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The Citadel Bulldogs at Samford Bulldogs

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1-1, 1-0 Away
Final
40 - 13
0-2, 0-2 Home

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.

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Statistics

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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

Venue: Seibert Stadium

Location: Birmingham, AL
Attendance: 4,017 · Capacity:
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