Samford vs North Alabama, Week 0 · 2026
Sat, Aug 29, 2026Joe Davis StadiumHuntsville, AL
The Story
North Alabama beats Samford 22–10 in Huntsville.
SeriesNorth Alabama leads 1–0
ClosingClosing North Alabama −7 · O/U 55.5 · final margin 12North Alabama covered · Under hit
BOX SCORE
Week 0 · 2026| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samford | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| North Alabama | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
PLAYER STATS
Week 0 · 2026Passing
| SamfordSamford | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabarri Johnson | 19/33 | 245 | 7.4 | 1 | 1 |
| North AlabamaUNA | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destin Wade | 13/19 | 229 | 12.1 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| SamfordSamford | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keion Dunlap | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Domonique Thomas | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ken Cherry | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabarri Johnson | 12 | -10 | -0.8 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 25 | -8 | -0.3 | 0 | 12 |
| North AlabamaUNA | 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 |
| Totals | 47 | 165 | 3.5 | 2 | 27 |
Receiving
| SamfordSamford | 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 |
| Totals | 19 | 245 | 12.9 | 1 | 86 |
| North AlabamaUNA | 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 |
| Totals | 13 | 229 | 17.6 | 1 | 95 |
Fumbles
| SamfordSamford | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabarri Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions
| North AlabamaUNA | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanijal Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns
| SamfordSamford | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevonte Corbin | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| LaShon Young | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Marquise Henderson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 38 | 0 |
| North AlabamaUNA | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Abberger | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 23 | 0 |
Kicking
| SamfordSamford | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Ippolito | 1/1 | 100.0 | 26 | 1/1 | 4 |
| North AlabamaUNA | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Vachon | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting
| SamfordSamford | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Thorley | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 0 | 3 | 61 |
| North AlabamaUNA | 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 |
| Totals | 7 | 292 | 41.7 | 1 | 2 | 66 |
Defense
| SamfordSamford | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Nelson | 14 | 10 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaShon Young | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Holton | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Yancey III | 6 | 3 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylon Henderson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxton Woodward | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Conn | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Franklin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Haynes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Whitley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caulen Dunn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Weber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Bussey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Lenhardt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maddox McKim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Skinner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corrion Tyson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Shannon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dezmon Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Steve | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 72 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North AlabamaUNA | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayden Adkins | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tango McCauley | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Howard | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Young | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tae Martin | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kanijal Thomas | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamore Harris | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dominique Dixon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jyheam Ingram | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Glover | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua White | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Forsha | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Walter Goggins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Nevils | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clint Houser | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Navy Curry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayshod Pearson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mond Cole | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raelon Sims | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 52 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Samford vs North Alabama Team StatsSamford vs UNA Team Stats
Week 0 · 2026| SamfordSAM | North AlabamaUNA | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1ST DOWNS | 15 |
| 5-16 | 3RD DOWN | 7-16 |
| 0-2 | 4TH DOWN | 0-2 |
| 237 | TOTAL YDS | 394 |
| 245 | PASS YDS | 229 |
| 19-33 | COMP/ATT | 13-19 |
| 7.4 | YDS/PASS | 12.1 |
| -8 | RUSH YDS | 165 |
| 25 | RUSH ATT | 47 |
| -0.3 | YDS/RUSH | 3.5 |
| 7-32 | PENALTIES | 10-78 |
| 1 | TURNOVERS | 0 |
| 0 | FUMBLES LOST | 0 |
| 1 | INT THROWN | 0 |
| 27:06 | POSSESSION | 32:54 |
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