2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

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2022 Samford Bulldogs football
Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg
SoCon champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 7
FCS CoachesNo. 7
Record11–2 (8–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRicky Turner (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinatorChris Boone (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Seibert Stadium
Seasons
  2021
2023  
2022 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.No. 8 Kennesaw State * ESPN+ W 27–175,333
September 103:00 p.m.at No. 2 (FBS) Georgia *No. 25 SECN L 0–3392,746
September 176:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech *No. 24ESPN+W 33–289,249
September 242:00 p.m. Western Carolina No. 21
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 35–127,519
October 11:00 p.m.at Furman No. 16ESPN+W 34–279,507
October 812:00 p.m. Wofford No. 13
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 28–143,513
October 222:30 p.m.at East Tennessee State No. 15ESPN3W 55–4510,327
October 291:00 p.m.at The Citadel No. 13ESPN+W 38–38,603
November 52:00 p.m. VMI Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 10
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 34–155,375
November 1212:30 p.m.at No. 11 Chattanooga No. 10ESPN+W 35–247,128
November 1912:00 p.m.No. 19 Mercer No. 9
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 50–44 2OT6,033
December 33:00 p.m.No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana *No. 8
ESPN+W 48–42 OT4,587
December 96:00 p.m.at No. 4 North Dakota State *No. 8
ESPN2/ESPN+L 9–2711,825
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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

1234Total
No. 8 Owls7010017
Bulldogs01401327

At No. 2 (FBS) Georgia

Game Two – No. 2 (FBS) Georgia Bulldogs (1–0) vs. No. 25 Samford Bulldogs (1–0)
Quarter1234Total
No. 25 Samford00000
No. 2 (FBS) Georgia13170333

at Sanford StadiumAthens, 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)
StatisticsSAMUGA
First downs325
Plays–yards43–12875–479
Rushes–yards19127
Passing yards109352
Passing: compattint16–26-029–43–0
Time of possession19:5740:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassing Michael Hiers 13/21, 62 yards
RushingJay Stanton5 carries, 12 yards
ReceivingTy King4 receptions, 52 yards
GeorgiaPassing 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

1234Total
No. 24 Bulldogs1077933
Golden Eagles1470728

Western Carolina

1234Total
Catamounts036312
No. 21 Bulldogs7771435

At Furman

1234Total
No. 16 Bulldogs02014034
Paladins10701027

Wofford

1234Total
Terriers007714
No. 13 Bulldogs7714028

At East Tennessee State

1234Total
No. 15 Bulldogs102414755
Buccaneers101471445

At The Citadel

1234Total
No. 13 Samford Bulldogs71410738
Citadel Bulldogs03003

VMI

1234Total
Keydets663015
No. 10 Bulldogs07131434

At No. 11 Chattanooga

1234Total
No. 10 Bulldogs7217035
No. 11 Mocs7314024

No. 19 Mercer

1234OT2OTTotal
No. 19 Bears1703177044
No. 9 Bulldogs1467107650

FCS Playoffs

No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana – second round

Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Samford Bulldogs
Quarter1234OTTotal
No. 17 Lions1401414042
No. 8 Bulldogs147714648

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)
Quarter1234Total
No. 8 (6) Bulldogs00099
No. 4 (3) Bison01014327

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
StatisticsSamfordNorth Dakota State
First downs1921
Plays–yards71–33666–360
Rushes–yards24–5748–166
Passing yards279194
Passing: compattint30–47–115–18–0
Time of possession20:5539:05
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassingMichael Hiers22/30, 227 yds, TD, INT
RushingJay Stanton10 car, 39 yds
ReceivingChandler Smith6 rec, 120 yds, TD
North Dakota StatePassing Cam Miller 15/18, 194 yds, TD
RushingKobe Johnson15 car, 48 yds
ReceivingJoe Stoffel3 rec, 60 yds, TD
Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP SAMNDSU
2nd1:2512697:28NDSUJoe Stoffel (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good07
2nd0:003240:25NDSU44-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39)010
3rd10:577823:59NDSUTK Marshall (#28) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good017
3rd2:0212637:15NDSUCam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good024
4th12:0812664:48SAM28-yard field goal by Zach Williams (#59)324
4th6:049716:04NDSU22-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39)327
4th3:538752:11SAMChandler Smith (#0) 40-yard touchdown reception from Michael Hiers (#10), 2-point pass incomplete927
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.927

References

  1. "2022 Football Schedule". samfordsports.com.
  2. "2022 Football Schedule". fbschedules.com.