Saturday, October 3
Birmingham, Ala.
2:30 PM
Samford University
at
UAB
Samford Football Set To Head Downtown To Take On UAB
10.2.26 | Football
GAME NOTES--SAMFORD AT UAB (PDF)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford football team will step out of conference play to take on the UAB Blazers Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham.
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Samford and UAB are meeting for just the second time and for the first time in 34 years. The only previous meeting came in 1992, with Samford earning a 49-3 win at Pete Hanna Stadium (then Seibert Stadium).
The Bulldogs enter the week with a record of 1-3 overall and 1-1 in Southern Conference play. Samford earned a dominant 45-7 win over VMI last Saturday.
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In the win over VMI, Gabarri Johnson had his best overall game, completing 22-of-26 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown in the win. Marquise Henderson and Preston Bird had a receiving touchdown each. Emerson Russell and Domonique Thomas had a rushing touchdown each for the Bulldogs. LaShon Young had an interception he returned 45 yards for a touchdown to lead the defense. Noah Holton and Walker Turner had an interception each as well.
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UAB enters the game with a record of 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the American Conference. Last week the Blazers earned a 24-20 win over Navy in the conference opener for UAB.
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There are several connections between the Samford and UAB football programs. UAB head coach Alex Mortensen was a quarterback at Samford in 2006 under then head coach Bill Gray. Following the 2006 season, Pat Sullivan was hired as Samford's head coach after serving on UAB's coaching staff from 1999 to 2006. Sullivan was Samford's head coach from 2007 to 2014. Samford senior linebacker Brandon Franklin transferred to Samford after spending the last four seasons at UAB. Samford linebackers coach Chuck Dunn and football strength and conditioning coach Jake Venables both spent time on the UAB staff.
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Saturday's game can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2026 SAMFORD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.
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FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford football, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordFootball (Facebook), @SamfordFootball (Instagram) and @SamfordFootball (Twitter).
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford football team will step out of conference play to take on the UAB Blazers Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham.
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Samford and UAB are meeting for just the second time and for the first time in 34 years. The only previous meeting came in 1992, with Samford earning a 49-3 win at Pete Hanna Stadium (then Seibert Stadium).
The Bulldogs enter the week with a record of 1-3 overall and 1-1 in Southern Conference play. Samford earned a dominant 45-7 win over VMI last Saturday.
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In the win over VMI, Gabarri Johnson had his best overall game, completing 22-of-26 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for a touchdown in the win. Marquise Henderson and Preston Bird had a receiving touchdown each. Emerson Russell and Domonique Thomas had a rushing touchdown each for the Bulldogs. LaShon Young had an interception he returned 45 yards for a touchdown to lead the defense. Noah Holton and Walker Turner had an interception each as well.
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UAB enters the game with a record of 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the American Conference. Last week the Blazers earned a 24-20 win over Navy in the conference opener for UAB.
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There are several connections between the Samford and UAB football programs. UAB head coach Alex Mortensen was a quarterback at Samford in 2006 under then head coach Bill Gray. Following the 2006 season, Pat Sullivan was hired as Samford's head coach after serving on UAB's coaching staff from 1999 to 2006. Sullivan was Samford's head coach from 2007 to 2014. Samford senior linebacker Brandon Franklin transferred to Samford after spending the last four seasons at UAB. Samford linebackers coach Chuck Dunn and football strength and conditioning coach Jake Venables both spent time on the UAB staff.
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Saturday's game can be seen live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available. For links to follow all of Samford's games this season, click on the following link: 2026 SAMFORD FOOTBALL SCHEDULE.
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FOLLOW THE BULLDOGS:
For the latest news and information on Samford football, visit the official website for Samford Athletics at SamfordSports.com. Fans can also follow the Bulldogs on social media at /SamfordFootball (Facebook), @SamfordFootball (Instagram) and @SamfordFootball (Twitter).
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