2019 Samford Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 5–7 (4–4 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Russ Callaway (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Bill D'Ottavio (13th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Seibert Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
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]
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 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 24 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Youngstown State * | ESPN | L 22–45 | 12,560 | |||
August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech * | ESPN+ | L 58–59 2OT | 7,806 | |||
September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Wofford | Nexstar/ESPN3 | W 21–14 | 3,463 | |||
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M * | ESPN3 | W 55–21 | 5,934 | |||
September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | W 61–55 4OT | 3,524 | ||
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Furman |
| ESPN+ | L 14–58 | 6,169 | ||
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at VMI | Nexstar/ESPN+ | L 41–48 OT | 5,300 | |||
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 1,521 | ||
November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mercer | ESPN+ | L 33–36 3OT | ||||
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Chattanooga |
| ESPN3 | L 27–35 | 4,835 | ||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina | ESPN+ | W 31–13 | ||||
November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn * | SECN | L 0–52 | 80,692 | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 14 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 45 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
Scoring summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
Golden Eagles | 12 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 59 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 21 Terriers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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AAMU Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
SAM Bulldogs | 10 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
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No. 25 CIT Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
SAM Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 61 |
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No. 14 Paladins | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 58 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
Keydets | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
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Mocs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Catamounts | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 15 (FBS) Tigers | 7 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | RV | |||||||||||||
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