Samford Bulldogs football

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 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 the Seibert 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.

Samford Bulldogs football
2021 Samford Bulldogs football team
First season1902
Athletic directorMartin Newton
Head coachChris Hatcher
7th season, 40–36 (.526)
StadiumSeibert Stadium
(capacity: 6,700)
Field surfaceLSR Blade
LocationHomewood, Alabama
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceSouthern Conference
All-time record46446347 (.501)
Conference titles4 (3 Dixie, 1 SoCon)
RivalriesJacksonville State (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans27
ColorsBlue and red[1]
   
WebsiteSamfordSports.com

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Conference Championships

The Bulldogs have won 4 conference championships, with three coming in the Dixie Conference and one in the Southern Conference, sharing it with Chattanooga and Furman.

Season Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1933Dixie ConferenceEddie McLane8–56–2
1935Billy Bancroft7–1–23–0–1
19365–3–14–1–1
2013Southern ConferencePat Sullivan8–56–2

† Co-champions

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs five times with an overall record of 2–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
1991First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
New Hampshire
James Madison
Youngstown State
W 29–13
W 24–21
L 0–10
1992First RoundDelawareL 21–56
2013First RoundJacksonville StateL 14–55
2016First RoundYoungstown StateL 24–38
2017First RoundKennesaw StateL 17–28

Notable former players

References

  1. Samford Brand Identity Standards (PDF). April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
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