Samford Football Falls On The Road At Chattanooga

Saturday, October 10

Chattanooga, Tenn.

12 PM

Samford University

1-5 , 1-2

Chattanooga

4-3 , 3-1

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
Samford	0	3	0	0	3
Chattanooga	7	6	3	3	19

Game Notes Final Game Book (PDF)

Samford Football Falls On The Road At Chattanooga

10.10.26 | Football

Box Score Final Game Book (PDF)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Samford football team dropped a 19-3 decision at Chattanooga Saturday afternoon at Finley Stadium.

With the loss, Samford fell to 1-5 overall and 1-2 in Southern Conference play. Chattanooga improved to 4-3 overall and 3-1 in league play.

For Samford in the loss, Gabarri Johnson completed 14-of-29 passes for 117 yards and one interception. Preston Bird had four catches for 29 yards. Dominique Thomas rushed nine times for 31 yards.

Spencer Conn led the defense with 16 tackles, including one sack for nine yards. Jalen Nelson had nine tackles, including six solo stops.

Chattanooga was led by Kevin Lalin with 28 rushes for 156 yards. Zion Rutledge led the Mocs defense with six tackles. Kam Baah-Slay had an interception for Chattanooga.

Chattanooga scored on its first offensive drive. Journey Wyche scored on a one-yard run to cap a 16-play, 85-yard drive that took over eight minutes and gave the Mocs a 7-0 lead with 3:34 left in the first quarter.

With 12:02 to go in the second quarter, Chattanooga's Jude Kelley kicked a 46-yard field goal to push the lead to 10-0. Kelley added another field goal, this one from 39-yards out to make the score 13-0 with 5:19 to play in the second period. Samford's Ty Ippolito put the Bulldogs on the board when he kicked a 46-yard field goal to cut the lead to 13-3 with three seconds left before halftime.

On the opening drive of the third quarter, Kelley kicked a 38-yard field goal to push the Mocs' lead to 16-3 with 8:41 to go in the period. With 5:52 to go in the game, Kelley nailed a 45-yard field goal to make the score 19-3.

Samford will return home to play host to the Mercer Bears on Saturday, Oct. 17. The game is set for a 6 p.m. start from Pete Hanna Stadium.

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