College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Auburn 45,
Samford 13
When:
7:00 PM
ET
,
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
Attendance: 88043
Where: Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Alabama
Attendance: 88043
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
| Samford | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Auburn | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
SCORING
Scoring Summary
| 2nd Quarter - 9:31 | ||
| Auburn | TD | Auburn 7
- Samford 0 Shane Hooks 32 yd. pass from Payton Thorne (Alex McPherson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 3:04 | ||
| Auburn | TD | Auburn 14
- Samford 0 Payton Thorne 5 yd. run (Alex McPherson kick) |
| 2nd Quarter - 0:41 | ||
| Auburn | FG | Auburn 17
- Samford 0 Alex McPherson 22 yd. field goal |
| 3rd Quarter - 8:30 | ||
| Auburn | TD | Auburn 24
- Samford 0 Robby Ashford 1 yd. run (Alex McPherson kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 6:35 | ||
| Samford | TD | Auburn 24
- Samford 7 Chandler Smith 36 yd. pass from Michael Hiers (Wilson Beaverstock kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 4:29 | ||
| Auburn | TD | Auburn 31
- Samford 7 Jarquez Hunter 1 yd. run (Alex McPherson kick) |
| 3rd Quarter - 0:57 | ||
| Samford | TD | Auburn 31
- Samford 13 Michael Hiers 3 yd. run (kick failed) |
| 4th Quarter - 9:44 | ||
| Auburn | TD | Auburn 38
- Samford 13 Payton Thorne 18 yd. run (Alex McPherson kick) |
| 4th Quarter - 5:32 | ||
| Auburn | TD | Auburn 45
- Samford 13 Micah Riley 32 yd. pass from Robby Ashford (Marshall Meyers kick) |
TEAMS
Team Records
| Samford | Auburn | |
| W‑L | 1 - 2 - 0 | 3 - 0 - 0 |
| Conference | 0 - 1 - 0 | 0 - 0 - 0 |
Team Stats
| Samford | Auburn | |
| Score | 13 | 45 |
| 1st Downs | 12 | 26 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency | 5-for-14 36% |
7-for-14 50% |
| 4th Down Efficiency | 1-for-2 50% |
2-for-3 67% |
| Total Yards | 218 | 566 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes-Net Yards | 28-74 | 41-226 |
| Average/Rush | 2.6 | 5.5 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp-Att | 19-33 | 27-36 |
| Passing Yards | 144 | 340 |
| Average/Pass Play | 4.1 | 9.2 |
| Penalties-Yards | 1-5 | 5-45 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Interceptions Thrown | 2 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
PLAYER STATS
Samford
(1 - 2)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| M. Hiers | 18/31 | 141 | 1 | 2 |
| Q. Crittendon | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Auburn
(3 - 0)
| Passing | ||||
| COMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | |
| P. Thorne | 24/32 | 282 | 1 | 2 |
| R. Ashford | 3/4 | 58 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | ||||
| ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| D. Witherspoon | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 |
| M. Hamilton | 8 | 18 | 2.2 | 0 |
| J. Stanton | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 |
| M. Hiers | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 |
| Q. Crittendon | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 |
| I. Cousin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| C. Smith | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 1 |
| T. King | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 |
| D. Rias | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 |
| C. Simons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| B. Jenkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| M. Hamilton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| T. D'Armond | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 |
| J. Stanton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| T. Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Receiving | ||||
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | |
| J. Fair | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 |
| R. Fairweather | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 |
| S. Hooks | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 |
| O. Kelly | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 |
| M. Riley | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 |
| J. Cobb | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 |
| K. Moore | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 |
| D. Alston | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
| J. Shorter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 |
| T. Fromm | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | |||
| NO. | YDS | TD | |
| J. Simpson | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| J. Rhym | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Riley | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| L. Johnson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| Tackles | ||
| Tk | Ast | |
| D. James | 4 | 0 |
| C. Wooden | 4 | 2 |
| S. Sings V | 3 | 0 |
| M. Harris | 2 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 2 | 0 |
| J. Simpson | 2 | 1 |
| W. Steiner | 2 | 1 |
| K. Lee | 2 | 2 |
| L. Nixon III | 2 | 3 |
| K. Scott | 1 | 0 |
| J. Rhym | 1 | 0 |
| L. Johnson | 1 | 0 |
| P. Thompson Jr. | 1 | 0 |
| J. Rogers | 1 | 0 |
| M. Nasili-Kite | 1 | 0 |
| G. Speaks | 1 | 1 |
| J. McLeod | 1 | 1 |
| C. Riley | 1 | 1 |
| K. Faulk | 1 | 2 |
| T. Love | 1 | 2 |
| R. Fairweather | 0 | 1 |
| E. Asante | 0 | 1 |
| S. Smith | 0 | 1 |
| E. McAllister | 0 | 1 |
| Q. Jamison-Travis | 0 | 2 |
| J. Levant | 0 | 2 |
| Tackles For Loss | ||
| NO. | YDS | |
| C. Wooden | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| C. Riley | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| L. Johnson | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| M. Harris | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| K. Lee | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| D. James | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| E. McAllister | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Fumbles | |
| NO. | |
| J. Johnson | 1 |
| J. Fair | 1 |