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East Tennessee State vs. Samford

East Tennessee State and Samford have 10 meetings on file, the first in 2016; the series is tied 5–⁠5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and East Tennessee State has won the last 2.

East Tennessee State wins
5
Samford wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2016
Longest streak
3 Samford
Current streak
2 East Tennessee State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2010s1–⁠3
2020s4–⁠2
Average margin
11.9 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Tennessee State
3–⁠2 East Tennessee State’s record at home
At Samford
3–⁠2 Samford’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. East Tennessee State’s biggest win2025: East Tennessee State 38, Samford 14by 24 points
  2. Samford’s biggest win2017: Samford 42, East Tennessee State 7by 35 points
  3. Upset2016: East Tennessee State 15, Samford 14East Tennessee State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Tennessee State and Samford, 2016 on13001500170020202025

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Nov 7, 2026Samford at East Tennessee State upcomingat East Tennessee State
Nov 8, 2025East Tennessee State 38, Samford 14at Samford
Oct 12, 2024East Tennessee State 31, Samford 28at East Tennessee State
Sep 30, 2023Samford 42, East Tennessee State 28at Samford
Oct 22, 2022Samford 55, East Tennessee State 45at East Tennessee State
Sep 25, 2021East Tennessee State 55, Samford 48at Samford
Feb 20, 2021East Tennessee State 24, Samford 17at East Tennessee State
Oct 26, 2019Samford 24, East Tennessee State 17at Samford
Nov 17, 2018Samford 38, East Tennessee State 27at East Tennessee State
Nov 11, 2017Samford 42, East Tennessee State 7at Samford
Nov 19, 2016East Tennessee State 15, Samford 14at East Tennessee State

Every game is listed as played on the field.