Marion vs. Samford

Marion and Samford first met in 1912 and have played 7 times; Samford leads the series 4–⁠2–⁠1. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Samford 4–⁠2, and Samford has won the last 2.

Marion wins
2
Samford wins
4
Ties
1
First meeting
1912
Longest streak
2 Marion
Current streak
2 Samford
Last 10 meetings
Samford 4–⁠2
Most recent
1924

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1910s2–⁠0
1920s0–⁠4–⁠1
Average margin
21.9 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Marion
0–⁠1 Marion’s record at home
At Samford
3–⁠2–⁠1 Samford’s record at home
Shutouts
5

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Marion’s biggest win1912: Marion 57, Samford 0by 57 points
  2. Samford’s biggest win1924: Samford 29, Marion 0by 29 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Marion and Samford, 1912 on13001500170019151920

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

Sep 20, 1924Samford 29, Marion 0at Samford
Sep 22, 1923Samford 19, Marion 0at Samford
Oct 7, 1922Samford 0, Marion 0at Samford
Nov 19, 1921Samford 21, Marion 0at Marion
Oct 29, 1920Samford 21, Marion 6at Samford
Nov 14, 1919Marion 12, Samford 0at Samford
Oct 18, 1912Marion 57, Samford 0at Samford

Every game is listed as played on the field.