| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Samford Field Goal - 39-yarder by Cameron Yaw. 7:28 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 2-yard run by Jamal Jackson. (Drew Stewart kick). 14:00 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 5-yard run by Travaris Cadet. (Drew Stewart kick). 7:08 Remaining. |
| Samford Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Dustin Taliaferro to Riley Hawkins. (Cameron Yaw kick). 2:38 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 69-yard pass from Jamal Jackson to Brian Quick. (Drew Stewart kick). 1:14 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 41-yard pass from Jamal Jackson to Tony Washington. (Drew Stewart kick). 10:38 Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 12-yard run by Travaris Cadet. (Drew Stewart kick). 11:56 Remaining. |
| Samford Touchdown - 32-yard pass from Ben Neill to Chris Cephus. (Cameron Yaw kick). 11:06 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Samford | Appalachian St |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 26 |
| By Rushing | 4 | 14 |
| By Passing | 17 | 10 |
| By Penalty | 0 | 2 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 7-15-47.0 | 7-14-50.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-0-0 | 1-1-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 380 | 519 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 72 | 72 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.3 | 7.2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 84 | 229 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 28 | 42 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 3.0 | 5.5 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 296 | 290 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 44-29-2 | 30-19-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 6.7 | 9.7 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-37.9 | 4-37.2 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 8 | 91 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 1-8 | 2-29 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 5-122 | 3-79 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-0 | 2-47 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 4-30 | 4-30 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 2-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 5 |
| Rushing | 0 | 3 |
| Passing | 2 | 2 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 5-5 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 17 | 35 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 27:20 | 32:40 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Samford | Appalachian St |
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| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Jackson | 30 | 19 | 290 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 30 | 19 | 290 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| C.White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Walker | 2 | 0 | 47 | 27 | | Total | 2 | 0 | 47 | 27 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| G.Peranich | 6 | 248 | 41.3 | 1 | 55 | | TEAM | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 | | Total | 7 | 265 | 37.9 | 1 | 55 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| S.Martin | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 1 | 45 | | | | | | | | | | Total | 4 | 149 | 37.3 | 1 | 45 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Hawkins | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | | Total | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Cadet | 2 | 29 | 37 | 0 | | Total | 2 | 29 | 37 | 0 |
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| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| F.Truss | 5 | 122 | 41 | 0 | | Total | 5 | 122 | 41 | 0 |
| | KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| T.Cadet | 3 | 79 | 29 | 0 | | Total | 3 | 79 | 29 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Yaw | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 2/2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 2/2 | 5 |
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