West Alabama 20
Samford 34
(1-0, 1-0 home)
7:00 PM ET, August 28, 2004
STADIUM_NAME, NOT KNOWN, USA
Top Performers
Passing: B. Davidson (SAM) - 7 YDS
Rushing: P. Hyde (SAM) - 12 CAR, 54 YDS
Receiving: O. Buchannon (SAM) - 5 REC, 40 YDS, 1 TD
Scoring Summary
| SECOND QUARTER | WES | SAM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | TD | 14:04 | OSSIE BUCHANNON 7 YD PASS FROM RAY NELSON (MISSED KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 47 yards. | 0 | 6 |
| WES | TD | 9:33 | MARCUS ROSS 19 YD RUN (TONYA BUTLER KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 44 yards. | 7 | 6 |
| TD | 6:13 | EFREM HILL 84 YD PASS FROM RAY NELSON (FAILED 2PT RUSH) Drive info: 2 plays, 79 yards. | 7 | 12 |
| WES | FG | 0:06 | TONYA BUTLER 24 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 8 yards. | 10 | 12 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WES | SAM | |||
| TD | 10:04 | EFREM HILL 40 YD PASS FROM RAY NELSON (HAL HUGHSTON KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 59 yards. | 10 | 19 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WES | SAM | |||
| WES | FG | 12:59 | TONYA BUTLER 22 YD FG Drive info: 12 plays, 64 yards. | 13 | 19 |
| TD | 7:31 | FREDDY YOUNG 15 YD PASS FROM RAY NELSON (FREDDY YOUNG 2PT PASS FROM RAY NELSON) Drive info: 12 plays, 81 yards. | 13 | 27 |
| TD | 7:25 | EFREM HILL 21 YD PASS FROM RAY NELSON (HAL HUGHSTON KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 21 yards. | 13 | 34 |
| WES | TD | 1:54 | KELVIN VANN 74 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (TONYA BUTLER KICK) | 20 | 34 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WES | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 12 | 20 |
3rd down efficiency | 3-14 | 8-17 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 200 | 438 |
| Passing | 18 | 328 |
Comp-Att | 3-11 | 23-37 |
Yards per pass | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| Rushing | 182 | 110 |
Rushing Attempts | 48 | 37 |
Yards per rush | 3.8 | 3.0 |
| Penalties | 4-20 | 9-67 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 2 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:58 | 32:02 |
| West Alabama Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Jeff East | 1/6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Crouch | 2/5 | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 3/11 | 18 | 1.6 | -- | -- |
| Samford Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Ray Nelson | 21/34 | 321 | 9.4 | 5 | 1 |
| Blake Davidson | 2/3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 23/37 | 328 | 8.6 | -- | -- |
| West Alabama Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Marcus Ross | 24 | 95 | 4.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Will Harter | 11 | 46 | 4.2 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff East | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 14 |
| Jerin Wright | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Josh Crouch | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 48 | 182 | 3.8 | -- | -- |
| Samford Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Phillip Hyde | 12 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Drew Guess | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 7 |
| Jeff Bennett | 5 | 17 | 3.4 | 0 | 8 |
| Ossie Buchannon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ray Nelson | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | 0 | 14 |
| Blake Davidson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Williams | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Parker Gargis | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jefferson Adcock | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | -3 |
| Team | 37 | 110 | 3.0 | -- | -- |
| West Alabama Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Laramie Cook | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Marcus Ross | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| B.J. King | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 3 | 18 | 1.6 | -- | -- |
| Samford Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Efrem Hill | 9 | 209 | 23.2 | 3 | 84 |
| Ossie Buchannon | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Jeff Moore | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Freddy Young | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Josh Brennard | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| John Williams | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| David Lee | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Bryan Hassel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Josh Brown | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Joe Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phillip Hyde | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 |
| Team | 23 | 328 | 8.6 | -- | -- |
| West Alabama Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Perry Buxton | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 21 | -- |
| Samford Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Cortland Finnegan | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 8 | -- |
| West Alabama Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Kellen DaCosta | 4 | 90 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Rickie Sallie | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Laramie Cook | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | -- | -- |
| Samford Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Cortland Finnegan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| T.C. Myers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sean Hill | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ossie Buchannon | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | -- | -- |
| West Alabama Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Laramie Cook | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | -- | -- |
| Samford Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Efrem Hill | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Hamby | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | -- | -- |
| West Alabama Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| B.J. King | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | 49 | ||
| Team | 7 | 272 | 38.9 | -- | ||
| Samford Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Chris Hicks | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | 50 | ||
| Team | 4 | 168 | 42.0 | -- | ||
