| | | Samford wins toss, defers; WCU defends south endzone |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam30 | SAM ball on SAM30. |
| | | Cameron Yaw kickoff 65 yards to the WCU5, Nate Harris return 22 yards to the WCU27 (Hunter Cassity). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu27 | 1st and 10. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu27 | Michael Johnson rush for no gain to the WCU27 (Bryce Smith;Darion Sutton). |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu27 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Deja Alexander (Corey White). |
| Wcu | 3-10 | at Wcu27 | Adam Hearns rush for 3 yards to the WCU30 (Darion Sutton;T. Broussard). |
| Wcu | 4-7 | at Wcu30 | Blake Cain punt 36 yards to the SAM34, Richie Fordham return 0 yards to the SAM34 (Josh Cockrell;Zak Warner). |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:37 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam34 | SAMFORD drive start at 13:23. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam34 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Quin Roberson, dropped pass. |
| Sam | 2-10 | at Sam34 | Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the SAM37 (Mitchell Bell;Brandon Vaught). |
| Sam | 3-7 | at Sam37 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Quin Roberson. |
| Sam | 4-7 | at Sam37 | Bob Hooper punt 39 yards to the WCU24, Marquel Pittman return 6 yards to the WCU30 (Mason Wald). |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:48 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu30 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 12:35. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu30 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Michael Johnson, dropped pass. |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu30 | Nate Harris rush for 2 yards to the WCU32 (Bryce Smith;Jamael Lett). |
| Wcu | 3-8 | at Wcu32 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Sidney Rhodes, PENALTY SAM pass interference (Andy Davis) 6 yards to the WCU38, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu38 | Nate Harris rush for 1 yard to the WCU39 (Jason Gaines;Devyn Keith). |
| Wcu | 2-9 | at Wcu39 | B. Pechloff sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WCU31 (Erik Peterson), fumble by B. Pechloff recovered by SAM Erik Peterson at WCU27. |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 01:40 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu27 | SAMFORD drive start at 10:55. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu27 | Kelsey Pope rush for 1 yard to the WCU26 (Ricky Schwarz). |
| Sam | 2-9 | at Wcu26 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Chris Cephus for 12 yards to the WCU14, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu14 | Quin Roberson rush for 3 yards to the WCU11 (Mitchell Bell). |
| Sam | 2-7 | at Wcu11 | Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the WCU8, out-of-bounds (Brian Johnson). |
| Sam | 3-4 | at Wcu08 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Richie Fordham for 3 yards to the WCU5 (Mitchell Bell). |
| Sam | 4-1 | at Wcu05 | Chris Evans rush for 5 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:19. |
| | | Cameron Yaw kick attempt good. |
| | | Samford 7, Western Carolina 0 |
| | | Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:36 |
| | | Cameron Yaw kickoff 67 yards to the WCU3, Josh Cockrell return 22 yards to the WCU25 (Alvin Hines II). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 09:11. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | Michael Johnson rush for no gain to the WCU25 (Bryce Smith). |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu25 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Deja Alexander (Bryce Smith). |
| Wcu | 3-10 | at Wcu25 | B. Pechloff rush for 8 yards to the WCU33 (Bryce Smith;Keith Shoulders). |
| Wcu | 4-2 | at Wcu33 | Blake Cain punt 35 yards to the SAM32, Richie Fordham return 7 yards to the SAM39 (C. Carson). |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, TOP 01:38 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam39 | SAMFORD drive start at 07:33. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam39 | Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the SAM42 (Mitchell Bell;Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 2-7 | at Sam42 | PENALTY SAM false start (Joe Collins) 5 yards to the SAM37. |
| Sam | 2-12 | at Sam37 | Connor Lowery rush for 5 yards to the SAM42 (Adam Hearns;Roland Johnson). |
| Sam | 3-7 | at Sam42 | Connor Lowery pass intercepted by Torez Jones at the WCU42, Torez Jones return 34 yards to the SAM24 (Chinedu Amah). |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:39 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam24 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 05:54. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam24 | Josh Cockrell rush for 2 yards to the SAM22, out-of-bounds (T. Broussard). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Sam22 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Jacoby Mitchell (T. Broussard). |
| Wcu | 3-8 | at Sam22 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Deja Alexander (Jamael Lett). |
| Wcu | 4-8 | at Sam22 | Blake Bostic field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide left, spot at SAM22, clock 05:03. |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:51 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam22 | SAMFORD drive start at 05:03. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam22 | Alex Barnett rush for 8 yards to the SAM30 (Ricky Schwarz). |
| Sam | 2-2 | at Sam30 | Alex Barnett rush for 8 yards to the SAM38, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mitchell Bell;Walt Woolwine). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam38 | Alex Barnett rush for 1 yard to the SAM39 (Charles Johnson;Brian Johnson). |
| Sam | 2-9 | at Sam39 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Mason Wald for 13 yards to the WCU48, fumble forced by Mitchell Bell, fumble by Mason Wald recovered by SAM Quin Roberson at SAM47. |
| Sam | 3-1 | at Sam47 | Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SAM (Brian Johnson;Charles Johnson). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam50 | Chris Evans rush for loss of 2 yards to the SAM48 (Rock Williams;Roland Johnson). |
| Sam | 2-12 | at Sam48 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to J. Rodriguez. |
| Sam | 3-12 | at Sam48 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Quin Roberson. |
| Sam | 4-12 | at Sam48 | Bob Hooper punt 52 yards to the WCU0, touchback. |
| | | Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, TOP 02:27 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 02:36. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | B. Pechloff pass complete to Andrew Rogers for 6 yards to the WCU26 (Justin Shade;Alvin Hines II). |
| Wcu | 2-4 | at Wcu26 | Michael Johnson rush for 27 yards to the SAM47, 1ST DOWN WCU (Alvin Hines II;Corey White). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam47 | B. Pechloff pass complete to Deja Alexander for 10 yards to the SAM37, 1ST DOWN WCU (Sean Thompson). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam37 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Josh Cockrell. |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Sam37 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Jacoby Mitchell. |
| Wcu | 3-10 | at Sam37 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Marquel Pittman (Jamael Lett). |
| Wcu | 4-10 | at Sam37 | Blake Cain punt 25 yards to the SAM12, fair catch by Kelsey Pope. |
| | | Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, TOP 02:01 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam12 | SAMFORD drive start at 00:35. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam12 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Mason Wald for 13 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Brandon Vaught). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam25 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Quin Roberson for 9 yards to the SAM34 (Adam Hearns;Jaron McNeill). |
| | | Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, TOP 03:13 |
| | | Samford 7, Western Carolina 0 |
| Sam | 2-1 | at Sam34 | Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Sam | 2-1 | at Sam34 | Chris Evans rush for 26 yards to the WCU40, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu40 | Quin Roberson rush for 5 yards to the WCU35 (Mitchell Bell;Adam Hearns). |
| Sam | 2-5 | at Wcu35 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope. |
| Sam | 3-5 | at Wcu35 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Bill Kottas for 5 yards to the WCU30, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Brett Allen). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu30 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Jeff Ogren for 10 yards to the WCU20, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Rock Williams). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | Chris Evans rush for 11 yards to the WCU9, 1ST DOWN SAM (Angelo Brown;Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 1-G | at Wcu09 | PENALTY SAM false start (Mason Wald) 5 yards to the WCU14. |
| Sam | 1-G | at Wcu14 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Chris Cephus (Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 2-G | at Wcu14 | Chris Evans rush for 3 yards to the WCU11 (Rock Williams). |
| Sam | 3-G | at Wcu11 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Chris Cephus (Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 4-G | at Wcu11 | Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 28 GOOD, clock 12:22. |
| | | Samford 10, Western Carolina 0 |
| | | Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, TOP 03:13 |
| | | Cameron Yaw kickoff 57 yards to the WCU13, Josh Cockrell return 11 yards to the WCU24 (Justin Sly). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu24 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 12:16. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu24 | B. Pechloff pass intercepted by Jamael Lett at the WCU23, Jamael Lett return 0 yards to the WCU23. |
| | | Drive: 1 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:05 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu23 | SAMFORD drive start at 12:11. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu23 | Quin Roberson rush for 4 yards to the WCU19 (Rock Williams;Quevalas Murray). |
| Sam | 2-6 | at Wcu19 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to J. Rodriguez (C.J. Johnson). |
| Sam | 3-6 | at Wcu19 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Bill Kottas. |
| Sam | 4-6 | at Wcu19 | Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 36 MISSED - wide left, spot at WCU20, clock 11:28. |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:43 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:28. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | Michael Johnson rush for 2 yards to the WCU22 (Alex Davis). |
| Wcu | 2-8 | at Wcu22 | B. Pechloff pass intercepted by T. Broussard at the WCU37, T. Broussard return 32 yards to the WCU5, out-of-bounds (Ricky Schwarz;Josh Cockrell). |
| | | Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:48 |
| Sam | 1-G | at Wcu05 | SAMFORD drive start at 10:40. |
| Sam | 1-G | at Wcu05 | Chris Evans rush for 1 yard to the WCU4 (Brian Johnson;Angelo Brown). |
| Sam | 2-G | at Wcu04 | Chris Evans rush for 4 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:09. |
| | | Cameron Yaw kick attempt good. |
| | | Samford 17, Western Carolina 0 |
| | | Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:31 |
| | | Cameron Yaw kickoff 55 yards to the WCU15, Nate Harris return 0 yards to the WCU15, out-of-bounds. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu15 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 10:08. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu15 | Nate Harris rush for 8 yards to the WCU23, out-of-bounds (Darion Sutton). |
| Wcu | 2-2 | at Wcu23 | Michael Johnson rush for 24 yards to the WCU47, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Corey White). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu47 | Nate Harris rush for loss of 4 yards to the WCU43 (Austin Hayes). |
| Wcu | 2-14 | at Wcu43 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Marquel Pittman. |
| Wcu | 3-14 | at Wcu43 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Michael Johnson. |
| Wcu | 4-14 | at Wcu43 | Blake Cain punt 57 yards to the SAM0, touchback. |
| | | Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 01:54 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam20 | SAMFORD drive start at 08:14. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam20 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to C. Townsend, QB hurry by Brian Johnson. |
| Sam | 2-10 | at Sam20 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Chris Cephus for 5 yards to the SAM25 (Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 3-5 | at Sam25 | Connor Lowery pass complete to J. Rodriguez for 75 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:21. |
| | | Cameron Yaw kick attempt good. |
| | | Samford 24, Western Carolina 0 |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:53 |
| | | Cameron Yaw kickoff 57 yards to the WCU13, M. Edwards return 20 yards to the WCU33 (Austin Storms). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu33 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 07:14. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu33 | B. Pechloff pass complete to Jacoby Mitchell for 16 yards to the WCU49 (Durell Hill;Isaac Cooper), PENALTY WCU ineligible downfield on pass (Andrew Rogers) 5 yards to the WCU28, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 1-15 | at Wcu28 | Michael Johnson rush for 18 yards to the WCU46, 1ST DOWN WCU (Durell Hill). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu46 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Josh Cockrell, PENALTY SAM pass interference (T. Broussard) 15 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam39 | B. Pechloff rush for 7 yards to the SAM32 (Keith Shoulders). |
| Wcu | 2-3 | at Sam32 | Michael Johnson rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM33 (Patrick Hatcher;Alex Davis). |
| Wcu | 3-4 | at Sam33 | B. Pechloff rush for 6 yards to the SAM27, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Durell Hill). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam27 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Jacoby Mitchell. |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Sam27 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Jacoby Mitchell, PENALTY SAM roughing passer (T. Broussard) 15 yards to the SAM12, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam12 | Adam Hearns rush for no gain to the SAM12 (Durell Hill;Bryce Smith). |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Sam12 | Nate Harris rush for 8 yards to the SAM4 (T. Broussard;Isaac Cooper). |
| Wcu | 3-2 | at Sam04 | Adam Hearns rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM5, out-of-bounds. |
| Wcu | 4-3 | at Sam05 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 03:17. |
| Wcu | 4-3 | at Sam05 | Michael Johnson rush for no gain to the SAM5, out-of-bounds (Durell Hill;Patrick Hatcher). |
| | | Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, TOP 04:03 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam05 | SAMFORD drive start at 03:11. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam05 | Chris Evans rush for 1 yard to the SAM6 (Pete Balthrop;Adam Hearns). |
| Sam | 2-9 | at Sam06 | Chris Evans rush for 21 yards to the SAM27, 1ST DOWN SAM (Adam Hearns). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam27 | Chris Evans rush for 12 yards to the SAM39, 1ST DOWN SAM (Angelo Brown;Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam39 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Chris Cephus, dropped pass. |
| Sam | 2-10 | at Sam39 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Fabian Truss. |
| Sam | 3-10 | at Sam39 | PENALTY SAM false start 5 yards to the SAM34. |
| Sam | 3-15 | at Sam34 | Fabian Truss rush for 16 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SAM (Charles Johnson). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam50 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Alex Barnett for 1 yard to the WCU49 (Adam Hearns;Rock Williams). |
| Sam | 2-9 | at Wcu49 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Fabian Truss for 8 yards to the WCU41 (Brandon Vaught). |
| Sam | 3-1 | at Wcu41 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 01:05. |
| Sam | 3-1 | at Wcu41 | Alex Barnett rush for 17 yards to the WCU24, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mitchell Bell). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu24 | PENALTY SAM false start (J. Kirschenbaum) 5 yards to the WCU29. |
| Sam | 1-15 | at Wcu29 | Alex Barnett rush for loss of 3 yards to the WCU32 (Trey Selby;Bevans Robbs). |
| Sam | 2-18 | at Wcu32 | Timeout Samford, clock 00:38. |
| Sam | 2-18 | at Wcu32 | Fabian Truss rush for 2 yards to the WCU30 (Rock Williams;Trey Selby). |
| Sam | 3-16 | at Wcu30 | Timeout Samford, clock 00:31. |
| Sam | 3-16 | at Wcu30 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Kelsey Pope, dropped pass. |
| Sam | 4-16 | at Wcu30 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 00:26. |
| Sam | 4-16 | at Wcu30 | Cameron Yaw field goal attempt from 47 BLOCKED, recovered by SAM Chris Cephus at WCU44 spot at WCU44, clock 00:18 (blocked by Angelo Brown). |
| | | Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, TOP 00:00 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu44 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Deja Alexander (Corey White). |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu44 | B. Pechloff pass intercepted by Jamael Lett at the SAM41, Jamael Lett return 59 yards to the WCU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00. |
| | | Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, TOP 00:00 |
| | | Cameron Yaw kick attempt good. |
| | | Samford 31, Western Carolina 0 |
| Sam | 1-G | at Sam30 | End of half, clock 00:00. |
| | | Samford 31, Western Carolina 0 |
| Sam | 1-G | at Sam30 | Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, WCU ball on WCU30. |
| | | Blake Bostic kickoff 52 yards to the SAM18, out-of-bounds, SAM ball on SAM40. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam40 | SAMFORD drive start at 15:00. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam40 | Chris Evans rush for 9 yards to the SAM49 (Mitchell Bell), PENALTY SAM holding (Jacquez Gray) 10 yards to the SAM30, NO PLAY. |
| Sam | 1-20 | at Sam30 | Fabian Truss rush for 9 yards to the SAM39 (Jaron McNeill). |
| Sam | 2-11 | at Sam39 | Fabian Truss rush for 2 yards to the SAM41 (Brett Allen;Mitchell Bell). |
| Sam | 3-9 | at Sam41 | Connor Lowery rush for 18 yards to the WCU41 (Angelo Brown;Rock Williams), PENALTY SAM holding (Alex Barnett) 20 yards to the SAM39. |
| Sam | 3-11 | at Sam39 | 3rd and 11. |
| Sam | 3-11 | at Sam39 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 3 yards to the SAM42 (Angelo Brown;Charles Johnson). |
| Sam | 4-8 | at Sam42 | Bob Hooper punt 43 yards to the WCU15, Deja Alexander return -3 yards to the WCU12 (Cody Crowell;Mason Wald). |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 02:44 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu12 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 12:16. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu12 | Michael Johnson rush for 4 yards to the WCU16 (Patrick Hatcher;Darion Sutton). |
| Wcu | 2-6 | at Wcu16 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Nate Harris, QB hurry by Sean Thompson. |
| Wcu | 3-6 | at Wcu16 | B. Pechloff pass complete to Deja Alexander for 9 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN WCU (Corey White;Darion Sutton). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | Michael Johnson rush for no gain to the WCU25 (Austin Hayes;Alex Davis). |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu25 | Josh Cockrell rush for 12 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Bryce Smith). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu37 | B. Pechloff pass incomplete to Chris Everett. |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu37 | Michael Johnson rush for 2 yards to the WCU39 (Sean Thompson;Bryce Smith). |
| Wcu | 3-8 | at Wcu39 | B. Pechloff pass complete to Michael Johnson for 10 yards to the WCU49, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu49 | B. Pechloff rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU47, fumble forced by Corey White, fumble by B. Pechloff recovered by WCU Nate Harris at WCU47. |
| Wcu | 2-12 | at Wcu47 | Nate Harris rush for no gain to the WCU47 (Darion Sutton;Erik Peterson). |
| Wcu | 3-12 | at Wcu47 | B. Pechloff sacked for loss of 3 yards to the WCU44 (Bryce Smith;Darion Sutton). |
| Wcu | 4-15 | at Wcu44 | Blake Cain punt 21 yards to the SAM35, out-of-bounds. |
| | | Drive: 11 plays, 32 yards, TOP 05:51 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam35 | SAMFORD drive start at 06:25. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam35 | Connor Lowery pass complete to Jeff Ogren for 15 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jaron McNeill;Brett Allen). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam50 | Kelsey Pope rush for loss of 3 yards to the SAM47 (Brian Johnson;Charles Johnson). |
| Sam | 2-13 | at Sam47 | Connor Lowery pass incomplete to Quin Roberson. |
| Sam | 3-13 | at Sam47 | Chris Evans rush for 8 yards to the WCU45, out-of-bounds (Brandon Vaught). |
| Sam | 4-5 | at Wcu45 | Bob Hooper rush for 16 yards to the WCU29, 1ST DOWN SAM (Jaron McNeill;Mike Anderson). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu29 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 04:55. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu29 | Chris Evans rush for loss of 1 yard to the WCU30 (Charles Johnson;Rock Williams). |
| Sam | 2-11 | at Wcu30 | Chris Evans rush for 10 yards to the WCU20 (Mitchell Bell). |
| Sam | 3-1 | at Wcu20 | Chris Evans rush for 7 yards to the WCU13, 1ST DOWN SAM (Rock Williams;Reggie America). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu13 | Chris Evans rush for 6 yards to the WCU7 (Brett Allen;Charles Johnson). |
| Sam | 2-4 | at Wcu07 | Chris Evans rush for 7 yards to the WCU0, 1ST DOWN SAM, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:12. |
| | | Cameron Yaw kick attempt good. |
| | | Samford 38, Western Carolina 0 |
| | | Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:13 |
| | | Cameron Yaw kickoff 66 yards to the WCU4, M. Edwards return 26 yards to the WCU30 (Will Tumlin;Justin Sly). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu30 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:04. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu30 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Michael Johnson, PENALTY SAM roughing passer (Alex Davis) 15 yards to the WCU45, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu45 | Zac Brindise rush for 6 yards to the SAM49, out-of-bounds (Durell Hill). |
| Wcu | 2-4 | at Sam49 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Andrew Rogers, PENALTY SAM pass interference (Ben Neill) 15 yards to the SAM34, 1ST DOWN WCU, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam34 | Zac Brindise rush for 9 yards to the SAM25 (Durell Hill;Andy Davis). |
| Wcu | 2-1 | at Sam25 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Josh Cockrell, QB hurry by Patrick Hatcher. |
| Wcu | 3-1 | at Sam25 | Michael Johnson rush for 4 yards to the SAM21, 1ST DOWN WCU (Bryce Smith;Andy Davis). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam21 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Jacoby Mitchell. |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Sam21 | Michael Johnson rush for loss of 4 yards to the SAM25 (Bryce Smith). |
| Wcu | 3-14 | at Sam25 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Michael Johnson. |
| Wcu | 4-14 | at Sam25 | Zac Brindise sacked for loss of 11 yards to the SAM36 (T. Broussard;Keith Shoulders). |
| | | Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, TOP 02:55 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam36 | SAMFORD drive start at 00:09. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam36 | D. Taliaferro pass complete to Kelsey Pope for 6 yards to the SAM42 (Rock Williams;Mitchell Bell). |
| | | Drive: 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:02 |
| | | Samford 38, Western Carolina 0 |
| Sam | 2-4 | at Sam42 | Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00. |
| Sam | 2-4 | at Sam42 | J. Sillers rush for 1 yard to the SAM43 (Nate Stephenson;Rock Williams). |
| Sam | 3-3 | at Sam43 | Timeout Samford, clock 14:25. |
| Sam | 3-3 | at Sam43 | D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to J. Rodriguez. |
| Sam | 4-3 | at Sam43 | Bob Hooper punt 41 yards to the WCU16, Deja Alexander return 18 yards to the WCU34 (Tae Lewis;David Strider). |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:02 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu34 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 14:07. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu34 | Michael Johnson rush for 41 yards to the SAM25, 1ST DOWN WCU, out-of-bounds (Justin Shade;Alvin Hines II). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Sam25 | Zac Brindise pass complete to Jacoby Mitchell for 25 yards to the SAM0, 1ST DOWN WCU, TOUCHDOWN, clock 13:28. |
| | | Blake Bostic kick attempt good. |
| | | Samford 38, Western Carolina 7 |
| | | Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, TOP 00:39 |
| | | Blake Bostic kickoff 48 yards to the SAM22, downed. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam22 | SAMFORD drive start at 13:24. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam22 | Fabian Truss rush for 16 yards to the SAM38, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mitchell Bell;Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam38 | Fabian Truss rush for 1 yard to the SAM39 (Brandon Vaught;Bevans Robbs). |
| Sam | 2-9 | at Sam39 | Fabian Truss rush for no gain to the SAM39 (Trey Selby;Rock Williams). |
| Sam | 3-9 | at Sam39 | D. Taliaferro sacked for loss of 5 yards to the SAM34 (Randy Pressley). |
| Sam | 4-14 | at Sam34 | Bob Hooper punt 44 yards to the WCU22, Deja Alexander return 3 yards to the WCU25 (Tae Lewis;Josh Jackson). |
| | | Drive: 4 plays, 12 yards, TOP 01:48 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 11:36. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | Zac Brindise rush for 4 yards to the WCU29 (Austin Hayes;Patrick Hatcher). |
| Wcu | 2-6 | at Wcu29 | Zac Brindise pass complete to Taylor Spangler for 8 yards to the WCU37, 1ST DOWN WCU (Durell Hill). |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu37 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Deja Alexander, dropped pass. |
| Wcu | 2-10 | at Wcu37 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Deja Alexander, PENALTY WCU holding declined. |
| Wcu | 3-10 | at Wcu37 | Zac Brindise pass complete to Michael Johnson for 2 yards to the WCU39 (Devyn Keith;Alex Davis). |
| Wcu | 4-8 | at Wcu39 | Blake Cain punt 29 yards to the SAM32. |
| | | Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 02:05 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam32 | SAMFORD drive start at 09:31. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam32 | J. Sillers rush for 2 yards to the SAM34 (Quevalas Murray). |
| Sam | 2-8 | at Sam34 | J. Sillers rush for 10 yards to the SAM44, 1ST DOWN SAM (Rock Williams;Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam44 | J. Sillers rush for 6 yards to the 50 yardline (Pete Balthrop;Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 2-4 | at Sam50 | J. Sillers rush for 5 yards to the WCU45, 1ST DOWN SAM (Torez Jones). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu45 | Fabian Truss rush for 3 yards to the WCU42 (Mike Anderson;Randy Pressley). |
| Sam | 2-7 | at Wcu42 | J. Sillers rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU44 (Randy Pressley;Roland Johnson). |
| Sam | 3-9 | at Wcu44 | D. Taliaferro pass complete to Bill Kottas for loss of 1 yard to the WCU45, out-of-bounds (Randy Pressley). |
| Sam | 4-10 | at Wcu45 | Bob Hooper punt 45 yards to the WCU0, touchback. |
| | | Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:44 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 06:47. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu20 | Zac Brindise pass complete to Deja Alexander for 5 yards to the WCU25 (Justin Shade;Darion Sutton). |
| Wcu | 2-5 | at Wcu25 | Michael Johnson rush for 4 yards to the WCU29 (Justin Shade), PENALTY WCU holding (E. Pino-Alvarez) 9 yards to the WCU16, NO PLAY. |
| Wcu | 2-14 | at Wcu16 | Zac Brindise pass complete to Jacoby Mitchell for 8 yards to the WCU24 (Justin Shade). |
| Wcu | 3-6 | at Wcu24 | Zac Brindise pass incomplete to Deja Alexander, dropped pass. |
| Wcu | 4-6 | at Wcu24 | Blake Cain punt 53 yards to the SAM23, Kelsey Pope return 2 yards to the SAM25 (Zak Warner;Nate Harris). |
| | | Drive: 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:55 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam25 | SAMFORD drive start at 04:52. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam25 | D. Taliaferro pass complete to David Strider for 5 yards to the SAM30 (Brandon Vaught). |
| Sam | 2-5 | at Sam30 | PENALTY SAM illegal shift 3 yards to the SAM27. |
| Sam | 3-8 | at Sam27 | D. Taliaferro pass complete to Ben Aaberg for 13 yards to the SAM40, 1ST DOWN SAM, out-of-bounds (Elijer Martinez). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Sam40 | D. Taliaferro rush for loss of 1 yard to the SAM39 (Nate Stephenson). |
| Sam | 2-11 | at Sam39 | J. Sillers rush for 1 yard to the SAM40 (Brian Johnson;Brandon Vaught). |
| Sam | 3-10 | at Sam40 | Timeout Western Carolina, clock 03:29. |
| Sam | 3-10 | at Sam40 | D. Taliaferro pass incomplete to Ben Aaberg (Elijer Martinez). |
| Sam | 4-10 | at Sam40 | Bob Hooper punt 43 yards to the WCU17, Deja Alexander return 6 yards to the WCU23 (Josh Jackson;Mason Wald). |
| | | Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 01:41 |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu23 | WESTERN CAROLINA drive start at 03:11. |
| Wcu | 1-10 | at Wcu23 | Nate Harris rush for 4 yards to the WCU27, out-of-bounds (Justin Shade;Hunter Cassity). |
| Wcu | 2-6 | at Wcu27 | Zac Brindise pass intercepted by Tae Lewis at the SAM49, Tae Lewis return 9 yards to the WCU42 (Taylor Spangler). |
| | | Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, TOP 00:31 |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu42 | SAMFORD drive start at 02:40. |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu42 | Fabian Truss rush for 17 yards to the WCU25, 1ST DOWN SAM (Mitchell Bell). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu25 | J. Sillers rush for 4 yards to the WCU21 (Rock Williams;Reggie America). |
| Sam | 2-6 | at Wcu21 | J. Sillers rush for 10 yards to the WCU11, 1ST DOWN SAM (Randy Pressley;Mitchell Bell). |
| Sam | 1-10 | at Wcu11 | J. Sillers rush for 6 yards to the WCU5 (Reggie America;Quevalas Murray). |
| Sam | 2-4 | at Wcu05 | TEAM rush for loss of 2 yards to the WCU7. |
| Sam | 3-6 | at Wcu07 | End of game, clock 00:00. |
| | | Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, TOP 02:40 |
| | | FINAL SCORE |
| | | Samford 38, Western Carolina 7 |