Samford Bulldogs football

Samford Bulldogs football
2024 Samford Bulldogs football team
First season1902; 122 years ago
Athletic directorMartin Newton
Head coachChris Hatcher
10th season, 57–43 (.570)
StadiumBobby Bowden Field at Pete Hanna Stadium
(capacity: 6,700)
Field surfaceLSR Blade
LocationHomewood, Alabama
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSouthern Conference
All-time record474–464–47 (.505)
Conference titles5 (3 Dixie, 2 SoCon)
RivalriesJacksonville State (rivalry)
Furman
Chattanooga
Mercer
Tennessee Tech
Consensus All-Americans27
ColorsBlue and red[1]
   
MascotSam, changed from Spike in 2017
WebsiteSamfordSports.com

The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in Homewood, Alabama. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team was known as the Howard Bulldogs through the 1965 season when Howard College was renamed as Samford University. Howard was located in Birmingham, Alabama prior to 1957. Since 1958, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium, which now has a seating capacity of 6,700, in Homewood. Chris Hatcher has served as Samford's head coach since the 2015 season.

History

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Classifications

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Conference memberships

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Conference Championships

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The Bulldogs have won 4 conference championships, with three coming in the Dixie Conference and two in the Southern Conference.

Season Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1933 Dixie Conference Eddie McLane 8–5 6–2
1935 Billy Bancroft 7–1–2 3–0–1
1936 5–3–1 4–1–1
2013 Southern Conference Pat Sullivan 8–5 6–2
2022 Southern Conference Chris Hatcher 11-2 8–0

† Co-champions

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

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The Bulldogs have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs six times with an overall record of 3–6.

Year Round Opponent Result
1991 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
New Hampshire
James Madison
Youngstown State
W 29–13
W 24–21
L 0–10
1992 First Round Delaware L 21–56
2013 First Round Jacksonville State (#20) L 14–55
2016 First Round Youngstown State (#13) L 24–38
2017 First Round Kennesaw State (#16) L 17–28
2022 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
BYE Week
Southeastern Louisiana (#17)
North Dakota State (#3)
N/A
W 48–42 OT
L 9–27

Notable former players

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Future non-conference opponents

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Announced schedules as of July 9, 2024.[2]

Site 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Away at West Georgia

at Florida

at Central Arkansas at Incarnate Word

at Tennessee Tech

at Georgia Southern at Tennessee Tech
Home vs. Alabama State

vs. Tennessee Tech

vs. West Georgia

vs. Incarnate Word

vs. Tennessee Tech vs. Tennessee Tech

References

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  1. ^ Samford Brand Identity Standards (PDF). April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ^ "Samford Bulldogs Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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