College Football Team Details: Samford (AL)
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Samford (AL) FCS : Southern

Location
Birmingham AL

Spirit Name
Bulldogs

Mascot
Sammy The Bulldog 		Stadium:
Siebert: FCS Rank 100
Capacity: 6,700
Surface: Syntheric

Offense Data | Defense Data

University Snapshot

Year Annual
Record		 Coach Head Coach Record Overall Record Total Win Rank / Winning % Returning Letterman Returning
Starters		 Attendance
2009 5-6 Pat Sullivan @ Samford 14-18 Winning Percentage 43.75 395-407-47 Winning Percentage 49.29 Total Win Rank 78 Winning Percentage Rank 88 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 8* Defense 6 5,446 FCS Rank 74
2010 4-7 Pat Sullivan @ Samford 18-25 Winning Percentage 41.86 399-414-47 Winning Percentage 49.13 Total Win Rank 77 Winning Percentage Rank 90 Total 69 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 8* Defense 7 7,321 Increase FCS Rank 64
2011 6-5 Pat Sullivan @ Samford 25-30 Winning Percentage 45.45 405-419-47 Winning Percentage 49.20 Total Win Rank 77 Winning Percentage Rank 88 Total 44 Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 7* Defense 4 6,821 Decrease FCS Rank 67
2012 7-4 Pat Sullivan @ Samford 32-34 Winning Percentage 48.48 412-423-47 Winning Percentage 49.38 Total Win Rank 74 Winning Percentage Rank 84 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense 9 Defense 6 7,565 Increase FCS Rank 60
2013 8-5 Pat Sullivan @ Samford 40-39 Winning Percentage 50.63 420-428-47 Winning Percentage 49.55 Total Win Rank 73 Winning Percentage Rank 83 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 7,512 Decrease FCS Rank 56
2014 7-4 Pat Sullivan @ Samford 47-43 Winning Percentage 52.23 427-432-47 Winning Percentage 49.72 Total Win Rank 72 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 5,336 Decrease FCS Rank 79
2015 6-5 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 6-5 Winning Percentage 54.55 433-437-47 Winning Percentage 49.78 Total Win Rank 72 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 5,544 Increase FCS Rank 79
2016 7-5 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 13-10 Winning Percentage 56.53 440-442-47 Winning Percentage 49.89 Total Win Rank 72 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 5,897 Increase FCS Rank 73
2017 8-4 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 21-14 Winning Percentage 60.00 448-446-47 Winning Percentage 50.11 Total Win Rank 71 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total NA Off. NA Def. NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 5,337 Decrease FCS Rank 81
2018 6-5 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 27-19 Winning Percentage 58.69 454-451-47 Winning Percentage 50.16 Total Win Rank 73 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total Offense Defense NA ST Offense NA Defense NA 5,426 Increase FCS Rank 78
2019 6-5 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 33-24 Winning Percentage 57.89 460-456-47 Winning Percentage 50.21 Total Win Rank 72 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 4,397 Decrease FCS Rank 87
2020 4-3 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 37-27 Winning Percentage 57.81 464-459-47 Winning Percentage 50.26 Total Win Rank 72 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA Covid 19
2021 4-7 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 41-34 Winning Percentage 54.67 468-466-47 Winning Percentage 50.10 Total Win Rank 74 Winning Percentage Rank 79 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 3,949 Decrease FCS Rank 95
2022 10-2 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 51-36 Winning Percentage 58.62 478-468-47 Winning Percentage 50.50 Total Win Rank 73 Winning Percentage Rank 73 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA 5,555 Increase FCS Rank 71
2023 0-0 Chris Hatcher @ Samford 51-36 Winning Percentage 58.62 478-468-47 Winning Percentage 50.50 Total Win Rank 73 Winning Percentage Rank 73 Total NA Offense NA Defense NA S.T. NA Offense NA Defense NA TBD
2024 0-0
* = Returning Quarterback

Schedule (2021)

Record 2021

Overall: W:4 L:7 T:0
Conf: W:4 L:7 T:0
Division: W:4 L:7 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-02 2021 Samford
 -VS- 
Tennessee Tech 		WIN
52 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 4-35 105 370 475 0 16 6
Tennessee Tech 7-66 69 162 231 1 35 4
FCS (FCS AQ's) Sep-11 2021 Tennessee Martin
 -VS- 
Samford 		LOSS
33 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Tennessee Martin 5-40 240 229 469 5 17 8
Samford 6-46 37 217 254 2 12 4
Same Conference Sep-18 2021 Western Carolina
 -VS- 
Samford 		WIN
37 - 42
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Carolina 11-62 189 321 510 4 24 11
Samford 7-75 175 352 527 4 17 7
Same Conference Sep-25 2021 Samford
 -VS- 
East Tennessee 		LOSS
48 - 55
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 5-45 146 582 728 3 20 13
East Tennessee 8-58 240 291 531 1 12 6
Same Conference Oct-02 2021 Mercer University
 -VS- 
Samford 		LOSS
45 - 42
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mercer University 4-36 350 213 563 2 15 8
Samford 7-82 206 312 518 2 16 7
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Oct-16 2021 Wofford
 -VS- 
Samford 		WIN
24 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Wofford 7-49 366 207 573 0 17 9
Samford 6-61 194 253 447 0 13 5
Same Conference Oct-23 2021 Samford
 -VS- 
Chattanooga 		LOSS
13 - 55
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 5-86 69 131 200 4 11 2
Chattanooga 3-40 193 299 492 1 17 10
Same Conference Oct-30 2021 VMI
 -VS- 
Samford 		LOSS
46 - 45
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
VMI 4-20 159 463 622 1 17 9
Samford 6-43 182 365 547 1 12 5
Same Conference Nov-06 2021 Samford
 -VS- 
The Citadel 		WIN
35 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 2-40 252 118 370 1 9 4
The Citadel 4-20 266 73 339 3 18 6
BCS (FBS AQ's) Nov-13 2021 Florida
 -VS- 
Samford 		LOSS
70 - 52
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Florida 12-94 253 464 717 0 11 7
Samford 3-30 114 416 530 1 15 7
Same Conference Nov-20 2021 Samford
 -VS- 
Furman 		LOSS
34 - 41
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 2-11 81 269 350 1 13 5
Furman 3-50 358 145 503 0 14 6

Record 2021

Overall: W:4 L:7 T:0
Conf: W:4 L:7 T:0
Division: W:4 L:7 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards		 Passing
Yards		 Total
Yards		 Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts		 3rd Down
Coversions
Samford (AL) 53 - 554 Yards 1561 3385 4946 19 154 65
Opponents 68 - 535 Yards 2683 2867 5550 18 197 84
KEY

Colored Dots Indicate that the game is outside of their division.

  • Other = Same Conference
  • BCS = Non Conf. BCS
  • FBS = Non Conf. FBS
  • FCS = non Conf. FCS
  • FCS Non AQ = Other

Offense Data   Back To Top

Offense Total Yards

Games Yards Avg. Yards Per Game
11 4946 450

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 3385 308

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
11 1561 142

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
11 417 38

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 19 1.73

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
154 65 42.2%

Offense Red Zone

Games RZ Drives RZ Scores RZ Points RZ Rushing TD RZ Passing TD RZ TD Total RZ Field Goals RZ Scoring Percentage RZ TD Percentage

Defense Data   Back To Top

Defense Total Yards

Games Opponent Total Yards Opponent Avg. Yards Per Game
11 5550 505

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2867 261

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2683 244

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
11 434 39

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 18 1.64

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
197 84 42.6%

Defense Red Zone

Games Opponent RZ Drives Opponent RZ Scores Opponent RZ Points Opponent RZ Rushing_TD Opponent RZ Passing_TD Opponent RZ Zone TD Opponent RZ Field Goals Opponent RZ Scoring Percentage Opponent RZ TD Percentage
11 21 18 96 10 4 14 4 86% 67%

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