Samford Bulldogs vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers

College Football

Samford

4-6

37-35

Final

ETSU

6-4

William B. Greene Jr. Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

Touchdown
Touchdown
Punt
Punt
Punt
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
SAM	3	10	10	14	37
ETSU	7	14	7	7	35

Who won: Samford 37-35

The Samford Bulldogs beat the East Tennessee State Buccaneers 37-35 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium. Gabarri Johnson led the Samford in passing yards (19/32, 168 YDS, 1 TD). Mason Mims led the ETSU in passing yards (16/27, 171 YDS, 2 TD).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

SAMETSU

161st Downs20

6-173rd down efficiency4-13

1-14th down efficiency2-3

323Total Yards367

224Passing171

23/39Comp/Att16/27

5.7Yards per pass6.3

99Rushing196

31Rushing Attempts38

3.2Yards per rush5.2

8-80Penalties5-46

0Turnovers1

0Fumbles lost1

0Interceptions thrown0

32:00Possession28:00

Player of the game

Kevonte Corbin

SAM · 2 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD, 1 RET TD

8.0

Win probability

100%SAM final

SAMETSU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00SAM
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
TOUCHDOWNQ4 0:00
SAM
Touchdown! 7 yd pass
Domonique Thomas 7 Yd pass from Gabarri Johnson
SAM 37 - 35 ETSU
Q4 0:03ETS
Timeout
Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 00:03
Q4 0:03SAM
Timeout
Timeout Samford, clock 00:03
Q4 0:16SAM
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson pass incomplete short right to #3 M.Henderson thrown to ETSU00 broken up by #5 J.Bowdry
1st & Goal at ETSU 7
Q4 0:16
26 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson rush right for 26 yards gain to the ETSU07, out of bounds at ETSU07, 1ST DOWN
G. Johnson · 9 CAR, 41 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ETSU 33
Q4 0:16SAM
Timeout
Timeout Samford, clock 00:16
Q4 0:57
16 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson rush middle for 16 yards gain to the ETSU33, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
G. Johnson · 9 CAR, 41 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at ETSU 49
Q4 0:57
Incomplete to K. Corbin
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson pass incomplete short left to #0 K.Corbin thrown to ETSU40
G. Johnson · 19/32, 168 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at ETSU 49
Q4 0:57
Incomplete to D. Thomas
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson pass incomplete short right to #7 D.Thomas thrown to ETSU42
G. Johnson · 19/32, 168 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at ETSU 49
Q4 0:57
FLAG
18 yd completion to K. Corbin
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson pass complete short middle to #0 K.Corbin caught at ETSU49, for 18 yards to the ETSU49, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY ETSU Pass Interference declined
G. Johnson · 19/32, 168 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at SAM 33
Q4 0:57
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson rush right for 2 yards gain to the SAM33 (#91 B.LeBlanc), out of bounds
G. Johnson · 9 CAR, 41 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at SAM 31
Q4 0:57
Incomplete to M. Henderson
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson pass incomplete short right to #3 M.Henderson thrown to SAM42
G. Johnson · 19/32, 168 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at SAM 31
Q4 0:57
6 yd completion to D. Thomas
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 G.Johnson pass complete short right to #7 D.Thomas caught at SAM20, for 6 yards to the SAM31 (#33 D.Delinois), out of bounds
G. Johnson · 19/32, 168 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SAM 25
Q4 0:57
Kickoff, touchback
#15 E.Johnson kickoff 41 yards to the SAM24 fair catch by #16 C.Pennington at SAM24
E. Johnson · 0/0 FG
Q4 0:57
Touchdown! 10 yd catch
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass complete short middle to #0 B.Winton caught at SAM00, for 10 yards to the SAM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:57, 1ST DOWN #15 E.Johnson kick attempt good (H: #44 L.Stewart, LS: #42 B.Winstead)
B. Winton · 4 REC, 58 YDS · 1st & Goal at SAM 10
SAM 31 - 35 ETSU
SCOREQ4 1:02
SAM
Timeout Samford, clock 01:02
SAM 31 - 35 ETSU
Q4 2:00
10 yd completion to B. Winton
Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass complete short middle to #0 B.Winton caught at SAM11, for 10 yards to the SAM10 (#14 M.Steve), 1ST DOWN
M. Mims · 16/27, 171 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at SAM 20
Q4 2:00
13 yd run
Shotgun #5 T.Peyton rush left for 13 yards gain to the SAM20 (#9 L.Young), 1ST DOWN
T. Peyton · 21 CAR, 89 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at SAM 33
Q4 2:00
9 yd completion to T. Peyton
Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass complete short left to #5 T.Peyton caught at SAM42, for 9 yards to the SAM33 (#2 K.Dunlap)
M. Mims · 16/27, 171 YDS · 3rd & 10 · 3rd & 10 at SAM 42
Q4 2:00
Incomplete to C. Browder
Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass incomplete short right to #88 C.Browder thrown to SAM36 broken up by #4 D.Henderson
M. Mims · 16/27, 171 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at SAM 42
Q4 2:00ETS
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass incomplete deep right to #0 B.Winton thrown to SAM15
1st & 10 at SAM 42
Q4 2:00ETS
Timeout
Timeout East Tennessee State, clock 02:00
Q4 3:25
17 yd completion to B. Winton
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 M.Mims pass complete short right to #0 B.Winton caught at SAM49, for 17 yards to the SAM42 (#4 D.Henderson), 1ST DOWN
M. Mims · 16/27, 171 YDS · 4th & 10 · 4th & 10 at ETSU 41
Q4 3:25
Sacked for a loss of 3
Shotgun #12 M.Mims sacked for loss of 3 yards to the ETSU41 (#34 S.Conn)
M. Mims · 16/27, 171 YDS · 3rd & 7 · 3rd & 7 at ETSU 44