2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

2022 Samford Bulldogs football
2022 Samford Bulldogs football
SoCon champion
FCS Playoffs Quarterfinal, L 9–27 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 7
FCS Coaches	No. 7
Record	11–2 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ricky Turner (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Chris Boone (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

Last updated January 09, 2025

2022 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Samford $^	8	–	0	11	–	2
No. 10 Furman ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 23 Chattanooga	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 24 Mercer	5	–	3	7	–	4
Western Carolina	4	–	4	6	–	5
Wofford	3	–	5	3	–	8
The Citadel	3	–	5	4	–	7
East Tennessee State	1	–	7	3	–	8
VMI	0	–	8	1	–	10

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

The 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule
Game summaries
No. 8 Kennesaw State
At No. 2 (FBS) Georgia
At Tennessee Tech
Western Carolina
At Furman
Wofford
At East Tennessee State
At The Citadel
VMI
At No. 11 Chattanooga
No. 19 Mercer
FCS Playoffs
No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana – second round
At No. 4 North Dakota State – Quarterfinals
References

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 Kennesaw State *		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 27–17	5,333
September 10	3:00 p.m.	at No. 2 (FBS) Georgia *	No. 25	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SECN	L 0–33	92,746
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech *	No. 24	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 33–28	9,249
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	No. 21	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 35–12	7,519
October 1	1:00 p.m.	at Furman	No. 16	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+	W 34–27	9,507
October 8	12:00 p.m.	Wofford	No. 13	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 28–14	3,513
October 22	2:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	No. 15	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN3	W 55–45	10,327
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	No. 13	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 38–3	8,603
November 5	2:00 p.m.	VMI	No. 10	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 34–15	5,375
November 12	12:30 p.m.	at No. 11 Chattanooga	No. 10	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+	W 35–24	7,128
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Mercer	No. 9	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 50–44 ^2OT	6,033
December 3	3:00 p.m.	No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana *	No. 8	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 48–42 ^OT	4,587
December 9	6:00 p.m.	at No. 4 North Dakota State *	No. 8	Fargodome Fargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN2/ESPN+	L 9–27	11,825
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

No. 8 Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Owls	7	0	10	0	17
Bulldogs	0	14	0	13	27

At No. 2 (FBS) Georgia

Game Two – No. 2 (FBS) Georgia Bulldogs (1–0) vs. No. 25 Samford Bulldogs (1–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Samford	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 (FBS) Georgia	13	17	0	3	33

at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia

Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Clear • Temperature: - • Wind:
Game attendance: 92,746
Referee: Wayne Winkler
TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
Pregame line: Georgia −53.0 • Odds to win: Georgia 99.9%

Game information

First quarter

(7:51) UGA – Jack Podlesny 27 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 3–0)
(5:34) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 6–0)
(14:55) UGA – Stetson Bennett 3 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 13–0)

Second quarter

(8:48) UGA – Dillon Bell 3 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 20–0)
(5:01) UGA – Jack Podlesny 26 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 23–0)
(0:55) UGA – Kenny McIntosh 1 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 30–0)

Third quarter

no scoring

Fourth quarter

(11:11) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 33–0)

Statistics	SAM	UGA
First downs	3	25
Plays–yards	43–128	75–479
Rushes–yards	19	127
Passing yards	109	352
Passing: comp–att–int	16–26-0	29–43–0
Time of possession	19:57	40:03

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Michael Hiers	13/21, 62 yards
	Rushing	Jay Stanton	5 carries, 12 yards
	Receiving	Ty King	4 receptions, 52 yards
Georgia	Passing	Stetson Bennett	24/34, 300 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kendall Milton	10 carry, 85 yards
	Receiving	Kenny McIntosh	5 receptions, 61 yards

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Bulldogs	10	7	7	9	33
Golden Eagles	14	7	0	7	28

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	3	6	3	12
No. 21 Bulldogs	7	7	7	14	35

At Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Bulldogs	0	20	14	0	34
Paladins	10	7	0	10	27

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	0	0	7	7	14
No. 13 Bulldogs	7	7	14	0	28

At East Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Bulldogs	10	24	14	7	55
Buccaneers	10	14	7	14	45

At The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Samford Bulldogs	7	14	10	7	38
Citadel Bulldogs	0	3	0	0	3

VMI

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	6	6	3	0	15
No. 10 Bulldogs	0	7	13	14	34

At No. 11 Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Bulldogs	7	21	7	0	35
No. 11 Mocs	7	3	14	0	24

No. 19 Mercer

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
No. 19 Bears	17	0	3	17	7	0	44
No. 9 Bulldogs	14	6	7	10	7	6	50

FCS Playoffs

No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana – second round

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Samford Bulldogs

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 17 Lions	14	0	14	14	0	42
No. 8 Bulldogs	14	7	7	14	6	48

at Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL

Date: December 3
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 4,587
Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
TV: ESPN+

At No. 4 North Dakota State – Quarterfinals

Samford Bulldogs (11–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 (6) Bulldogs	0	0	0	9	9
No. 4 (3) Bison	0	10	14	3	27

at Fargodome, Fargo, ND

Date: December 9, 2022
Game time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
Game attendance: 11,825
Referee: Reed Brotherton
TV announcers (ESPN2): Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Taylor Davis

Statistics	Samford	North Dakota State
First downs	19	21
Plays–yards	71–336	66–360
Rushes–yards	24–57	48–166
Passing yards	279	194
Passing: comp–att–int	30–47–1	15–18–0
Time of possession	20:55	39:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Michael Hiers	22/30, 227 yds, TD, INT
	Rushing	Jay Stanton	10 car, 39 yds
	Receiving	Chandler Smith	6 rec, 120 yds, TD
North Dakota State	Passing	Cam Miller	15/18, 194 yds, TD
	Rushing	Kobe Johnson	15 car, 48 yds
	Receiving	Joe Stoffel	3 rec, 60 yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	SAM	NDSU
2nd	1:25	12	69	7:28	NDSU	Joe Stoffel (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good	0	7
2nd	0:00	3	24	0:25	NDSU	44-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39)	0	10
3rd	10:57	7	82	3:59	NDSU	TK Marshall (#28) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good	0	17
3rd	2:02	12	63	7:15	NDSU	Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good	0	24
4th	12:08	12	66	4:48	SAM	28-yard field goal by Zach Williams (#59)	3	24
4th	6:04	9	71	6:04	NDSU	22-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39)	3	27
4th	3:53	8	75	2:11	SAM	Chandler Smith (#0) 40-yard touchdown reception from Michael Hiers (#10), 2-point pass incomplete	9	27
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							9	27

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