2018 Samford Bulldogs football team

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2018 Samford Bulldogs football
Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Russ Callaway (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (12th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Seibert Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Wofford +^  6 2   9 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^  6 2   8 4  
Furman +  6 2   6 4  
Samford  5 3   6 5  
Chattanooga  4 4   6 5  
The Citadel  4 4   5 6  
Mercer  4 4   5 6  
Western Carolina  1 7   3 8  
VMI  0 8   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Walter Payton Award [1] Devlin Hodges QBSR
Buck Buchanan Award [2] Ahmad GoodenDESR

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish as SoCon champions. [3] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish as SoCon champions. [4]

Media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Samford204 (20)
2Furman174 (2)
3Wofford163 (1)
4Mercer133
5Western Carolina114
6Chattanooga88
7The Citadel83
8East Tennessee State53
9VMI23
Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Samford63 (7)
2Wofford53 (1)
3Furman52 (1)
4Western Carolina39
5Chattanooga34
6Mercer32
7The Citadel28
8East Tennessee State15
9VMI8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed seven players on the all-SoCon teams. [5] Quarterback Devlin Hodges was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and Defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden was selected as preseason defensive player of the year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:30 p.m. Shorter *No. 11 ESPN+ W 66–95,252
September 86:20 p.m.at Florida State *No. 9 ACCN L 26–3672,239
September 152:00 p.m. Mercer No. 9
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 24–308,717
September 226:00 p.m.at Chattanooga No. 17ESPN+L 20–2710,469
September 295:00 p.m.at No. 4 Kennesaw State * ESPN3 L 10–244,396
October 612:30 p.m. Western Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 66–283,178
October 132:00 p.m. VMI
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 73–224,163
October 201:00 p.m.at Furman ESPN+W 38–256,016
November 32:00 p.m.No. 9 Wofford Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 35–205,821
November 101:00 p.m.at The Citadel ESPN+L 27–4211,145
November 1712:00 p.m.at No. 19 East Tennessee State ESPN3W 38–278,749
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[6]

Game summaries

Shorter

1234Total
Hawks00279
No. 11 Bulldogs172871466

At Florida State

1234Total
No. 9 Bulldogs1670326
Seminoles71401536

Mercer

1234Total
Bears71001330
No. 9 Bulldogs7071024

At Chattanooga

1234Total
No. 17 Bulldogs0103720
Mocs1077327

At Kennesaw State

1234Total
Bulldogs300710
No. 4 Owls777324

Western Carolina

1234Total
Catamounts0210728
Bulldogs357141066

VMI

1234Total
Keydets9130022
Bulldogs142824773

At Furman

1234Total
Bulldogs10021738
Paladins397625

Wofford

1234Total
No. 9 Terriers7103020
Bulldogs14701435

At The Citadel

1234Total
SAM Bulldogs14103027
CIT Bulldogs07142142

At East Tennessee State

1234Total
Bulldogs71071438
No. 19 Buccaneers10143027

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 119917RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches 109917RVRV

References

  1. "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title". July 25, 2018.
  4. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
  5. "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
  6. Schedule