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Prediction updated: Saturday, August 1, 2026
Samford
Bulldogs
Southern
28
36% win prob
Home
PREDICTED
FINAL SCORE
Western Carolina
Catamounts
Southern
37
64% win prob
Away
POINT SPREAD
Western Carolina by 9.15
TOTAL POINTS
65
UPDATED
Saturday, August 1, 2026
PRESEASON RATINGS
Samford
Western Carolina
|
67
D+
|
Overall |
87
B
|
|
72
C-
|
Power |
91
A-
|
|
75
C
|
Offensive |
98
A+
|
|
75
C
|
Defensive |
69
D+
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Current) |
85
B
|
|
91
A-
|
SoS (Future) |
85
B
|
PRESEASON RANKINGS
Samford
Western Carolina
| 429 | Overall | 226 |
| 241 | Power | 166 |
| 245 | Offensive | 95 |
| 234 | Defensive | 262 |
| 167 | SoS (Current) | 191 |
| 167 | SoS (Future) | 191 |
2025-2026 RECORDS
Samford
Western Carolina
|
0-1 (0%) |
Head to Head |
1-0 (100%) |
|
1-11 (8.3%) |
Overall |
7-5 (58.3%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Home |
2-4 (33.3%) |
|
1-6 (14.3%) |
Away |
5-1 (83.3%) |
|
0-2 (0%) |
Versus FCS Top 25 |
0-1 (0%) |
|
0-8 (0%) |
Versus > .500 Teams |
2-5 (28.6%) |
|
1-3 (25%) |
Versus < .500 Teams |
5-0 (100%) |
|
0-5 (0%) |
Last 5 Games |
3-2 (60%) |
2025-2026 SUPERLATIVES
Samford
Western Carolina
| #592 VMI | Best Win | #304 Wofford |
| #370 The Citadel | Worst Loss | #292 Elon |
| 2 pts vs #592 VMI | Largest MOV | 45 pts vs #311 Furman |
| 48 pts vs #14 Texas A&M | Largest MOD | 32 pts vs #40 Wake Forest |
OTHER 2025-2026 STATISTICS
Samford
Western Carolina
| 14.6 | Points per Game | 38.6 |
| 37.9 | Points Against | 33.5 |
| 11.2 | Home PPG | 43.3 |
| 38.4 | Home PA | 38.7 |
| 17 | Away PPG | 33.8 |
| 37.6 | Away PA | 28.3 |
| 76-68 | Opponent Record | 63-82 |
| 246.3 | Avg Opponent Rank | 318.8 |
| L 6 | Longest Streak | W 6 |
| L 5 | Current Streak | W 1 |
RECENT OPPONENTS
Samford
Western Carolina
| Nov 22 at (14) Texas A&M (11-2) L 0-48 | Nov 22 at VMI (1-11) W 48-6 |
| Nov 15 at Austin Peay (7-5) L 16-30 | Nov 15 vs East Tennessee St (7-5) L 35-52 |
| Nov 8 vs East Tennessee St (7-5) L 14-38 | Nov 8 vs Mercer (9-3) L 47-49 |
| Nov 1 at Wofford (6-6) L 16-26 | Nov 1 at Chattanooga (5-7) W 35-28 |
| Oct 25 vs Chattanooga (5-7) L 13-49 | Oct 18 at The Citadel (4-8) W 45-38 |
| Oct 18 at VMI (1-11) W 24-22 | Oct 11 vs Furman (6-6) W 52-7 |
| Oct 4 at Mercer (9-3) L 21-45 | Oct 4 at Wofford (6-6) W 23-21 |
| Sep 27 vs Furman (6-6) L 13-31 | Sep 27 at Campbell (2-10) W 42-35 |
| Sep 20 at Western Carolina (7-5) L 35-50 | Sep 20 vs Samford (1-11) W 50-35 |
| Sep 13 at Baylor (5-7) L 7-42 | Sep 13 vs Elon (6-6) L 31-37 |
| Sep 6 vs The Citadel (4-8) L 13-40 | Sep 6 at Wake Forest (9-4) L 10-42 |
| Aug 28 vs West Georgia (8-3) L 3-34 | Aug 30 vs Gardner-Webb (7-5) L 45-52 |
