Southern Illinois @ Samford, Week 1 · 2026
Thu, Sep 3, 2026Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL
The Story
Southern Illinois beats Samford 22–18.
SeriesSouthern Illinois leads 1–0
ClosingClosing Southern Illinois −20.5 · O/U 54.5 · final margin 4Samford covered · Under hit
BOX SCORE
Week 1 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Illinois | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| Samford | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 1 · 2026Passing
| SIUSIU | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Curry | 13/29 | 153 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 |
| SamfordSamford | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabarri Johnson | 20/35 | 156 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevonte Corbin | 1/1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21/36 | 202 | 5.6 | 2 | 1 |
Rushing
| SIUSIU | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Chapman | 24 | 133 | 5.5 | 0 | 24 |
| Jake Curry | 8 | 22 | 2.8 | 0 | 18 |
| Edward Robinson | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Lem Wash | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 |
| Quade Chatmon | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Newkirk | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 43 | 181 | 4.2 | 1 | 24 |
| SamfordSamford | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Cherry | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Gabarri Johnson | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Domonique Thomas | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Keion Dunlap | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Theado | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bland | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 27 | 70 | 2.6 | 0 | 31 |
Receiving
| SIUSIU | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Chapman | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 34 |
| Markell Quick | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 0 | 34 |
| Traivon Dyson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Allen Middleton | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Miles Marshall | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | 7 |
| Kyle Thomas | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Karsen Konkel | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 2 | 34 |
| SamfordSamford | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Bird | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 46 |
| Domonique Thomas | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Kevonte Corbin | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Cayden Aukerman | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 2 | 15 |
| Keion Dunlap | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tucker Weber | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Maddox McKim | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Cherry | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 202 | 9.6 | 2 | 46 |
Fumbles
| SIUSIU | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| SamfordSamford | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| SIUSIU | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Fiegel | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| SIUSIU | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Middleton | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 49 | 0 |
| SamfordSamford | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevonte Corbin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
Punt Returns
| SIUSIU | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Middleton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| SamfordSamford | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyree Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| LaShon Young | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Preston Bird | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 15 | 0 |
Kicking
| SIUSIU | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seth Adams | 0/3 | 0.0 | 47 | 2/2 | 2 |
| SamfordSamford | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Ippolito | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 1/1 | 4 |
Punting
| SIUSIU | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Gorman | 5 | 234 | 46.8 | 0 | 3 | 51 |
| SamfordSamford | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Thorley | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
Defense
| SIUSIU | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Fiegel | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibrahim Sanogo | 6 | 4 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Behm | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Amir Dwight | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew McClelland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Whelpley | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Presto | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Naz Hill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Algrim | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Cason | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Bassett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vinny Pierre Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Parrella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Bremer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Chapman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camron Miller | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Te'Nerrean Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 59 | 33 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| SamfordSamford | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Conn | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Nelson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaShon Young | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Holton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxton Woodward | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylon Henderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Franklin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keion Dunlap | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Bussey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Shannon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Lenhardt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Hidalgo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah McDowell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Jeter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dezmon Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Weber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Haynes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Whitley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Steve | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyree Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Yancey III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 76 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Southern Illinois vs Samford Team StatsSIU vs Samford Team Stats
Week 1 · 2026| Southern IllinoisSIU | SamfordSAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1ST DOWNS | 15 |
| 7-17 | 3RD DOWN | 7-16 |
| 1-1 | 4TH DOWN | 0-0 |
| 334 | TOTAL YDS | 272 |
| 153 | PASS YDS | 202 |
| 13-29 | COMP/ATT | 21-36 |
| 5.3 | YDS/PASS | 5.6 |
| 181 | RUSH YDS | 70 |
| 43 | RUSH ATT | 27 |
| 4.2 | YDS/RUSH | 2.6 |
| 3-25 | PENALTIES | 5-32 |
| 0 | TURNOVERS | 1 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 0 |
| 0 | INT THROWN | 1 |
| 32:34 | POSSESSION | 27:26 |
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