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Bulldogs Head East For Road Contest At Wofford On Saturday

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – After back-to-back home games, the Samford football team hits the road for a Southern Conference matchup with the Wofford Terriers on Saturday afternoon.
 
The all-dog altercation is scheduled for a 12:30 p.m. CT kickoff in Spartanburg, S.C., the game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jim Noble, Thom Henson and Van Hipp on the call. 
 
For This week's complete game notes, click here.
 
Last time out, The Samford Bulldogs got back in the win column with a 42-28 victory over ETSU. The duo of Michael Hiers and Jay Stanton powered the Bulldog offense with Hiers throwing for 399 yards and Stanton rushing for another 177. 
 
Samford and Wofford are meeting for the 21st time in program history on Saturday. The Bulldogs have won the last eight meetings and have not dropped a game in Spartanburg since 2011.
 
Best in Stanton
Running back Jay Stanton had his best game in a Samford uniform as the senior racked up a career-high 177 rushing yards on 25 carries while finding the end zone twice against ETSU. Stanton's 177 yards on the ground are the most rushing yards in a single game by a Bulldog since Denzel Williams scampered for 178 yards against VMI in 2014. 
 
Behind Enemy Lines
 Entering the contest with Wofford, Bulldog linebacker Noah Martin leads the SoCon with eight tackles for loss. The next closest defender has 5.5 TFLs. Martin is tied for eighth nationally in tackles for loss. 
 
Hiers In The State
After the opening month of the season, Michael Hiers' nine touchdowns are tied with Troy's Gunnar Watson for the most touchdowns by a D1 QB in the state of Alabama. Hiers also has the most passing yards in the state with 1,529, the second closest is UAB's Jacob Zeno with 1,442.
 
Stanton Leaving His Mark
Despite the #HatchAttack offense being synonymous with throwing the ball all over the field, senior running back Jay Stanton has shot to leave Samford as the second-best rusher in program history. After rushing for 690 yards and seven touchdowns in 2022 and 319 yards over the opening month, Stanton needs 287 yards on the ground to surpass Jerome Russell's 3,122 yards for the second-most career rushing yards. Chris Evans holds the Bulldog record with 4,575.
 
Hatcher's Offenses Produce
Through his first eight seasons, Samford head coach Chris Hatcher's offenses have averaged more points than under any other head coach in program history. Entering the season, Hatcher's teams have averaged 34.53 points per game, ahead of Bobby Bowden's 28.57 average. Terry Bowden (1987-1992) averaged 27.92 points per game during his tenure while Bill Gray (2001-06 / 25.68) and Pat Sullivan (2007-14 / 25.50) round out the top five.
 
Putting Up Points
Over the last eight seasons under head coach Chris Hatcher, the Samford offense has scored at least 30 points 49 times. The unit has put up at least 40 points 28 times, and at least 50 points a total of 14 times.
 
Quick Strikes
In eight seasons under head coach Chris Hatcher, Samford has made a habit of quick scoring drives. In Hatcher's time at Samford, Samford has had 185 scoring drives of two minutes or less and 85 that have lasted one minute or less.
 
Samford Against South Carolina Teams
Samford has an all-time record of 43-29-1 against teams from the state of South Carolina, including a mark of 15-5 against Saturday's opponent, Wofford.
 
Against Southern Conference Teams
Since joining the Southern Conference in 2008, Samford has posted a record of 68-52 in conference games. All-time against each current members of the SoCon, Samford has a mark of 94-82-4, including a 14-13-1 record against Mercer. Samford's all-time record against each current SoCon team is: Chattanooga (11-34-3), The Citadel (9-7), ETSU (8-3), Furman (12-13), Mercer (15-13-1), VMI (7-3), Western Carolina (17-4) and Wofford (15-5).
 
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Players Mentioned

Noah Martin

#32 Noah Martin

LB
6' 1"
Junior
Jay Stanton

#20 Jay Stanton

RB
6' 0"
Senior
Michael Hiers

#10 Michael Hiers

QB
6' 1"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Noah Martin

#32 Noah Martin

6' 1"
Junior
LB
Jay Stanton

#20 Jay Stanton

6' 0"
Senior
RB
Michael Hiers

#10 Michael Hiers

6' 1"
Junior
QB