2017 Samford Bulldogs football team

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2017 Samford Bulldogs football
Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Russ Callaway (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (11th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Seibert Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 1   10 3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 2   8 5  
Western Carolina  5 3   7 5  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
The Citadel  3 5   5 6  
Chattanooga  3 5   3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6   4 7  
VMI  0 8   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (Socon). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Kennesaw State in the first round.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m. Kennesaw State *No. 19 ESPN3 W 28–234,908
September 76:00 p.m. West Alabama *No. 17
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 49–414,509
September 166:30 p.m.at No. 13 (FBS) Georgia *No. 17 SECN L 14–4292,746
September 232:30 p.m.at Western Carolina No. 18ESPN3L 34–3812,018
September 302:00 p.m.No. 8 The Citadel No. 25
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 35–149,233
October 712:30 p.m.at VMI No. 20ESPN3W 26–73,310
October 2112:30 p.m.at No. 5 Wofford No. 16ESPN3W 24–217,236
October 282:00 p.m. Chattanooga No. 9
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3L 21–233,523
November 42:00 p.m.at Mercer No. 16ESPN3W 20–310,200
November 112:00 p.m. East Tennessee State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 42–75,178
November 182:30 p.m.No. 20 Furman No. 17
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
STADIUM W 26–204,673
November 251:00 p.m.at No. 18 Kennesaw State*No. 14ESPN3L 17–285,566
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State @ Samford
1234Total
Owls01001323
No. 19 Bulldogs0714728

West Alabama

West Alabama @ Samford
1234Total
Tigers07142041
No. 17 Bulldogs14217749

@ Georgia

Samford @ Georgia
1234Total
No. 17 Bulldogs (SAM)070714
No. 13 (FBS) Bulldogs (UGA)14721042

@ Western Carolina

Samford @ Western Carolina
1234Total
No. 18 Bulldogs7713734
Catamounts10771438

The Citadel

The Citadel @ Samford
1234Total
No. 8 Bulldogs (CIT)077014
No. 25 Bulldogs (SAM)2870035

@ VMI

Samford @ VMI
1234Total
No. 20 Bulldogs10103326
Keydets70007

@ Wofford

Samford @ Wofford
1234Total
No. 16 Bulldogs0771024
No. 5 Terriers7001421

Chattanooga

Chattanooga @ Samford
1234Total
Mocs0146323
No. 8 Bulldogs7001421

@ Mercer

Samford @ Mercer
1234Total
No. 16 Bulldogs0108220
Bears03003
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Moye Complex
    Macon, GA
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,200
  • Television network: ESPN3

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State @ Samford
1234Total
Buccaneers07007
No. 16 Bulldogs14210742

Furman

Furman @ Samford
1234Total
No. 20 Paladins7100320
No. 17 Bulldogs7106326

FCS Playoffs

@ Kennesaw State–First Round

Samford @ Kennesaw State
1234Total
No. 14 Bulldogs370717
No. 18 Owls0217028

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 191717182520191691616171418
Coaches 191717172320181881514131417

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