|
|
MERCER |
SAMF |
Samford douses Mercer's SoCon championship hopes 44-20
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Liam Welch threw for 443 yards and a touchdown, Jay Stanton ran for three scores, and Samford throttled No. 23 Mercer 44-20 on Saturday.
Mercer (5-6, 5-3 Southern Conference) entered needing a win against the Bulldogs combined with a VMI defeat against The Citadel to clinch its first-ever conference championship. But Samford (4-3, 4-3) raced to a 31-7 halftime lead to squash Mercer's hopes.
After Mitchell Fineran's 44-yard field goal put Samford up 3-0 with 4:02 left in the first quarter, the Bulldogs' defense forced a three-and-out. Samford went on a seven-play, 72-yard drive that ended when DeMarcus Ware ran 30 yards for a touchdown and a 10-0 lead.
Another defensive stop by the Bulldogs led to an eight-play, 97-yard drive that ended with Stanton's 4-yard touchdown run. Later, Welch threw a 43-yard touchdown pass to Montrell Washington and Stanton added a 7-yard touchdown run for a 31-0 lead.
Deondre Johnson scored the first of his two touchdowns for Mercer, crashing in from a yard out as time expired in the first half. Johnson finished with 158 yards rushing on 22 carries.
---
More AP college football: https://apnews.com/tag/Collegefootball
Copyright 2024 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
Team Stats | ||
---|---|---|
1st Downs | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Passing | 0 | 0 |
Penalty | 0 | 0 |
3rd Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
4th Down Conv | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 0 | 0 |
Total Plays | 0 | 0 |
Avg Gain | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Net Yards Rushing | 0 | 0 |
Rush Attempts | 0 | 0 |
Avg Rush Yards | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Yards Passing | 0 | 0 |
Comp. - Att. | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Yards Per Pass | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Penalties - Yards | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Passing TDs | 0 | 0 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fumbles - Lost | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. Thrown | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 0-0.0 | 0-0.0 |
Return Yards | 0 | 0 |
Punts - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. PeevyÂ
|
C. Peevy | 89/164 | 1318 | 8 | 4 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
C. PeevyÂ
|
C. Peevy | 71 | 186 | 4 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Wooten IIÂ
|
A. Wooten II | 10 | 24 | 0 | 6 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
C. SmithÂ
|
C. Smith | 1/1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. StantonÂ
|
J. Stanton | 89 | 479 | 6 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. JilesÂ
|
J. Jiles | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
T. KingÂ
|
T. King | 0 | 33 | 609 | 3 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. ViceÂ
|
M. Vice | 0 | 24 | 293 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. StantonÂ
|
J. Stanton | 0 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. SmithÂ
|
C. Smith | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. RingerÂ
|
P. Ringer | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |