| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WES | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 34 |
 SAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Game Leaders
Quincy Crittendon
· QB
C.J. Evans
· RB
Davin Wydner
· QB
Latrelle Murrell
· RB
Team Stats
181st Downs16
6-163rd down efficiency5-17
1-24th down efficiency0-3
411Total Yards271
231Passing247
19/35Comp/Att32/44
6.6Yards per pass5.6
180Rushing24
34Rushing Attempts28
5.3Yards per rush0.9
6-53Penalties6-43
2Turnovers3
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th Quarter
0:00
Brady Stober pass complete to Jackson Beatty for 7 yds to the WGA 39
1:41
Brady Stober pass incomplete to Colton Pace
1:41
Brady Stober pass complete to Emerson Russell for 18 yds to the WGA 46 for a 1ST down
1:41
Brady Stober pass complete to Jack Schwing for 20 yds to the SAM 36 for a 1ST down
1:41
Brady Stober pass complete to Emerson Russell for 5 yds to the SAM 16
1:41
Brady Stober run for a loss of 1 yard to the SAM 11 Brady Stober fumbled, recovered by SAM Brady Stober
1:41
Simon Zeidan kickoff for 65 yds , Sam Pickett III return for 11 yds to the SAM 12
1:46
Geoffrey Speight 50 Yd Fumble Return (Tommy Holden Kick)
2:00
Timeout Samford, clock 02:00
4:14
Brady Stober pass complete to Jaden Gibson for 6 yds to the WGA 39
4:14
Ken Cherry run for 1 yd to the WGA 45
4:14
Brady Stober run for a loss of 3 yards to the WGA 46
4:14
PENALTY SAM False Start (Darnell,Ben) 5 yards from UWG38 to UWG43. NO PLAY.
4:14
Ken Cherry run for 2 yds to the WGA 38 for a 1ST down
4:14
Brady Stober pass complete to Preston Bird for 9 yds to the WGA 40
4:14
Jake Garner kickoff for 16 yds
4:15
Ty Ippolito 36 yd FG GOOD
5:04
Brady Stober pass incomplete to Nick Crayton
5:04
Brady Stober pass incomplete to Nick Crayton
5:04
Brady Stober pass complete to Torrey Ward for 1 yd to the WGA 18
5:04
PENALTY UWG UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (Huntley,Mason) 15 yards from UWG34 to UWG19, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:04
Brady Stober pass incomplete to Nicholas Bookman
5:04
Timeout Samford, clock 05:04
7:06
Brady Stober pass complete to Cam Bland for 10 yds to the WGA 34 for a 1ST down
7:06
Brady Stober pass incomplete to Cam Bland
7:06
Brady Stober run for 3 yds to the WGA 44
7:06
Cam Bland run for 4 yds to the WGA 47 for a 1ST down
7:06
Brady Stober run for 7 yds to the SAM 49
7:06
Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 13 yds to the SAM 42 for a 1ST down
7:06
Brady Stober pass complete to Sam Pickett III for 4 yds to the SAM 29
7:06
Simon Zeidan kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:06
Timeout Samford, clock 07:06
7:06
Tommy Holden 49 yd FG GOOD
11:09
Davin Wydner pass incomplete to Devion Newson
11:09
Davin Wydner pass incomplete to Jamarcus Prince
11:09
Davin Wydner pass incomplete to Latrelle Murrell
11:09
No Huddle-Shotgun Wydner,Davin pass incomplete short right to Dupree,Owen thrown to SAM30 PENALTY SAM Holding (Perkins,Nahil) 11 yard from SAM42 to SAM31, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
11:09
Davin Wydner run for 2 yds to the SAM 42
11:09
Davin Wydner pass complete to Jordan Dees for 7 yds to the SAM 44 for a 1ST down
11:09
Latrelle Murrell run for 5 yds to the WGA 49
11:09
Davin Wydner pass incomplete to Jordan Dees
11:09
Davin Wydner pass complete to Jordan Dees for 16 yds to the WGA 44 for a 1ST down
11:09
Davin Wydner pass incomplete to Latrelle Murrell
11:09
TJ Lester run for 1 yd to the WGA 28
11:09
Timeout Samford, clock 11:09
11:09
Noah Jones punt for 44 yds
13:43
(11:46) PENALTY SAM Delay Of Game (Crittendon,Quincy) 5 yards from SAM34 to SAM29. NO PLAY.
13:43
Quincy Crittendon run for 1 yd to the SAM 34
13:43
C.J. Evans run for 2 yds to the SAM 33
Long kickoff return and fumble return help West Georgia open with 34-3 win over Samford
— Owen Dupree returned the second half kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, Geoffrey Speight had a 54-yard scoop and score in the closing minutes and West Georgia rolled to a 34-3 win over Samford to open the season on Thursday night.
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