College Football Team Details: Samford (AL)
Bunkers Bar & Grill: an Excellent dining Experience, Contact info: 715-675-3663 or visit, https://www.golfinwausau.com/bunkers/restaurant
Carmelo's Restaurant: A dream that has been cooking for years; Contact Info: 715-845-5570 or visit https://www.carmeloswausau.com/
Playe Sull's Weekly College Football Challenge
BFD
Central Wisconsin Ballet
Travels Leaders Side

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 (2023)

Record 2023

Overall: W:6 L:5 T:0
Conf: W:6 L:5 T:0
Division: W:6 L:5 T:0

Game Date Home VS Away Score Game Stats
Other Aug-31 2023 Samford
 -VS- 
Shorter University (HBCU) 		WIN
69 - 14
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 3-35 122 438 560 0 8 4
Shorter University (HBCU) 8-70 87 189 276 0 16 5
Same Conference Sep-09 2023 Western Carolina
 -VS- 
Samford 		LOSS
30 - 7
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Western Carolina 4-35 284 262 546 0 13 7
Samford 4-55 46 315 361 1 13 6
BCS (FBS AQ's) Sep-16 2023 Auburn
 -VS- 
Samford 		LOSS
45 - 13
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Auburn 5-45 222 340 562 3 14 7
Samford 1-5 74 144 218 2 14 5
Same Conference Sep-23 2023 Samford
 -VS- 
Chattanooga 		LOSS
24 - 47
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 10-104 174 299 473 3 16 8
Chattanooga 4-29 106 323 429 0 12 7
Same Conference Sep-30 2023 Samford
 -VS- 
East Tennessee 		WIN
42 - 28
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 5-38 148 399 547 4 15 7
East Tennessee 7-81 224 118 342 1 10 3
Same Conference Oct-07 2023 Wofford
 -VS- 
Samford 		WIN
10 - 31
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Wofford 4-35 137 114 251 1 14 1
Samford 5-38 205 252 457 1 17 9
Same Conference Oct-14 2023 Samford
 -VS- 
Furman 		LOSS
21 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 9-84 46 291 337 0 18 7
Furman 4-45 211 205 416 1 14 6
Same Conference Oct-21 2023 VMI
 -VS- 
Samford 		WIN
14 - 27
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
VMI 2-10 154 182 336 1 16 4
Samford 6-46 213 229 442 0 20 9
Same Conference Oct-28 2023 Samford
 -VS- 
The Citadel 		WIN
37 - 7
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 5-50 151 353 504 0 11 5
The Citadel 4-30 186 122 308 2 15 4
BYE WEEK!
Same Conference Nov-11 2023 Mercer University
 -VS- 
Samford 		LOSS
28 - 21
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Mercer University 8-58 243 137 380 1 13 7
Samford 6-75 112 210 322 1 12 3
FCS (FCS AQ's) Nov-18 2023 Samford
 -VS- 
Tennessee Martin 		WIN
27 - 17
Penalties Rushing Yards Passing Yards Total Yards Turnovers 3rd Down Attempts 3rd Down Coversions
Samford 7-78 235 205 440 0 16 5
Tennessee Martin 11-105 184 261 445 4 13 2

Record 2023

Overall: W:6 L:5 T:0
Conf: W:6 L:5 T:0
Division: W:6 L:5 T:0

Totals

Penalties Rushing
Yards		 Passing
Yards		 Total
Yards		 Turnovers 3rd Down
Attempts		 3rd Down
Coversions
Samford (AL) 61 - 608 Yards 1526 3135 4661 12 160 68
Opponents 61 - 543 Yards 2038 2253 4291 14 150 53
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 4661 424

Offense Passing

Games Yards Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 3135 285

Offense Rushing

Games Yards Avg. Rushing Yards Per Game
11 1526 139

Offense Scoring

Games Total Points Avg. Points Per Game
11 319 29

Offense Turnovers

Games Turnovers Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 12 1.09

Offense Third Down Conversion

Third Down Attempts Third Down Coversions Third Down Conversion Percentage
160 68 42.5%

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 4291 390

Defense Passing

Games Opponent Total Passing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2253 205

Defense Rushing

Games Opponent Total Rushing Yards Opponent Avg. Passing Yards Per Game
11 2038 185

Defense Scoring

Games Opponent Total Points Opponent Avg. Points Per Game
11 267 24

Defense Turnovers

Games Opponent Turnovers Opponent Avg. Turnovers Per Game
11 14 1.27

Defense Third Down Stops

Opponent Third Down Attempts Opponent Third Down Coversions Opponent Third Down Conversion Percentage
150 53 35.3%

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 23 19 99 12 2 14 5 83% 61%

Our Sponsors

Advantage
Big Fat Designs
Brickners Little Chicago
Brokaw Credit Union
Bucks Golf Shop
Bunkers
Carmelo sItalian Restaurant
Champan Insurance
Charlies Bar
Cloverbelt Credit Union
Cover It All
Day Break Bar and Grill
Dirks Group
Eye Clinic Of Wisconsin
Exprealty Rosemurgy
France Propane
Hilltop Auto Wrecking
Intermission
Jim Kryshak Jewelers
Joe Rader
Kemp Service Center
Krasowski Dental
Kuhn Hearing Center
Loppnows
Menzner Hardwoods
Mint Cafe
Mountain Bay Auto Care
Newman Catholic School
North End Pub
Peterson Kraemer
Prey Group
Radant Insurance
Red Market Clover
Rib Mountain Golf Course
School Of Ballet
St Vincent DePaul
Subway
Sun Printing
Trapp River
Travel Leaders
Webko
Zillmans