Tiano leads Chattanooga past Samford in SoCon opener, 27-20
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Nick Tiano threw for 278 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for a third as Chattanooga held off preseason favorite Samford, 27-20 in the Southern Conference opener on Saturday night.
The Mocs never trailed in the game, but neither could they shake the persistent Bulldogs.
Tiano hit Bryce Nunnally with a 55-yard touchdown pass minutes into the game to put Chattanooga (4-0, 1-0) in front for good, and after he hit Tyrell Price with an 18-yard strike to start the second quarter, the Mocs held a 17-0 advantage.
DeMarcus Ware scored from the 1 and Mitchell Fineran kicked field goals from 22- and 36-yards out to cut the lead to four, 17-13, but Tiano scored from five-yards out in the third quarter and Victor Ulmo converted a 30-yard field goal to start the fourth to push the lead to 27-13.
Devlin Hodge hit Chris Shelling with a 17-yard touchdown with 6:43 left to get Samford (1-3, 0-1) within a touchdown, but on fourth-and-three at the Chattanooga 38 Hodge was picked off by Kareem Orr to preserve the win.
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2020 Southern Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | OVR |
---|---|---|
VMI | 2-0 | 2-0 |
Chattanooga | 2-0 | 2-1 |
East Tennessee State | 1-0 | 1-0 |
Furman | 2-1 | 2-1 |
Wofford | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Mercer | 1-1 | 1-4 |
Samford | 1-2 | 1-2 |
The Citadel | 0-2 | 0-6 |
Western Carolina | 0-3 | 0-6 |