Southern Illinois Salukis vs Samford Bulldogs
Drive chart
Drives
End Of Quarter
Punt- Missed FG
- Field Goal
- Touchdown
- Interception
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIU | 9 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 22 |
| SAM | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
Who won: S Illinois 22-18
The Southern Illinois Salukis beat the Samford Bulldogs 22-18 on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Seibert Stadium. Jake Curry led the S Illinois in passing yards (13/29, 153 YDS, 2 TD). Gabarri Johnson led the Samford in passing yards (20/35, 156 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabarri Johnson | 20/35 | 156 | 4.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Kevonte Corbin | 1/1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Cherry | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 0 | 31 |
| Gabarri Johnson | 8 | 18 | 2.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Domonique Thomas | 8 | 13 | 1.6 | 0 | 6 |
| Keion Dunlap | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Theado | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Bland | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Bird | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 0 | 46 |
| Domonique Thomas | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 19 |
| Kevonte Corbin | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Cayden Aukerman | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 2 | 15 |
| Keion Dunlap | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tucker Weber | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Maddox McKim | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken Cherry | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Conn | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jalen Nelson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaShon Young | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Noah Holton | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxton Woodward | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylon Henderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Franklin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Andrew Jordan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Keion Dunlap | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Bussey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Shannon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Trey Lenhardt | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Hidalgo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah McDowell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Jeter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dezmon Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Weber | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Scott III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Haynes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Whitley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Steve | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyree Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Yancey III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevonte Corbin | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyree Lewis | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| LaShon Young | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Preston Bird | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Ippolito | 1/1 | 100.0 | 42 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Thorley | 6 | 250 | 41.7 | 1 | 0 | 55 |
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