2026 · Week ZeroFinal

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT

Samford vs North Alabama

SamfordBulldogsSouthern Conference

North AlabamaLionsUnited Athletic Conference

1022

Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 7:00 PM EDT
Matchup: Neutral site
Venue: Joe Davis Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Samford	0	7	0	3	10
North Alabama	0	16	0	6	22

Excitement index: 5.17
Samford final win probability: 0%
North Alabama final win probability: 100%

Full comparison

Team stats

SamfordNorth Alabama

First downs: 10; 15
Third-down efficiency: 5-16; 7-16
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-2; 0-2
Total yards: 237; 394
Passing yards: 245; 229
Completions / attempts: 19-33; 13-19
Yards per pass: 7.4; 12.1
Rushing Yards: -8; 165
Rushing Attempts: 25; 47
Yards per rush: -0.3; 3.5
Penalties / yards: 7-32; 10-78
Turnovers: 1; 0
Fumbles lost: 0; 0
Interceptions: 1; 0
Time of possession: 27:06; 32:54
Passes defended: 0; 3
QB hurries: 0; 4
Sacks: 2; 6
Tackles: 40; 28
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 10; 13
Total fumbles: 1; —
Fumbles recovered: 0; —
Kicking Points: 4; 2
Kick returns: 3; 2
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 65; 39
Passing touchdowns: 1; 1
Rushing touchdowns: 0; 2
Passes Intercepted: —; 1
Interception TDs: —; 0
Interception Yards: —; 0

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Samford

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Gabarri Johnson	19/33	245	7.4	1	1

North Alabama

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Destin Wade	13/19	229	12.1	1	0

Rushing

Samford

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Keion Dunlap	2	4	2.0	3
Domonique Thomas	10	0	0.0	6
Ken Cherry	1	-2	-2.0	0
Gabarri Johnson	12	-10	-0.8	12

North Alabama

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Fletcher	11	79	7.2	0	22
Chris McMillian	12	39	3.3	0	9
Roderick Taylor Jr.	6	38	6.3	1	27
Destin Wade	13	18	1.4	0	15
Ethan Abberger	1	3	3.0	0	3
Xavier Johnson	1	1	1.0	0	1
Ty Watkins	2	-1	-0.5	1	1
Charles Mulcahy	1	-12	-12.0	0	0

Receiving

Samford

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marquise Henderson	5	151	30.2	1	86
Preston Bird	4	32	8.0	0	15
Maddox McKim	2	29	14.5	0	17
Kevonte Corbin	2	13	6.5	0	13
Ken Cherry	2	10	5.0	0	11
David Theado	1	7	7.0	0	7
Kerrell Yow	1	4	4.0	0	4
Cayden Aukerman	2	-1	-0.5	0	1

North Alabama

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Xavier Johnson	5	129	25.8	1	95
Snap Reed	4	61	15.3	0	35
Jaylon Calhoun	1	14	14.0	0	14
Noah Gregg	1	14	14.0	0	14
Ethan Abberger	1	7	7.0	0	7
Chris McMillian	1	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles

Samford

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Gabarri Johnson	1	0	0

Defensive

Samford

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL
Jalen Nelson	14	10	0.5	1
LaShon Young	8	6	0	1
Noah Holton	7	3	0	1.5
David Yancey III	6	3	1.5	2.5
Dylon Henderson	5	5	0	0
Maxton Woodward	5	1	0	0
Spencer Conn	5	1	0	1
Brandon Franklin	3	1	0	0
Jake Haynes	2	2	0	0
Jordan Whitley	2	2	0	0
Caulen Dunn	2	1	0	0
Hank Weber	2	0	0	0.5
Jackson Bussey	2	0	0	0
Andrew Jordan	1	1	0	0
Trey Lenhardt	1	1	0	1
Maddox McKim	1	1	0	1
Ryan Skinner	1	1	0	0
Corrion Tyson	1	1	0	0
Jayden Lewis	1	0	0	0
Joseph Shannon	1	0	0	0
Dezmon Thomas	1	0	0	0.5
Max Steve	1	0	0	0

North Alabama

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Cayden Adkins	5	2	2	2	0	0
Tango McCauley	4	4	1	2	0	0
Avery Howard	4	3	0.5	1.5	0	0
Anthony Young	4	3	0	1.5	0	0
Tae Martin	4	2	2	2	1	0
Kanijal Thomas	4	2	0	0	0	0
Kamore Harris	4	2	0.5	1.5	0	3
Dominique Dixon	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jyheam Ingram	3	1	0	1	0	0
Leo Glover	3	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua White	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Nolan Forsha	2	1	0	0.5	1	1
Walter Goggins	2	0	0	0	0	0
Donovan Nevils	1	1	0	0	0	0
Clint Houser	1	1	0	0	0	0
Navy Curry	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dallas Johnson	1	1	0	0	1	0
Jayshod Pearson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Mond Cole	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Raelon Sims	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kick returns

Samford

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kevonte Corbin	1	38	38.0	38
LaShon Young	1	17	17.0	17
Marquise Henderson	1	10	10.0	10

North Alabama

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ethan Abberger	2	39	19.5	23	0

Kicking

Samford

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ty Ippolito	1/1	100.0	26	1/1	4

North Alabama

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ian Vachon	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Samford

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Will Thorley	6	287	47.8	0	3	61

North Alabama

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Charles Mulcahy	6	279	46.5	1	2	66
Ian Vachon	1	13	13.0	0	0	13

Interceptions

North Alabama

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Kanijal Thomas	1	0	0

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

SamfordNorth Alabama

Total predicted points added

Plays: 61; 65
Overall · Total: -7.1; 10.6
Overall · Q1: 0.7; -2.1
Overall · Q2: 1.1; 12.7
Overall · Q3: 1; -0.3
Overall · Q4: -9.9; 0.3
Passing · Total: 9.1; 12.9
Passing · Q1: 5; -0.9
Passing · Q2: 6; 8.3
Passing · Q3: 4.9; 1.4
Passing · Q4: -6.8; 4
Rushing · Total: -10.2; -2.3
Rushing · Q1: -4.3; -1.3
Rushing · Q2: -2.4; 4.3
Rushing · Q3: -3.7; -1.7
Rushing · Q4: 0.2; -3.7

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 2.02; 1.4
Overall · Q1: 1.81; 0.11
Overall · Q2: 3.84; 2.03
Overall · Q3: 2.32; 0.96
Overall · Q4: 0.3; 1.14

Field position

Average starting field position: 73; 67.5
Average starting predicted points: 1.31; 1.31

Havoc

Total: 15.4%; 29.5%
Front Seven: 15.4%; 23%
Defensive backs: 0%; 6.6%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 61; 65
Overall · Total: -0.12; 0.16
Overall · Q1: 0.03; -0.43
Overall · Q2: 0.11; 0.55
Overall · Q3: 0.08; -0.02
Overall · Q4: -0.66; 0.02
Passing · Total: 0.25; 0.62
Passing · Q1: 0.42; -0.29
Passing · Q2: 1.5; 0.83
Passing · Q3: 0.71; 0.28
Passing · Q4: -0.53; 1.35
Rushing · Total: -0.51; -0.05
Rushing · Q1: -0.43; -0.64
Rushing · Q2: -0.6; 0.33
Rushing · Q3: -0.74; -0.19
Rushing · Q4: 0.2; -0.19

Rushing profile

Power Success: 0%; 60%
Stuff Rate: 45%; 27.3%
Line Yards: 10; 100
Line Yards Average: 0.5; 2.3
Second Level Yards: 8; 50
Second Level Yards Average: 0.4; 1.1
Open Field Yards: 2; 39
Open Field Yards Average: 0.1; 0.9

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 3; 8
Points: 3; 21
Points Per Opportunity: 1; 2.63

Success rates

Overall · Total: 19.7%; 36.9%
Overall · Q1: 21.7%; 20%
Overall · Q2: 20%; 39.1%
Overall · Q3: 23.1%; 35.7%
Overall · Q4: 13.3%; 39.1%
Standard Downs · Total: 22.6%; 48.8%
Standard Downs · Q1: 11.1%; 25%
Standard Downs · Q2: 33.3%; 50%
Standard Downs · Q3: 33.3%; 50%
Standard Downs · Q4: 20%; 53.8%
Passing Downs · Total: 16.7%; 16.7%
Passing Downs · Q1: 28.6%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q2: 0%; 22.2%
Passing Downs · Q3: 14.3%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q4: 0%; 20%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Samford

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Gabarri Johnson	QB	16.4%	13%	10%	23.1%	20%	30%	11.1%
Domonique Thomas	RB	16.4%	21.7%	30%	15.4%	0%	50%	0%
Ken Cherry	RB	4.9%	8.7%	10%	0%	0%	5%	5.6%
Preston Bird	WR	13.1%	8.7%	0%	15.4%	26.7%	0%	22.2%
David Theado	TE	1.6%	4.3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	2.8%
Nicholas Bookman	WR	1.6%	0%	0%	0%	6.7%	0%	2.8%

North Alabama

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Destin Wade	QB	49.2%	80%	56.5%	64.3%	26.1%	25%	100%
Ty Watkins	QB	1.5%	0%	0%	0%	4.3%	2.3%	0%
Xavier Johnson	WR	1.5%	0%	0%	7.1%	0%	2.3%	0%
Jalen Fletcher	RB	16.9%	0%	17.4%	0%	30.4%	25%	0%
Roderick Taylor Jr.	RB	6.2%	0%	8.7%	0%	8.7%	9.1%	0%
Snap Reed	WR	6.2%	20%	4.3%	7.1%	4.3%	0%	19%
Chris McMillian	RB	18.5%	20%	13%	28.6%	17.4%	27.3%	0%

Average player PPA

Samford

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Gabarri Johnson	QB	-0.41	-0.24	0.03	-0.42	-0.73	0.07	-1.15
Domonique Thomas	RB	-0.57	-0.52	-0.82	-0.35	—	-0.57	0
Ken Cherry	RB	0.32	0.84	-0.72	—	—	-0.94	0.95
Preston Bird	WR	0.3	0.97	—	0.67	-0.22	0	0.3
David Theado	TE	0.76	0.76	—	—	—	0	0.76
Nicholas Bookman	WR	-0.38	—	—	—	-0.38	0	-0.38

North Alabama

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Destin Wade	QB	0.34	-0.49	0.6	0.12	0.63	-0.2	0.62
Ty Watkins	QB	-4.03	—	—	—	-4.03	-4.03	0
Xavier Johnson	WR	-0.6	—	—	-0.6	—	-0.6	0
Jalen Fletcher	RB	0.25	—	0.28	—	0.24	0.25	0
Roderick Taylor Jr.	RB	0.09	—	0.45	—	-0.27	0.09	0
Snap Reed	WR	1.68	0.11	0.86	1.94	3.83	0	1.68
Chris McMillian	RB	-0.17	-0.17	0.2	-0.19	-0.41	-0.17	0

Total player PPA

Samford

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Gabarri Johnson	QB	-4.1	-0.7	0	-1.3	-2.2	0.4	-4.6
Domonique Thomas	RB	-5.7	-2.6	-2.4	-0.7	0	-5.7	0
Ken Cherry	RB	1	1.7	-0.7	0	0	-0.9	1.9
Preston Bird	WR	2.4	1.9	0	1.3	-0.9	0	2.4
David Theado	TE	0.8	0.8	0	0	0	0	0.8
Nicholas Bookman	WR	-0.4	0	0	0	-0.4	0	-0.4

North Alabama

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Destin Wade	QB	10.7	-2	7.8	1.1	3.8	-2.2	12.9
Ty Watkins	QB	-4	0	0	0	-4	-4	0
Xavier Johnson	WR	-0.6	0	0	-0.6	0	-0.6	0
Jalen Fletcher	RB	2.8	0	1.1	0	1.7	2.8	0
Roderick Taylor Jr.	RB	0.4	0	0.9	0	-0.5	0.4	0
Snap Reed	WR	6.7	0.1	0.9	1.9	3.8	0	6.7
Chris McMillian	RB	-2	-0.2	0.6	-0.8	-1.6	-2	0