Hodges accounts for 4 TDS; Samford beats The Citadel 35-14
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Devlin Hodges threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score as Samford rolled to a 35-14 victory over The Citadel on Saturday.
Hodges connected with Kelvin McKnight on a 57-yard pass on his first throw of the game, and capped the opening drive with an 8-yard scoring throw to McKnight. Hodges threw a 70-yard touchdown strike to Yassar El-Amin and a 63-yarder to TaDarryl Marshall as the Bulldogs built a 35-0 lead early in the second quarter.
Hodges ran for a 1-yard touchdown and finished 21 of 26 for 323 yards passing. Moise Satine rushed for 73 yards on 12 carries including a 10-yard touchdown run.
Jordan Black and Brandon Rainey ran for second-half touchdowns for The Citadel (3-1, 1-1 Southern Conference).
Samford (3-2, 1-1) bounced back from a 38-34 loss to Western Carolina in last week's conference opener. Hodges threw for a program-record 516 yards and four touchdowns in the loss.
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Game Information
2023 Southern Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
Furman | 7-1 | 10-3 |
Chattanooga | 6-2 | 8-5 |
Mercer | 6-2 | 9-4 |
Western Carolina | 5-3 | 7-4 |
Samford | 4-4 | 6-5 |
VMI | 4-4 | 5-6 |
East Tennessee State | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Wofford | 2-6 | 2-9 |
The Citadel | 0-8 | 0-11 |