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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. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| Passing Yards: | L. Welch | 2242 | |||
| Passing TDs: | L. Welch | 12 | |||
| Rushing Yards: | J. Stanton | 479 | |||
| Rushing TDs: | J. Stanton | 6 | |||
| Receiving Yards: | T. King | 609 | |||
| Receiving TDs: | M. Washington | 4 | |||
| Interceptions: | None | ||||
| Schedule 2020 | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result / Time | ||
| 9/3 | vs. Tennessee Tech | Postponed | ||
| 9/19 | at Florida State | Postponed | ||
| 9/26 | vs. Wofford | Postponed | ||
| 10/3 | at Kennesaw State | Postponed | ||
| 10/10 | at Furman | Postponed | ||
| 10/24 | vs. Western Carolina | Postponed | ||
| 11/7 | at Citadel | Postponed | ||
| 11/14 | vs. VMI | Postponed | ||
| 11/21 | at Chattanooga | Postponed | ||
| 2/20 | at ETSU | L 17 - 24 | ||
| 2/27 | vs. Western Carolina | W 55 - 27 | ||
| 3/6 | at Furman | L 37 - 44 | ||
| 3/13 | vs. Wofford | W 37 - 31 | ||
| 3/20 | vs. VMI | L 37 - 38 | ||
| 3/27 | at Citadel | W 55 - 7 | ||
| 4/10 | at Chattanooga | Cancelled | ||
| 4/17 | vs. Mercer | W 44 - 20 | ||
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| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||
| 11 Virginia Military | 6-1 | 6-1 | ||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3-1 | 3-2 | ||||||||||
| 22 ETSU | 4-2 | 4-2 | ||||||||||
| Mercer | 5-3 | 5-6 | ||||||||||
| Samford | 4-3 | 4-3 | ||||||||||
| Furman | 3-4 | 3-4 | ||||||||||
| Citadel | 2-6 | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| Wofford | 1-4 | 1-4 | ||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1-5 | 1-8 | ||||||||||
| Offense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3597 (4) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 2472 (2) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1125 (21) | ||||
| Points per game: | 40.3 (7) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 513.9 (7) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 31 (7) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 15 (2) | ||||
| Defense (FCS Rank) | |||||
| Yards: | 3107 (91) | ||||
| Passing Yards: | 1622 (84) | ||||
| Rushing Yards: | 1485 (92) | ||||
| Points per game: | 27.3 (66) | ||||
| Yards per game: | 443.9 (90) | ||||
| Touchdowns: | 24 (85) | ||||
| Field Goals: | 8 (86) | ||||
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