Samford Bulldogs

1-4

Ugh, no.

Samford Bulldogs lost to the UAB Blazers

1-4 14 – 33

3-2

Final · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

Protective Stadium (Birmingham) · 22,126 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

UAB needs the 4th quarter to pull away from Samford in 33-14 victory

Ryder Burton threw for a touchdown, Jonah Delange kicked four field goals and UAB's defense came up with three interceptions in a 33-14 win over Samford on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:27 Gabarri Johnson throws 4-yard touchdown

0:39 EJ Reid goes 36-yard on impressive rushing touchdown

0:14 Jonah Delange kicks 44-yard field goal

0:18 Ike Esonwune picks off Samford Bulldogs

Clips play on ESPN

Protective Stadium · Birmingham

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
SAM	7	7	0	0	14
UAB	10	3	3	17	33

Win Probability · Samford Bulldogs

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Game Leaders

Samford Bulldogs

Gabarri Johnson · 17/29, 140 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INTPassing Yards
Ken Cherry · 6 CAR, 34 YDSRushing Yards
MH Marquise Henderson · 5 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Jackson Bussey · 1Sacks
LaShon Young · 8Tackles

UAB Blazers

Ryder Burton · 8/18, 139 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Rod Robinson II · 14 CAR, 75 YDSRushing Yards
CJ Smith · 2 REC, 85 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Tylin Jackson · 1Sacks
Muaaz Byard · 6Tackles

2026 Southern Conference Standings

Team
East Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Chattanooga
Wofford
Furman
Mercer
Western Carolina
Samford
The Citadel
VMI

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

Scoring

Q4 0:24

FG Jonah Delange 26 Yd Field Goal 14–33

Q4 2:58

TD CJ Smith 31 Yd pass from Ryder Burton (Jonah Delange Kick)14–30

Q4 12:37

TD Bam McReynolds 28 Yd Run (Jonah Delange Kick)14–23

Q3 9:07

FG Jonah Delange 23 Yd Field Goal 14–16

Q2 3:36

TD Jalen Nelson 95 Yd Fumble Return (Ty Ippolito Kick)14–13

Q2 7:55

FG Jonah Delange 46 Yd Field Goal 7–13

Q1 1:20

TD EJ Reid 36 Yd Run (Jonah Delange Kick)7–10

Q1 4:49

TD Marquise Henderson 4 Yd pass from Gabarri Johnson (Ty Ippolito Kick)7–3

Q1 13:04

FG Jonah Delange 44 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Samford BulldogsUAB Blazers

Offense

230 Total Yards 400

140 Passing Yards 152

90 Rushing Yards 248

14 First Downs 23

Efficiency

3-11 3rd Down 7-15

0-1 4th Down 1-1

17/29 Completions 9/19

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 2

7-55 Penalties 4-34

26:15 Possession 33:45

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Gabarri Johnson	17/29	140	4.8	1	3	--
Team	17/29	140	4.8	1	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Ken Cherry	6	34	5.7	11
Emerson Russell	6	24	4.0	12
Domonique Thomas	6	16	2.7	6
Marquise Henderson	1	15	15.0	15
Gabarri Johnson	5	2	0.4	8
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0
Team	25	90	3.6	15

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marquise Henderson	5	57	11.4	1	39
Cayden Aukerman	3	30	10.0	0	17
Kevonte Corbin	2	18	9.0	0	12
Ken Cherry	1	13	13.0	0	13
Domonique Thomas	3	12	4.0	0	10
Cannon Pigg	1	6	6.0	0	6
Emerson Russell	2	4	2.0	0	2
Team	17	140	8.2	1	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jalen Nelson	0	0	1
Spencer Conn	0	0	1
Team	0	0	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Spencer Conn	8	4	1	2.5	1	1	0
LaShon Young	8	4	0	0	1	0	0
Max Steve	7	4	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Holton	7	2	0	0	0	0	0
Andrew Jordan	6	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson Bussey	5	5	1	1	0	0	0
Brandon Franklin	5	4	0	1	0	1	0
Jalen Nelson	5	3	0	0	0	0	1
David Yancey III	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dylon Henderson	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
John Scott III	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Lewis	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Keion Dunlap	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah McDowell	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Termaine Turner Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caidan Maddux	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Joseph Shannon	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
Micah Burton	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Weber	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vaughn Mitchom	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Team	74	44	2	6	2	4	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Marquise Henderson	1	11	11.0	11	0
Team	1	11	11.0	11	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
LaShon Young	1	6	6.0	6	0
Team	1	6	6.0	6	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ty Ippolito	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/1	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Will Thorley	4	164	41.0	0	0	45
Team	4	164	41.0	0	0	45

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Ryder Burton	8/18	139	7.7	1	45.2
Nate Rogers	1/1	13	13.0	0	--
Team	9/19	152	8.0	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rod Robinson II	14	75	5.4	0	10
Bam McReynolds	10	46	4.6	1	28
EJ Reid	2	42	21.0	1	36
Ja'Vin Simpkins	10	37	3.7	0	8
Ryder Burton	9	35	3.9	0	20
Nate Rogers	2	13	6.5	0	10
JR Mosley	2	3	1.5	0	3
Jayson Moll	2	-3	-1.5	0	4
Team	51	248	4.9	2	36

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
CJ Smith	2	85	42.5	1	54
Ty Mims	2	27	13.5	0	17
Gabriel Cline	1	13	13.0	0	13
Scott Isacks	1	11	11.0	0	11
Bam McReynolds	1	7	7.0	0	7
KJ Daniels	1	5	5.0	0	5
EJ Reid	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	9	152	16.9	1	54

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Rod Robinson II	1	1
Ty Mims	1	1
Team	2	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Muaaz Byard	6	5	0	0.5	0	0
Jo'Tavion Pierce	5	3	0	0	0	0
Tylin Jackson	4	3	1	2.5	0	0
Ike Esonwune	4	1	0	0	0	0
Anta'Veon McKenzie	3	3	0	0	1	0
Jeremiah Jordan	3	2	0	0	0	0
Delvon Gulley	3	2	0	0	0	0
Draden Fullbright	3	1	0	1	1	0
Marlin Dean	2	2	1	1	0	0
Darrell Sweeting	2	2	0	0	0	0
Raymond Macias	2	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Cunningham	2	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Hall	2	0	0	0	0	1
Sterling Sanders	1	1	0	0	0	0
Noah Nelson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rhett Cofer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Braden Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Burge	0	0	0	0	0	1
Diezel Wilkinson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	45	29	2	5	3	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Ike Esonwune	1	5
Jeremiah Jordan	1	0
Delvon Gulley	1	0
Team	3	5

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bam McReynolds	1	18	18.0	18	0
Team	1	18	18.0	18	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ty Mims	2	44	22.0	42	0
Team	2	44	22.0	42	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jonah Delange	4/4	100.0	46	3/3	15
Team	4/4	100.0	46	3/3	15

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Oliver Straw	3	163	54.3	0	2	58
Team	3	163	54.3	0	2	58

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