The Citadel Bulldogs at Samford Bulldogs
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Graves-Billips and The Citadel defense score twice in 40-13 win over Samford
After a scoreless first quarter, Samford's Jake Garner kicked field goals of 40 and 20 yards for a 6-0 lead. The Citadel (1-1, 1-0) took the lead for good when Cobey Thompkins threw a 43-yard scoring pass to Graves-Billips with 6:03 before halftime. Ben Barnes kicked a 40-yard field three seconds before the break for a 10-6 advantage.
In the third, Barnes kicked a 28-yard field goal. Later in the quarter, Sayre Smothers returned a fumble 31 yards for a touchdown to put The Citadel up 20-6. Less than five minutes later, Bradlee Jones returned a Samford (0-2, 0-1) fumble 59 yards to make it 27-6 with 13:48 remaining.
Samford's lone touchdown came with 11:17 left when C.J. Evans ran it in from the 5 to reduce the deficit to 27-13. Graves-Billips then caught a 13-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Quentin Hayes before Hayes closed the scoring with an 18-yard scoring run.
How To Watch
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- TV Channel: Bulldogs at Bulldogs 2021 College Football, week 2, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Statistics
 CIT |
 SAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1st Downs | 26 |
| 4-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-22 |
| 2-2 | 4th down efficiency | 2-4 |
| 330 | Total Yards | 452 |
| 168 | Passing | 362 |
| 10/13 | Comp/Att | 43/62 |
| 12.9 | Yards per pass | 5.8 |
| 162 | Rushing | 90 |
| 42 | Rushing Attempts | 32 |
| 3.9 | Yards per rush | 2.8 |
| 4-35 | Penalties | 9-88 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Fumbles lost | 2 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 3 |
| 29:51 | Possession | 30:09 |
Game Information
Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 4,017 · Capacity:
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