Samford Bulldogs @ North Alabama Lions — Aug 29, 2026

NCAA Division FCS·Round 1 August 29, 2026
Bulldogs Samford SAMF 0-1, 0-1 Away
10
Final
22
North Alabama Lions NAL 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
SAMF 0 7 0 3 10
NAL 0 16 0 6 22
Top Performers
Passing Yards
G.
G. Johnson QB SAMF
245 PASS
D.
D. Wade QB NAL
229 PASS
Rushing Yards
K.
K. Dunlap SAF SAMF
4 RUSH
J.
J. Fletcher RB NAL
79 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M.
M. Henderson ATH SAMF
151 REC
X.
X. Johnson WR NAL
129 REC
Passing
Samford
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Johnson 19/33 245 1 1 6 78.5
North Alabama Lions
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Wade 13/19 229 1 0 2 126.9
Rushing
Samford
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
G. Johnson 12 -10 -0.8 0 12
K. Dunlap 2 4 2.0 0 3
K. Cherry 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
D. Thomas 10 0 0.0 0 6
North Alabama Lions
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. McMillian 12 39 3.3 0 9
D. Wade 13 18 1.4 0 15
X. Johnson 1 1 1.0 0 1
R. Taylor 6 38 6.3 1 27
J. Fletcher 11 79 7.2 0 22
E. Abberger 1 3 3.0 0 3
T. Watkins 2 -1 -0.5 1 1
C. Mulcahy 1 -12 -12.0 0 0
Receiving
Samford
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
P. Bird 4 8 32 8.0 0 15 0
D. Theado 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
M. Henderson 5 6 151 30.2 1 86 0
M. McKim 2 3 29 14.5 0 17 0
C. Aukerman 2 4 -1 -0.5 0 1 0
K. Cherry 2 2 10 5.0 0 11 0
K. Corbin 2 5 13 6.5 0 13 0
North Alabama Lions
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. McMillian 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Reed 4 4 61 15.3 0 35 0
X. Johnson 5 8 129 25.8 1 95 0
E. Abberger 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
N. Gregg 1 2 14 14.0 0 14 0
J. Calhoun 1 1 14 14.0 0 14 0
Kicking
Samford
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Ippolito 1/2 1/1 4 0
North Alabama Lions
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
I. Vachon 0/0 2/2 2 0
Returns
Samford
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
M. Henderson 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
K. Corbin 1 38 38.0 0 38 0
L. Young 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
North Alabama Lions
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
E. Abberger 2 39 19.5 0 23 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Samford
North Alabama Lions
0 Total Yards 0
0 First Downs 0
0/0 3rd Down Eff. 0/0
245 Passing Yards 229
-8 Rushing Yards 165
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
0:00 Possession 0:00
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
August 29, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m