Samford at Auburn
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score | Status |
| Samford | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| Auburn | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 | Final |
| Scoring Summary | |
| 2nd Quarter | |
| 9:31 | Auburn touchdown. Shane Hooks 32 Yd pass from Payton Thorne (Alex McPherson Kick) |
| 3:04 | Auburn touchdown. Payton Thorne 5 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick) |
| 0:41 | Auburn field goal. Alex McPherson 22 Yd Field Goal |
| 3rd Quarter | |
| 8:30 | Auburn touchdown. Robby Ashford 1 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick) |
| 6:35 | Samford touchdown. Chandler Smith 36 Yd pass from Michael Hiers (Wilson Beaverstock Kick) |
| 4:29 | Auburn touchdown. Jarquez Hunter 1 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick) |
| 0:57 | Samford touchdown. Michael Hiers 3 Yd Run (Wilson Beaverstock PAT failed) |
| 4th Quarter | |
| 9:44 | Auburn touchdown. Payton Thorne 18 Yd Run (Alex McPherson Kick) |
| 5:32 | Auburn touchdown. Micah Riley 32 Yd pass from Robby Ashford (Marshall Meyers Kick) |
| Team stats | ||
| First down | Samford | Auburn |
| Total first downs | 12 | 26 |
| First downs from rushing | ||
| First downs from passing | ||
| First downs from penalties | ||
| Third down | Samford | Auburn |
| Third downs attempted | 14 | 14 |
| Third downs converted | 5 | 7 |
| Third down percentage | 36 % | 50 % |
| Fourth down | Samford | Auburn |
| Fourth downs attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth downs converted | 0 | 0 |
| Fourth down percentage | 0 % | 0 % |
| Offense | Samford | Auburn |
| Total yards | 218 | 562 |
| Total rushing yards | 74 | 222 |
| Total passing yards | 144 | 340 |
| Total offensive plays | ||
| Average yards per play | ||
| Time of possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
| Rushing | Samford | Auburn |
| Total rushing plays | 28 | 43 |
| Total rushing yards | 74 | 222 |
| Average yards per rush | 2.6 | 5.2 |
| Rushing touchdowns | 1 | 4 |
| Passing | Samford | Auburn |
| Passes attempted | 0 | 0 |
| Passes completed | 0 | 0 |
| Average yards per completion | 4.4 | 9.4 |
| Passing touchdowns | 1 | 2 |
| Penalties | Samford | Auburn |
| Penalties committed | 1 | 5 |
| Penalty yards | 5 | 45 |
| Turnovers | Samford | Auburn |
| Passes intercepted | ||
| Interception returns | 2 | 2 |
| Interception return yards | ||
| Fumbles | ||
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Rushing | |||||||||
| Samford | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Damonta Witherspoon | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 22 | ||||
| Mychael Hamilton | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 7 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Michael Hiers | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| Quincy Crittendon | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Iaan Cousin | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Auburn | Rushes | Yards | Yards/rush | TD | Long | ||||
| Payton Thorne | 11 | 123 | 11.2 | 2 | 38 | ||||
| Jarquez Hunter | 11 | 37 | 3.4 | 1 | 9 | ||||
| Damari Alston | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Brian Battie | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Robby Ashford | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Jeremiah Cobb | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Team | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Passing | |||||||||
| Samford | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Michael Hiers | 31 | 18 | 58 % | 141 | 4.5 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Quincy Crittendon | 2 | 1 | 50 % | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Auburn | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yards | Yards/pass | TD | Int | Sacks/Yards | QB Rating |
| Payton Thorne | 32 | 24 | 75 % | 282 | 8.8 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Robby Ashford | 4 | 3 | 75 % | 58 | 14.5 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Receiving | |||||||||
| Samford | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Chandler Smith | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 1 | 39 | ||||
| Ty King | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | 12 | ||||
| D.J. Rias | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Camden Simons | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 | ||||
| Brendan Jenkins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Mychael Hamilton | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 6 | ||||
| Thomas D'Armond | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Jay Stanton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Tate Taylor | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Auburn | Catches | Yards | Yards/catch | TD | Long | ||||
| Jay Fair | 7 | 93 | 13.3 | 0 | 36 | ||||
| Rivaldo Fairweather | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 0 | 41 | ||||
| Shane Hooks | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 1 | 32 | ||||
| Omari Kelly | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 0 | 40 | ||||
| Micah Riley | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 | ||||
| Koy Moore | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 13 | ||||
| Jeremiah Cobb | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Damari Alston | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 9 | ||||
| Jyaire Shorter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | ||||
| Tyler Fromm | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Fumbles | |||||||||
| Samford | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Kourtlan Marsh | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Auburn | Lost | Recovered | Total | ||||||
| Jay Fair | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Ja'Varrius Johnson | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Interceptions | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Kourtlan Marsh | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Jaden Mosley | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Auburn | Total | Yards | Int TDs | ||||||
| Jaylin Simpson | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| J.D. Rhym | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defense | |||||||||
| Samford | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Kourtlan Marsh | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Garrett Morris | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Tyrese Ross | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Noah Martin | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Josiah Cotton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Xavier Nurse | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dontae Pollard | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Neville | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wade White | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joshua Mathiasen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kamron Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midnight Steward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kobe Stewart | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaden Mosley | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Joseph Mera | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Devin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jonathan Searcy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Daniel Bettis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bryce Graves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Johnny Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| David Coltrane | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jamall Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| D.J. Rias | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jamari Cannon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Nick Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Makhi Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Braeden Royal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Auburn | Tackles | Unassist. tkl | TFL | Pass def. | QB hits | Int TD | K blocked | K ret. TD | |
| Caleb Wooden | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Larry Nixon III | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| D.J. James | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kayin Lee | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Stephen Sings V | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wesley Steiner | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jaylin Simpson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keldric Faulk | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Terrance Love | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jayson Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Marcus Harris | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Cam Riley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Griffin Speaks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jalen McLeod | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jake Levant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quientrail Jamison-Travis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lawrence Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| J.D. Rhym | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Justin Rogers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mosiah Nasili-Kite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Paul Thompson Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Keionte Scott | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Elijah McAllister | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Eugene Asante | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Rivaldo Fairweather | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sylvester Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Zion Puckett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Kick returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| D.J. Rias | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Auburn | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | Kick ret. TD | |||
| Brian Battie | 3 | 89 | 29.7 | 37 | 0 | ||||
| Punt returns | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| None | |||||||||
| Auburn | Total | Yards | Avg | Long | TD | ||||
| Ja'Varrius Johnson | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Jay Fair | 1 | -11 | -11.0 | -11 | 0 | ||||
| Kicking | |||||||||
| Samford | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Wilson Beaverstock | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||
| Michael Hiers | 0/0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 | |||||
| Auburn | FG | Long | Extra Pt | Points | |||||
| Alex McPherson | 1/1 | 22 | 5/5 | 8 | |||||
| Marshall Meyers | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 | |||||
| Punting | |||||||||
| Samford | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Will Thorley | 7 | 213 | 30.4 | 0 | |||||
| Auburn | Total | Yards | Avg | Touchbacks | Inside 20 | Long | |||
| Oscar Chapman | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 | |||||
Last updated on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 4:12 AM.