by Noah Martin for a loss of 4 yards to the ETSU 13
1:152nd & 14 at own 13Jaylen King pass incomplete
1:093rd & 14 at own 13Jaylen King pass intercepted Jalik Yancey return for no gain to the ETSU 19
Samford Missed FG, 4 plays
1:091st & 10 at opp 19Damonta Witherspoon run for 9 yds to the ETSU 10
1:092nd & 1 at opp 10Quincy Crittendon sacked by Zach West for a loss of 6 yards to the ETSU 16
0:124th & 1 at opp 10Timeout Samford, clock 00:12
0:123rd & 7 at opp 16Quincy Crittendon pass complete to D.J. Rias for 6 yds to the ETSU 10
0:084th & 1 at opp 10Forrest Taylor 28 yd FG MISSED
East Tennessee State End of half, 1 play
0:001st & 10 at own 20[NH] Kneel down by TEAM at ETSU18 (team loss of 2), clock 00:00.
3rd quarter8 drives, then Samford 28, East Tennessee State 21
Samford Punt, 5 plays
14:55Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds , D.J. Rias return for 11 yds to the SAM 11
14:551st & 10 at own 11Damonta Witherspoon run for 5 yds to the SAM 16
14:552nd & 5 at own 16Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Damonta Witherspoon for 6 yds to the SAM 22 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 22Quincy Crittendon pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 6 yds to the SAM 28
14:552nd & 4 at own 28Damonta Witherspoon run for no gain to the SAM 28
14:553rd & 4 at own 28Damonta Witherspoon run for 2 yds to the SAM 30
12:494th & 2 at own 30Will Thorley punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Xavier Gaillardetz at the ETSU 31
East Tennessee State Turnover on downs, 4 plays
12:491st & 10 at own 31Devontae Houston run for 1 yd to the ETSU 32
12:492nd & 9 at own 32Jaylen King pass incomplete
12:493rd & 9 at own 32Jaylen King pass complete to Devontae Houston for no gain to the ETSU 32
11:334th & 9 at own 32Nate Brackett pass incomplete
Samford Touchdown, 3 plays
11:331st & 10 at opp 32Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Tate Taylor for 29 yds to the ETSU 3 for a 1ST down
11:331st & goal at opp 3Micah Kelly run for a loss of 4 yards to the ETSU 7
10:352nd & goal at opp 7Quincy Crittendon pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 7 yds for a TD (Forrest Taylor KICK)Samford 28, East Tennessee State 14
East Tennessee State Interception, 5 plays
10:28Wilson Beaverstock kickoff for 65 yds , Khamran Laborn return for 15 yds to the ETSU 15
10:281st & 10 at own 15Devontae Houston run for 1 yd to the ETSU 16
10:282nd & 9 at own 16Jaylen King run for 10 yds to the ETSU 26 for a 1ST down
10:281st & 10 at own 26Jaylen King pass incomplete
10:282nd & 10 at own 26Devontae Houston run for 2 yds to the ETSU 28
8:433rd & 8 at own 28Jaylen King pass intercepted Dontae Pollard return for no gain to the ETSU 48
Samford Punt, 3 plays
8:431st & 10 at opp 48Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for 3 yds to the ETSU 45
8:432nd & 7 at opp 45Quincy Crittendon sacked by Damon Early for a loss of 6 yards to the SAM 49
8:433rd & 13 at own 49Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
7:304th & 13 at own 49Will Thorley punt for 43 yds, downed at the ETSU 8
East Tennessee State Touchdown, 2 plays
7:301st & 10 at own 8Samford Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Jalik Yancey) to the ETSU 25 for a 1ST down
6:541st & 10 at own 25Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 75 yds for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)Samford 28, East Tennessee State 21
Samford Punt, 3 plays
6:48Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds , D.J. Rias return for 17 yds to the SAM 8
6:481st & 10 at own 9Damonta Witherspoon run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 7
6:482nd & 12 at own 7Quincy Crittendon run for 4 yds to the SAM 11
6:481st & 10 at own 11CRITTENDON, Quincy pass to the right complete for 10 yards to BIRD, Preston caught at the SAM21 and advanced to the SAM21 (JENKINS, JR., Mike), 1ST DOWN. PENALTY Before the snap, SAM Illegal Formation on BROWN, Zach ETSU Targeting on JENKINS, JR., Mike , Offsetting penalties [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
6:483rd & 8 at own 11Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
5:344th & 8 at own 11Will Thorley punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Xavier Gaillardetz at the ETSU 47
East Tennessee State Field goal, 13 plays
5:341st & 10 at own 47Devontae Houston run for 10 yds to the SAM 43 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 43Devontae Houston run for 4 yds to the SAM 39
5:342nd & 6 at opp 39Jaylen King pass incomplete
5:343rd & 6 at opp 39Jaylen King run for 5 yds to the SAM 34
5:344th & 1 at opp 34Jaylen King run for 4 yds to the SAM 30 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 30East Tennessee State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Derrell Bailey Jr.) to the SAM 35
5:341st & 15 at opp 35Jaylen King pass complete to Karim Page for 14 yds to the SAM 21
5:342nd & 1 at opp 21Jaylen King run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 23
5:343rd & 3 at opp 23Jaylen King run for 11 yds to the SAM 12 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 12Devontae Houston run for 4 yds to the SAM 8
0:002nd & 6 at opp 8Devontae Houston run for 4 yds to the SAM 4
Q4 15:003rd & 2 at opp 4Jaylen King run for a loss of 2 yards to the SAM 6
Q4 14:134th & 4 at opp 6Ewan Johnson 23 yd FG GOODSamford 28, East Tennessee State 24
4th quarter8 drives, then East Tennessee State 31, Samford 28
Samford Punt, 3 plays
14:13Ewan Johnson kickoff for 65 yds fair catch by Luke Byrne at the SAM 25
14:131st & 10 at own 25Micah Kelly run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 24
14:132nd & 11 at own 24Quincy Crittendon pass complete to D.J. Rias for 9 yds to the SAM 33
14:133rd & 2 at own 33Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Brendan Jenkins for a loss of 3 yards to the SAM 30
12:534th & 5 at own 30Will Thorley punt for 44 yds , Xavier Gaillardetz returns for 4 yds to the ETSU 30
East Tennessee State Interception, 6 plays
12:531st & 10 at own 30Jaylen King run for 4 yds to the ETSU 34
12:532nd & 6 at own 34KING, Jaylen pass to the right incomplete intended for HOUSTON, Devontae thrown to the ETSU46; QB hurried by MOSLEY, Jaden. PENALTY SAM Holding on DEARMAN, Edwin enforced 10 yards from the ETSU34 to the ETSU44 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
12:531st & 10 at own 44Jaylen King pass incomplete
12:532nd & 10 at own 44Devontae Houston run for 1 yd to the ETSU 45
12:533rd & 9 at own 45Jaylen King pass complete to Khamran Laborn for 8 yds to the SAM 47
12:534th & 1 at opp 47Gino English run for 2 yds to the SAM 45 for a 1ST down
9:401st & 10 at opp 45Jaylen King pass intercepted, touchback. Xavier Lanier return for no gain
Samford Punt, 3 plays
9:401st & 10 at own 20Damonta Witherspoon run for 9 yds to the SAM 29
9:402nd & 1 at own 29Micah Kelly run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 28
9:403rd & 2 at own 28Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
8:044th & 2 at own 28Will Thorley punt for 42 yds , Xavier Gaillardetz returns for a loss of 2 yards to the ETSU 28
East Tennessee State Punt, 4 plays
8:041st & 10 at own 20Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 10 yds to the ETSU 30 for a 1ST down
8:041st & 10 at own 30East Tennessee State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the ETSU 25
8:041st & 15 at own 25Devontae Houston run for 4 yds to the ETSU 29
8:042nd & 11 at own 29Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for a loss of 2 yards to the ETSU 27
8:043rd & 13 at own 27Jaylen King pass complete to Hakeem Meggett for 9 yds to the ETSU 36
5:394th & 4 at own 36Nate Brackett punt for 46 yds
Samford Punt, 3 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 18Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
5:392nd & 10 at own 18Quincy Crittendon pass complete to Damonta Witherspoon for 4 yds to the SAM 22
5:393rd & 6 at own 22Quincy Crittendon sacked by Ray Coney for a loss of 11 yards to the SAM 11
5:394th & 17 at own 11Samford Penalty, False Start (Rayf Vinson) to the SAM 6
3:564th & 22 at own 6Will Thorley punt for 43 yds , Xavier Gaillardetz returns for 34 yds East Tennessee State Penalty, Personal Foul (Zach West) to the SAM 33
East Tennessee State Touchdown, 5 plays
3:431st & 10 at opp 33Devontae Houston run for 6 yds to the SAM 27
3:432nd & 4 at opp 27HOUSTON, Devontae rush up the middle for a gain of 5 yards to the SAM22 (MOSLEY, Jaden). PENALTY ETSU Holding on ADAMS, JaQuan enforced 10 yards from the SAM27 to the SAM37 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
3:432nd & 14 at opp 37Jaylen King pass complete to AJ Johnson for 31 yds to the SAM 6 for a 1ST down
2:002nd & goal at opp 3Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 02:00
2:001st & goal at opp 6Devontae Houston run for 3 yds to the SAM 3
2:002nd & goal at opp 3KING, Jaylen pass short to the right incomplete intended for JOHNSON, AJ broken up by YANCEY, Jalik at the SAM0. PENALTY SAM Pass Interference on YANCEY, Jalik enforced at the spot of the foul for 1 yards to the SAM2 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
1:502nd & goal at opp 1Timeout Samford, clock 01:50
1:501st & goal at opp 2Devontae Houston run for 1 yd to the SAM 1
1:462nd & goal at opp 1Gino English run for 1 yd for a TD (Ewan Johnson KICK)East Tennessee State 31, Samford 28
Samford Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1:46Ewan Johnson kickoff for 59 yds fair catch by Luke Byrne at the SAM 25
1:461st & 10 at own 25Micah Kelly run for no gain to the SAM 25
1:462nd & 10 at own 25Quincy Crittendon pass incomplete
1:174th & 18 at own 17Timeout Samford, clock 01:17
1:183rd & 10 at own 25Quincy Crittendon sacked by Dailen Howard and William McRainey for a loss of 8 yards to the SAM 17
1:114th & 18 at own 17D.J. Rias pass incomplete
East Tennessee State End of game, 3 plays
1:092nd & 12 at opp 19Timeout Samford, clock 01:09
1:091st & 10 at opp 17[NH] Kneel down by TEAM at SAM19 (team loss of 2).
1:092nd & 12 at opp 19[NH] Kneel down by TEAM at SAM21 (team loss of 2).
0:003rd & 14 at opp 21[NH] Kneel down by TEAM at SAM22 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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.

Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2025East Tennessee State 38, Samford 14
2024East Tennessee State 31, Samford 28
2023Samford 42, East Tennessee State 28
2022Samford 55, East Tennessee State 45
2021East Tennessee State 55, Samford 48
2020East Tennessee State 24, Samford 17

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