Samford at Texas A&M - 2025 Matchup Preview

Samford Bulldogs at Texas A&M Aggies

Saturday, November 22nd 2025 (12:00 PM EST)
Texas A&M -54.5 (59.5) (0) Open: -54.5
Texas A&M 48 - Samford: 0

Bulldogs (0 - 2) (2 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 4 - 45 (4 - 45 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

TA&M 2nd straight Home Game
SAM coming off BYE
Our Line: Texas A&M -26 (SP+ TA&M -21)
TA&M Win prob: 100% | Cover: 100%

Aggies (11 - 2) (5 - 8 - 0)
Coach Mike Elko (8 - 4)
Avg Score : 34 - 21 (31 - 15 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 11.6 - 1.4 (#9)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: 1) (Good: 0) (Avg: 0) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
SAM Players
TA&M Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Samford's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/13	Samford at Baylor	+51.5	65.5	L 7 - 42	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Samford at Texas A&M	+54.5	59.5	L 0 - 48	U	Y

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for Samford's Schedule

Texas A&M's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Texas A&M vs UTSA	-21.5	56.5	W 42 - 24	O	N
Sat 9/6	Texas A&M vs Utah State	-34.5	57.5	W 44 - 22	O	N
Sat 9/13	Texas A&M at Notre Dame	+7.5	48.5	W 41 - 40	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/27	Texas A&M vs Auburn	-6.5	51.5	W 16 - 10	U	N
Sat 10/4	Texas A&M vs Mississippi State	-17.5	57.5	W 31 - 9	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Texas A&M vs Florida	-7.0	47.5	W 34 - 17	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Texas A&M at Arkansas	-7.5	57.5	W 45 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/25	Texas A&M at LSU	-1.5	50.5	W 49 - 25	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/8	Texas A&M at Missouri	-7.0	48.5	W 38 - 17	O	Y
Sat 11/15	Texas A&M vs South Carolina	-16.5	49.5	W 31 - 30	O	N
Sat 11/22	Texas A&M vs Samford	-54.5	59.5	W 48 - 0	U	N
Fri 11/28	Texas A&M at Texas	-2.5	54.5	L 17 - 27	U	N
Sat 12/20	Texas A&M vs Miami	-3.0	48.5	L 3 - 10	U	N

Total: Elite: 2, Good: 5, Avg 2, Bad 1, Poor 1
Played: Elite: 1, Good: 5, Avg 2, Bad 1, Poor 1
Future: Elite: 1, Good: 0, Avg 0, Bad 0, Poor 0
Wins: Elite: 1, Good: 5, Avg: 2, Bad: 1, Poor: 1
Losses: Elite: 0, Good: 0, Avg: 0, Bad: 0, Poor: 0

Predictions for Texas A&M's Schedule

Important Stats (2024)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SAM		0%	3.5	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	45	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
TA&M	#54 (.21)	45% (41)	33.8	46% (38)	3.29 (27)	185	43% (58)	188	3.63 (93)	#67 (.16)	38% (23)	21	40% (38)	37% (22)	3.03 (9)	60.7	1	1.3

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SAM		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
TA&M		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2024

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SAM Offense	1	3.5	3.5	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
TA&M Defense	13	21	15.3	38.1%	3.03	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	47%	53%	40%	37%	20%	.16

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SAM Defense	1	45	45	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
TA&M Offense	13	33.8	31.1	44.8%	3.63	1	20	372	185	188	4.9	57%	43%	46%	43%	12%	.21

Additional Stats 2024

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Samford	1	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Texas A&M	13	29:13	19.6	45%	41%	6.9	60.7	1	1.3	6.6	1.8	2	38.6

Run Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SAM Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
TA&M Defense	13	47% (35)	40% (38)	-	-	-	-	.1 (60)	2.55 (10)	77% (89)	11% (46)	1.11 (117)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SAM Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
TA&M Offense	13	57% (21)	46% (38)	37.8	184.5	4.9	26 (36)	.19 (37)	3.29 (27)	73% (68)	7% (12)	0.97 (66)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SAM Offense	1	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
TA&M Defense	13	53% (105)	37% (22)	-	-	-	-	-	-	13 (31)	.22 (62)	1.8 (131)	36% (11)	30% (69)	.37 (94)	8% (2)	2.3 (131)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SAM Defense	1	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
TA&M Offense	13	43% (112)	43% (58)	14.6	24.5	187.8	7.7	12.9	16 (87)	9 (48)	.25 (70)	1.6 (72)	30% (48)	34% (43)	.35 (61)	5% (28)	1.9 (112)

Samford's Power Ratings
Samford's Power Rating: NR
Samford's Offense Rating: NR
Samford's Defense Rating: NR
2025 Talent Rating: NR
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Samford's 2025 Expected Record: -
Samford's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Samford's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Samford's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average Southern Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Samford: Texas A&M: 25.85

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Samford: Texas A&M: 20.7

Texas A&M's Power Ratings
Texas A&M's Power Rating: 25.85 #5
Texas A&M's Offense Rating: 26.80 #5
Texas A&M's Defense Rating: 0.80 #11
2025 Talent Rating: 990.00 #11
Blue Chip Ratio: 65 #6
Texas A&M's 2025 Expected Record: 11.6 - 1.4
Texas A&M's 2025 Overall SP+ Rating: 20.7 #9
Texas A&M's Offense SP+ Rating: 38.0 #11
Texas A&M's Defense SP+ Rating: 16.4 #14

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 951.5
Average Power Five Talent: 877.82
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Samford Scoring
Offense: 3.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 3.5
Defense: 45 PPG
Defense on Road: 45

Samford's 2025 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Over/Under Record: 0 - 2
Record on Road: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Texas A&M 40
Samford 14

Projected Total Points: 55

Texas A&M Scoring
Offense: 33.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 31.1
Defense: 21 PPG
Defense at Home: 15.3

Texas A&M's 2025 Record
Record: 11 - 2
Record vs Spread: 5 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 8 - 5
Record at home: 7 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 6 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 6 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/22	Texas A&M	48	Samford	0	Texas A&M -54.5	Samford	59.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Texas A&M	1	0	0 Overs
Samford	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

(#) SAM at (#5) TA&M

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	SAM	TA&M
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	#5
SP+SP+	NR	#9
Perf GradeGrade	NR	#25
OffenseOff	NR	#48
DefenseDef	NR	#17
Spec TeamsST	NR	#17
TalentTal	NR	#11
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	#6

Samford Injury Report

Texas A&M Notes(12/15) Hired Holmon Wiggins as OC, coached WR '24-'25
(12/12) Hired DC Lyle Memphill to replace Jay Bateman at DC
(11/28) RB1 Le'Veon Moss out for Texas, still unable to play
(11/15) WR3 Bethel-Roman non-contact inj vs S.Car
(10/22) Defense is worst in CFB in scoring opportunites
(10/18) Survived Ark, Off was great, Def was torched for 527
(10/15) Only have one SEC home game left (11/15 - S Car)
(10/12) Def has held opp to 2 of 33 on 3rd down in SEC play
(10/8) OL is highest graded via PFF, heavy Run Off 55%
(10/1) Most penalized team in CFB at 9.5 per game
(10/1) Last in SEC in 3rd down conversions at 31%
(9/27) Offense torched ND, WR are electric, Def not great
Texas A&M Injury Report

Samford on Offense


CategoryCat	SAM Off	TA&M Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	#17
SuccessSuc	NR	#23
ExplosiveExp	NR	#131
PPAPPA	NR	#67
PowerPwr	NR	#11
SP+SP+	NR	#14
Pts POPPO	NR	#9
HavocHav	NR	#17

Samford Run Game


CategoryCat	SAM Off	TA&M Def
Run GameRun	NR	#32
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	#38
Run ExplRExp	NR	#117
PPAExp	NR	#60
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	#10
Stuff RateStuff	NR	#8
TackleTak	-	#85

Samford Pass Game


CategoryCat	SAM Off	TA&M Def
Pass GamePass	NR	#24
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	#22
Pass ExplPExl	NR	#131
PPAExp	NR	#62
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	#14
F7 HavocF7	NR	#46
DB HavocDB	NR	#2

Texas A&M on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 46%, Run: 53%
CategoryCat	TA&M Off	SAM Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#48	NR
SuccessSuc	#41	NR
ExplosiveExp	#106	NR
PPAPPA	#54	NR
PowerPwr	#5	NR
SP+SP+	#11	NR
Pts POPPO	#93	NR
HavocHav	#13	NR

Texas A&M Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 46%, Run: 53%
CategoryCat	TA&M Off	SAM Def
Run GameRun	#45	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	#38	NR
Run ExplRExp	#66	NR
PPAExp	#37	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#54	-
OL YdsOLY	#27	NR
Stuff RateStuff	#29	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Texas A&M Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 46%, Run: 53%
CategoryCat	TA&M Off	SAM Def
Pass GamePass	#92	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	#58	NR
Pass ExplPExl	#72	NR
PPAExp	#70	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#27	NR
F7 HavocF7	#12	NR
DB HavocDB	#28	NR

Program Comparison
TA&M 5 Year Profile: Consistent CFP Hopefuls
'25 Profile: Up to Title Contenders

SAM 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'25 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Kyle Field
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 73° - Wind: 9 mph

Rematch from Week 13
Texas A&M -54.5 (59.5)
Texas A&M won vs Samford this year (48-0)

Previous Matchups
Texas A&M beat Samford last year (48-0)

SAM's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Quincy Crittendon	175	257	68%	1672	6	6	6.5
Brady Stober	122	196	62%	1240	7	7	6.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
CJ Evans Jr.	90	243	2	2.7	32
Ken Cherry	66	197	1	3.0	30
Cam Bland	39	145	1	3.7	15
Brady Stober	76	88	2	1.2	34

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Calvin Jones (Tr)	61	654	6	10.7	48
Preston Bird	53	617	4	11.6	70
Sam Pickett III	33	450	2	13.6	77
Jaden Gibson (Tr)	44	405	0	9.2	47

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SAM's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	PRESS	PD
Jaden Mosley	22	1	0	0
Carson Sloan	14	0	2	0
Amari Wansley	13	0	0	1
Jalen Nelson	12	0	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS
Deuce Caldwell II	2	1	1
Maxton Woodward	6	1	1
Jackson Bussey (Tr)	1	0	0
Quantaves Gaskins	2	0	0

Pass D	Tack	PD
Joseph Shannon	1	1
Amari Wansley	13	1
Jalen Nelson	12	1

TA&M's OC Collin Klein (in his second season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Marcel Reed	234	377	62%	3169	25	12	8.4
Miles O'Neill	7	14	50%	120	1	2	8.6

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Rueben Owens	119	639	5	5.4	57
Marcel Reed	104	493	6	4.7	46
Le'Veon Moss	77	404	6	5.2	38
Amari Daniels	41	216	1	5.3	41

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Kevin Concepcion (Tr)	61	919	9	15.1	48
Mario Craver (Tr)	58	911	4	15.7	86
Ashton Bethel-Roman	24	503	5	21.0	76
Nate Boerkircher (Tr)	20	204	3	10.2	28

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TA&M's DC Jay Bateman (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Taurean York	72	7	1	5	3
Marcus Ratcliffe	66	3	0	2	3
Dalton Brooks	61	6	3	3	1
Daymion Sanford	57	10	4	3	2

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Cashius Howell	32	15	13	5	6
Daymion Sanford	57	10	4	3	2
Dayon Hayes (Tr)	17	4	4	6	1
Dalton Brooks	61	6	3	3	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Will Lee III	50	2	1	0	7
Cashius Howell	32	15	13	5	6
Dezz Ricks	26	1	0	0	5