Chattanooga tops Samford 38-24

Published Sep. 27, 2014 10:35 p.m. ET

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Keon Williams ran for 131 yards and two touchdowns and Chattanooga topped Samford 38-24 on Saturday.

Chattanooga (2-2, 1-0) ran up a 24-3 halftime lead. After Warren Handrahan's 19-yard field goal for Samford, Williams broke off a 34-yard touchdown run on the Mocs' first possession, Henrique Ribeiro made a 31-yard field goal and Tommy Hudson returned a punt 66 yards for another TD - all before the end of the first quarter.

Jacob Huesman's 1-yard touchdown plunge provided the 17-point margin at intermission.

Samford pulled within a touchdown in the third. A 39-yard pass completion from Michael Eubank to Karel Hamilton set up Denzel Williams' 9-yard touchdown scamper and on the next possession, Eubank found Hamilton for a 24-yard scoring pass.

But Williams and Huesman added fourth quarter touchdowns runs to seal the win, though Eubank found Hamilton for a 23-yard score late. Hamilton had 129 yards on six catches.