2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

2019 Samford Bulldogs football
2019 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Russ Callaway (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio (13th season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

Last updated March 20, 2024

2019 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 16 Wofford $^	7	–	1	8	–	3
No. 21 Furman ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Chattanooga	5	–	3	6	–	6
The Citadel	4	–	4	6	–	6
Samford	4	–	4	5	–	7
VMI	4	–	4	5	–	7
Mercer	3	–	5	4	–	8
Western Carolina	2	–	6	3	–	9
East Tennessee State	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represents Samford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and play their home games at Seibert Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in sixth place in both polls.^[1]^[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	253 (21)
2	Furman	229 (6)
3	East Tennessee State	187 (2)
4	Mercer	146
5	Chattanooga	134
6	Samford	125
7	The Citadel	111
8	Western Carolina	88
9	VMI	32

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Wofford	63 (7)
2	Furman	55 (1)
3	East Tennessee State	44 (1)
4	Chattanooga	40
5	Mercer	34
6	Samford	33
7	The Citadel	22
8	Western Carolina	21
9	VMI	12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed four players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.^[2]

Offense

1st team

Nick Nixon – OL

Defense

2nd team

Justin Foster – DL

Nelson Jordan – DL

Specialists

1st team

Mitchell Fineran – K

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 24	2:00 p.m.	vs. Youngstown State *	Crampton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	L 22–45	12,560
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech *	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 58–59 ^2OT	7,806
September 14	5:00 p.m.	at No. 21 Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	Nexstar/ESPN3	W 21–14	3,463
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M *	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 55–21	5,934
September 28	2:00 p.m.	No. 25 The Citadel	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 61–55 ^4OT	3,524
October 5	2:00 p.m.	No. 14 Furman	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 14–58	6,169
October 12	12:30 p.m.	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	Nexstar/ESPN+	L 41–48 ^OT	5,300
October 26	12:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 24–17	1,521
November 2	6:00 p.m.	at Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 33–36 ^3OT
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Chattanooga	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	L 27–35	4,835
November 16	1:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 31–13
November 23	11:00 a.m.	at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn *	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	L 0–52	80,692
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Vs. Youngstown State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Penguins	14	10	0	21	45
Bulldogs	7	0	0	15	22

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	YSU	SAM
1	9:09	5	85	1:22	SAM	Robert Adams 55-yard touchdown reception from Liam Welch, Mitchell Fineran kick good	0	7
1	2:12	13	83	6:57	YSU	Samuel St. Surin 16-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Mays, Colton McFadden kick good	7	7
1	1:29				YSU	Fumble recovery returned 25 yards for touchdown by Cash Mitchell, Colton McFadden kick good	14	7
2	10:57	8	41	3:55	YSU	43-yard field goal by Colton McFadden	17	7
2	0:36	12	90	2:46	YSU	Josh Burgett 4-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Mays, Colton McFadden kick good	24	7
4	14:29	8	63	3:45	YSU	Braxton Chapman 1-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good	31	7
4	13:37	3	70	0:52	SAM	Montrell Washington 64-yard touchdown reception from Chris Oladokun, 2-point run good	31	15
4	5:16	13	75	8:21	YSU	Braxton Champan 1-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good	38	15
4	3:17	6	36	1:59	SAM	Chris Oladokun 10-yard touchdown run, Mitchell Finehan kick good	38	22
4	2:16	3	44	1:01	YSU	Christian Turner 3-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good	45	22
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							45	22

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	17	14	6	7	7	58
Golden Eagles	12	0	10	22	7	8	59

At Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	0	7	0	21
No. 21 Terriers	14	0	0	0	14

Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
AAMU Bulldogs	7	7	0	7	21
SAM Bulldogs	10	21	10	14	55

The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	Total
No. 25 CIT Bulldogs	7	7	7	17	7	7	3	0	55
SAM Bulldogs	7	3	14	14	7	7	3	6	61

Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Paladins	28	14	10	6	58
Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14

At VMI

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	14	3	0	41
Keydets	14	14	0	13	7	48

East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	14	0	3	17
Bulldogs	7	0	10	7	24

At Mercer

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	3	7	6	7	3	0	33
Bears	3	7	6	7	7	3	3	36

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	7	21	7	0	35
Bulldogs	7	0	13	7	27

At Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	10	7	7	31
Catamounts	10	3	0	0	13

At Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
No. 15 (FBS) Tigers	7	24	7	14	52

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV
Coaches	—

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References

↑ "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
1 2 "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
↑ "2019 Football Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
↑ "2019 Samford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

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[1] "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[2019_SoCon_Coaches_Poll_and_Teams-2] 1 2 "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.

[3] "2019 Football Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

[4] "2019 Samford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.

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