| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Samford Field Goal - 25-yarder by Cameron Yaw. 11:42 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 17-yard interception return by Joel Ross. (Drew Stewart kick). 7:10 Remaining. |
| Samford Touchdown - 1-yard pass from Andy Summerlin to Tony Philpot. (Cameron Yaw kick). 2:26 Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 20-yard run by Rod Chisholm. (Drew Stewart kick). 7:43 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 48-yard pass from Jamal Jackson to Steven Miller. (Drew Stewart kick). 5:16 Remaining. |
| 3rd Quarter |
No Scoring | | 4th Quarter |
| Samford Touchdown - 18-yard run by Kelsey Pope. (Andy Summerlin pass to Chris Cephus). 14:41 Remaining. |
| Samford Touchdown - 1-yard run by Fabian Truss. (Cameron Yaw kick). 7:37 Remaining. |
| Appalachian St Touchdown - 22-yard pass from Jamal Jackson to Sean Price. (Drew Stewart kick). 0:22 Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Appalachian St | Samford |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 21 | 15 |
| By Rushing | 8 | 4 |
| By Passing | 11 | 8 |
| By Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 2-14-14.0 | 4-16-25.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 1-4-25 | 1-1-100 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 413 | 352 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 70 | 68 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 125 | 82 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 31 | 38 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 288 | 270 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 4-27 | 6-55 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 39-22-1 | 30-18-1 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 7.4 | 9.0 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 7-48.9 | 9-46.7 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 111 | 12 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 6-54 | 4-14 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 3-60 | 3-32 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 1-17 | 1--2 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 9-79 | 7-69 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 4 | 3 |
| Rushing | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 4-4 | 2-2 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 28 | 25 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 28:28 | 31:32 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Appalachian St | Samford |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| J.Jackson | 39 | 22 | 288 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 1 | | Total | 39 | 22 | 288 | 4 | 2 | 48 | 1 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| A.Summerlin | 30 | 18 | 270 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 1 | | Total | 30 | 18 | 270 | 6 | 1 | 62 | 1 |
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| INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Ross | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | | Total | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 |
| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| J.Tartt | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | | Total | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| S.Martin | 7 | 342 | 48.9 | 2 | 60 | | Total | 7 | 342 | 48.9 | 2 | 60 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| G.Peranich | 9 | 420 | 46.7 | 2 | 57 | | Total | 9 | 420 | 46.7 | 2 | 57 |
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| | PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| R.Hawkins | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 | | Total | 4 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| D.Stewart | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 | | Total | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| C.Yaw | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 2/2 | 5 | | Total | 1/1 | 100.0 | 25 | 2/2 | 5 |
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