FINAL SCORE
Sam Houston Bearkats at Liberty Flames game details
Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
Williams Stadium (VA) · Attendance 17,100
Put the final score in perspective.
Liberty finished 5 points ahead. The teams combined for 37 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Sam Houston 10, Liberty 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Liberty outscored its opponent in 1 and Sam Houston in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Sam Houston | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
 Liberty | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 19 | 19 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-14 | 7-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 327 | 448 |
| Passing | 255 | 257 |
| Comp/Att | 27/42 | 11/19 |
| Yards per pass | 6.1 | 13.5 |
| Rushing | 72 | 191 |
| Rushing Attempts | 22 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Penalties | 3-25 | 8-79 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Sam Houston Bearkats
passing
| Keegan Shoemaker | 27/41 | 255 | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 62.2 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Keegan Shoemaker | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 0 | 29 |
| Malik Phillips | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| John Gentry | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tobias Weaver | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Landan Brown | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Trapper Pannell | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Noah Smith | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Noah Smith | 13 | 97 | 7.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Malik Phillips | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 0 | 41 |
| Al'vonte Woodard | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 2 | 20 |
| Landan Brown | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jax Sherrard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tobias Weaver | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| John Gentry | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
| Noah Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Trevor Williams | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaiah Downes | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Weaver | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elias Escobar | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kavian Gaither | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Markel Perry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Morris | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Scott | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Adkins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dakerric Hobbs | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Tupuola | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Johnson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Briceon Hayes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Phillips | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Fisher | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Da'Marcus Crosby II | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Issiah Nixon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akeem Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jevon Leon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Mason | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sincere Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Murray | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Phillips | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Fields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emon Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
| Jordan Morris | 1 | 24 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Malik Phillips | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Tobias Weaver | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Emon Allen | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
kicking
| Colby Sessums | 1/1 | 100.0 | 33 | 1/1 | 4 |
punting
| Jadon Cardell | 6 | 262 | 43.7 | 0 | 3 | 57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Liberty Flames
passing
| Kaidon Salter | 11/19 | 257 | 13.5 | 1 | 1 | 63.9 |
rushing
| Quinton Cooley | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 1 | 32 |
| Kaidon Salter | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 1 | 10 |
| Aaron Bedgood | 8 | 33 | 4.1 | 0 | 18 |
| James Jointer | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| CJ Daniels | 5 | 157 | 31.4 | 1 | 51 |
| Elijah Smoot | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Treon Sibley | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | 32 |
| Austin Henderson | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Bentley Hanshaw | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Victor Venn | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Jerome Jolly Jr. | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Bishop | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Hodge | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Bazile Jr. | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brylan Green | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobe Singleton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyren Dupree | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Quinton Reese | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylon Jimmerson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amarian Williams | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquis Bell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendy Charles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quinton Cooley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grey Carroll | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A'Khori Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chike Nwankwo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Days | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Bush Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Whitehead | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
| Brylan Green | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Aaron Bedgood | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 25 | 0 |
kicking
| Nick Brown | 0/2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Max Morgan | 5 | 211 | 42.2 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:52 | Kaidon Salter 10 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 6:46 | Al'vonte Woodard 7 Yd pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Colby Sessums Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 1 | 4:27 | Colby Sessums 33 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:54 | Quinton Cooley 1 Yd Run (Nick Brown Kick) | 10 – 14 |
| 2 | 2:21 | CJ Daniels 51 Yd pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown Kick) | 10 – 21 |
| 3 | 4:36 | Al'vonte Woodard 20 Yd pass from Keegan Shoemaker (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 16 – 21 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:30 AM UTCData methodology