CHATTANOOGA (Interstat) — Samford will visit Chattanooga on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Finley Stadium. The Bulldogs enter at 1-4, while the Mocs are 3-3. The forecast at game time calls for 73 degrees.

Samford has lost four of its first five games this season. The Bulldogs most recently fell 33-14 at UAB. Quarterback Gabarri Johnson completed 17 of 29 passes for 140 yards and ran five times for 2 yards and a touchdown. Ken Cherry ran six times for 34 yards and caught one pass for 13 yards. Emerson Russell added six carries for 24 yards and two catches for 4 yards. Earlier this season, Johnson completed 22 of 26 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns and ran five times for 34 yards and another score in a 45-7 win over Virginia Military Institute. Samford also has losses to Tennessee Tech, Southern Illinois and North Alabama, including a 45-19 setback at Tennessee Tech, a 22-18 home loss to Southern Illinois and a 22-10 loss at North Alabama.

Chattanooga has split its past four games. The Mocs most recently lost 14-3 at East Tennessee State. Quarterback Battle Alberson completed 9 of 21 passes for 75 yards and ran three times for 16 yards. Kevin Lalin ran 16 times for 55 yards, and Journey Wyche ran 12 times for 37 yards and caught two passes for 4 yards. In a 27-8 win at Citadel, Alberson completed 8 of 12 passes for 74 yards and ran seven times for 39 yards and a touchdown. He also completed 3 of 7 passes for 46 yards and ran four times for 13 yards in a 41-7 win over Wofford. Chattanooga has additional results against West Georgia, Tennessee Tech and Eastern Kentucky, including a 24-10 win over West Georgia, a 24-9 loss to Tennessee Tech and a 22-17 loss at Eastern Kentucky.

Samford will look to Johnson to spark an offense that has scored 14, 19, 18 and 10 points during its losing streak. Chattanooga will lean on Alberson and a running game that produced Lalin and Wyche against East Tennessee State. The Mocs have scored 41, 27 and 24 points in three victories and have been held to 17, 9 and 3 points in three losses.

Finley Stadium is the home of the Mocs. Samford’s next game is against Mercer at home. Chattanooga’s next game is at Western Carolina.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Chattanooga 50, Samford 19. Samford has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +11.5. The over/under is 43.5.