2019 Samford Bulldogs football team

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2019 Samford Bulldogs football
Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Russ Callaway (4th season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (13th season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Seibert Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 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).

Contents

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]

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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
  • 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 14–586,169
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
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
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
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
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

[3] [4]

Game summaries

Vs. Youngstown State

1234Total
Penguins141002145
Bulldogs7001522

At Tennessee Tech

1234OT2OTTotal
Bulldogs7171467758
Golden Eagles12010227859

At Wofford

1234Total
Bulldogs1407021
No. 21 Terriers1400014

Alabama A&M

1234Total
AAMU Bulldogs770721
SAM Bulldogs1021101455

The Citadel

1234OT2OT3OT4OTTotal
No. 25 CIT Bulldogs77717773055
SAM Bulldogs731414773661

Furman

1234Total
No. 14 Paladins281410658
Bulldogs770014

At VMI

1234OTTotal
Bulldogs1410143041
Keydets1414013748

East Tennessee State

1234Total
Buccaneers0140317
Bulldogs7010724

At Mercer

1234OT2OT3OTTotal
Bulldogs737673033
Bears376773336

Chattanooga

1234Total
Mocs7217035
Bulldogs7013727

At Western Carolina

1234Total
Bulldogs7107731
Catamounts1030013

At Auburn

Samford Bulldogs at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs00000
No. 15 (FBS) Tigers72471452

at Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, Alabama

  • Date: November 23, 2019
  • Game time: 11:06 a.m.
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65° • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 80,692
  • Referee: Marc Curles
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
Game information

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV
Coaches

References

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