Nov. 13, 2010

Box Score

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Chattanooga quarterback B.J. Coleman passed for 319 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Mocs' football team to a 48-14 win over Samford in Southern Conference action Saturday afternoon at Finley Stadium.

Samford falls to 4-6 overall and 3-5 in league play with the loss. Chattanooga improves to 6-4 overall and 5-2 in SoCon games.

"Chattanooga is a very good football team," Samford head coach Pat Sullivan said. "On offense, they have a good quarterback, they have a good scheme, they have good wideouts, their offensive line played well and their running backs are both really good players. Defensively, they have a lot of ability as well.

"On the other hand, we didn't play like we are capable today," Sullivan said. "You only get so many opportunities to throw your hat in the ring, and we didn't play like we can play today."

For Samford, Chris Evans rushed 18 times for 57 yards and a touchdown. Evans has now rushed for 1,015 yards so far this season, marking his fourth-straight season of over 1,000 yards rushing. Saturday's performance broke a string of five-consecutive games of rushing for over 100 yards.

Samford quarterback Dustin Taliaferro completed 14-of-30 passes for 162 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Jeff Ogren led Samford's receivers with five catches for 58 yards. Quin Roberson had one reception, a 51-yard touchdown from Taliaferro.

The Samford defense was led by Bryce Smith with 15 tackles, including 10 solo stops. Cody Crowell had a blocked punt for the Bulldogs.

Chattanooga's Erroll Wynn rushed 21 times for 100 yards. Brian Sutherland caught five passes for 167 yards and three touchdowns.

As a team, Chattanooga rolled up 550 yards of total offense, while Samford finished with 232 offensive yards. The 34-point deficit was the largest for Samford in a SoCon game, since joining the league in 2008, and the 48 points scored by Chattanooga were the most allowed by Samford in a SoCon game.

Chattanooga got on the scoreboard first when J.J. Jackson scored on a three-yard run with 10:32 to go in the first quarter. Jeff Veres' extra-point kick gave the Mocs a 7-0 lead.

UTC's Coleman hit Sutherland on a 45-yard touchdown pass with 13:48 to go in the second quarter. Veres added the PAT to make the score 14-0. Coleman hit Sutherland on a 20-yard touchdown with 9:15 to go before halftime and Veres' extra point gave the Mocs a 21-0 lead.

Samford put its first points on the scoreboard when Evans scored on a six-yard run with 3:56 to go in the second quarter. Cameron Yaw added the extra point to cut the Chattanooga lead to 21-7.

UTC's Jordan Tippit intercepted a Dustin Taliaferro pass and returned it 66 yards for a touchdown with 19 seconds to go in the second quarter for the final score of the first half. Veres' extra point was blocked, sending Chattanooga to halftime with a 27-7 lead.

Coleman threw a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter. He hit Joel Bradford for a 53-yard touchdown with 11:36 to go and he connected with Sutherland for a 65-yard score at the 8:16 mark to push the UTC lead to 41-7.

Samford scored again when Taliaferro hit Roberson for a 51-yard touchdown with 7:07 left in the third quarter. Yaw added the extra point to make the score 41-14.

Chattanooga put the final points on the scoreboard when Courtland Ellzey scored on a one-yard run with 6:22 to go in the game. Veres added the extra point to make the final score 48-14.

Samford will conclude the 2010 season with a home game against The Citadel on Nov. 20. The game is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start from Seibert Stadium.