GAME NOTES--SAMFORD VS. ETSU (PDF)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  The Samford football team will play its final home game of the 2025 season when the Bulldogs host ETSU for the team's 2025 homecoming game Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Pete Hanna Stadium.
 
Samford enters the game with a record of 1-8 overall and 1-6 in Southern Conference play after a 26-16 Southern Conference loss at Wofford last weekend. ETSU has a mark of 4-5 overall and 2-3 in Southern Conference play. The Bucs took last week off from competition and most recently defeated Wofford, 14-10, on Oct. 25.
 
Samford has a record of 57-25-6 in homecoming games. The Bulldogs are 39-14-2 in homecoming games at Pete Hanna Stadium. Last season, Samford dropped a 17-13 decision to Wofford on homecoming.
 
Samford and ETSU are meeting for the 13th time, with Samford holding an 8-4 series lead. Last season, the teams met in Johnson City, Tenn., with ETSU winning by a score of 31-28. In the last 10 meetings, Samford leads the series, 6-4, and ETSU leads in the last five meetings, 3-2. In nine meetings as Southern Conference opponents, Samford leads, 5-4. The teams first met in 1989, with Samford winning, 38-23 in Birmingham.

Thet week, Samford outgained Wofford, 351 yards to 191 yards, but four turnovers, including two pick sixes proved to be too much to overcome as the Bulldogs dropped a 26-16 decision. Samford was led offensively by Calvin Jones with nine catches for 126 yards and one touchdown. Sam Pickett III had seven catches for 63 yards for the Bulldogs. Quincy Crittendon completed 19-of-25 passes for 219 yards. Charlie Gilliam completed 15-of-25 passes for 113 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. Defensively for Samford, Donovan Grayson had 11 tackles, including five solo stops and 3.5 sacks. Jaden Mosley and Carson Sloan had nine tackles each. Nahil Perkins had an interception for the Bulldogs.
 

If Samford is able to earn a win Saturday against ETSU, the victory would be the 500th win in the history of the Bulldogs' program. Samford now has 499 wins in the long history of the program.
 
Saturday's game can be seen live on ESPN+. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2025 SAMFORD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.
 
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