2024 Samford Bulldogs football team

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2024 Samford Bulldogs football
Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRicky Turner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Boone (3rd season)
Home stadium Pete Hanna Stadium
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Mercer $^  7 1   11 3  
Western Carolina  6 2   7 5  
Chattanooga  5 3   7 5  
East Tennessee State  5 3   7 5  
Samford  3 4   4 7  
The Citadel  3 5   5 7  
Wofford  3 5   5 7  
Furman  2 5   3 8  
VMI  1 7   1 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were coached by tenth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played at Pete Hanna Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 p.m.at West Georgia * ESPN+ L 21–384,329
September 76:00 p.m.at Florida * SECN+/ESPN+L 7–4589,295
September 146:00 p.m. Alabama State *ESPN+W 12–76,045
September 282:00 p.m. Furman ESPN+Cancelled [a] .
October 52:00 p.m. VMI
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 27–33,617
October 122:30 p.m.at East Tennessee State ESPN+L 28–318,013
October 192:00 p.m.No. 7 Mercer
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 55–354,216
October 261:00 p.m.at The Citadel ESPN+L 11–288,977
November 22:00 p.m. Wofford
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 13–174,071
November 92:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech *
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 7–273,013
November 1612:30 p.m.at No. 19 Chattanooga ESPN+W 36–137,691
November 232:00 p.m. Western Carolina
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 42–474,723
  1. This game was cancelled in anticipation of Hurricane Helene

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Game summaries

at West Georgia

Game One – Samford Bulldogs (0-0) at West Georgia Wolves (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs7715029
Wolves141201238

at University StadiumCarrollton, GA

  • Date: August 31
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Wind: S at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy • Temp: 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,329
  • Referee: Gabriel Maddox
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Logan Maddox and Parker Gore
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:49) UWG – Chase Belcher 3-yard run (Chance Gagnon kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; UWG 7-0)
  • (11:04) SAM – Quincy Crittendon 1-yard run (Forrest Taylor kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:38; Tie 7-7)
  • (4:41) UWG – Bryce Dickerson 29-yard pass from Davin Wydner (Chance Gagnon kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:23; UWG 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (13:08) UWG – Chance Gagnon 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:25; UWG 17-7)
  • (8:43) SAM – Damonta Witherspoon 3-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Forrest Taylor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:18; UWG 17-14)
  • (2:18) UWG – Chance Gagnon 28-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 6:19; UWG 20-14)
  • (0:00) UWG – Dylan Gary 44-yard pass from Davin Wydner (Chance Gagnon kick no good) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; UWG 26-14)
Third quarter
  • (8:41) SAM – Quincy Crittendon 3-yard run (Forrest Taylor kick) (Drive: 19 plays, 71 yards, 6:14; UWG 26-21)
  • (5:54) SAM – Brendan Jenkins 68-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (E. Jai Mason rush) (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:13; SAM 29-26)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:40) UWG – Chase Belcher 4-yard run (Chance Gagnon kick blocked) (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:26; UWG 32-29)
  • (8:18) UWG – Davin Wydner 21-yard run (Chance Gagnon kick no good) (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:45; UWG 38-29)
StatisticsSAMUWG
First downs2524
Total yards465456
Rushing yards163185
Passing yards302271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int24-41-124-35
Time of possession25:0134:59
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassingQuincy Crittendon24/41, 302 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
RushingQuincy Crittendon19 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingBrendan Jenkins4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
West GeorgiaPassingDavin Wydner24/35, 271 yards, 2 TD
RushingRajaez Mosley23 carries, 66 yards
ReceivingKarmello English6 receptions, 108 yards

at Florida (FBS)

Game Two – Samford Bulldogs (0–1) at Florida Gators (FBS) (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs00707
Gators (FBS)77141745

at Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, Florida

StatisticsSAMUF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving
FloridaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Alabama State

Game Three – Alabama State Hornets (1–1) vs Samford Bulldogs (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Hornets70007
Bulldogs066012

at Pete Hanna Stadium, Homewood, Alabama

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsASUSAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Alabama StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Furman

Game Four – Samford Bulldogs (1–2) vs Furman Paladins (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs00000
Paladins00000

at Paladin Stadium, Greenville, South Carolina

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsSAMFUR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving
FurmanPassing
Rushing
Receiving

VMI

Game Five – VMI Keydets (0–4) vs Samford Bulldogs (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Keydets30003
Bulldogs7107327

at Pete Hanna Stadium, Homewood, Alabama

  • Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 PM
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner, Damian Mitchell, Justin Stuckey
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsVMISAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
VMIPassing
Rushing
Receiving
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at East Tennessee State

Game Six – Samford Bulldogs (2–2) vs East Tennessee State Buccaneers (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs1477028
Buccaneers7771031

at William B. Greene Jr. Stadium, Johnson City, TN

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsSAMETSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving
East Tennessee StatePassing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 7 Mercer

Game Seven – No. 7 Mercer Bears (6–0) at Samford Bulldogs (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 7 Bears00000
Bulldogs00000

at Pete Hanna Stadium, Homewood, AL

  • Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner, Damian Mitchell, Justin Stuckey
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsMERSAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MercerPassing
Rushing
Receiving
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at The Citadel

Game Eight – Samford Bulldogs (3–3) vs The Citadel Bulldogs (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Samford00000
The Citadel00000

at Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsSAMCIT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving
The CitadelPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Wofford

Game Nine – Wofford Terriers (3–5) at Samford Bulldogs (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Terriers00000
Bulldogs00000

at Pete Hanna StadiumHomewood, AL

  • Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner, Damian Mitchell, Lynden Blake
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsWOFSAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WoffordPassing
Rushing
Receiving
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Tennessee Tech

Game Ten – Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (4–5) at Samford Bulldogs (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Golden Eagles0020727
Bulldogs00077

at Pete Hanna StadiumHomewood, AL

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Rain, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,013
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Eli Gold, Damian Mitchell, Lynden Blake
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsTNTCSAM
First downs158
Total yards283184
Rushing yards16019
Passing yards123165
Passing: Comp–Att–Int13–26–022–33–1
Time of possession33:0926:51
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Tennessee TechPassingDylan Laible13/26, 123 yds
RushingTremel Jones1 carry, 79 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingTremel Jones2 receptions, 37 yards
SamfordPassingQuincy Crittendon22/32, 165 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingDamonta Witherspoon7 carries, 17 yards
ReceivingD.J. Rias4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

at No. 19 Chattanooga

Game Eleven – Samford Bulldogs (3–6) at No. 19 Chattanooga Mocs (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bulldogs00000
No. 19 Mocs00000

at Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsSAMUTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ChattanoogaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Western Carolina

Game Twelve – Western Carolina Catamounts (6–5) at Samford Bulldogs (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Catamounts00000
Bulldots00000

at Pete Hanna StadiumHomewood, AL

  • Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner, Damian Mitchell, Christina Chambers
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
StatisticsWCUSAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Western CarolinaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
SamfordPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "Samford Bulldogs 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  2. "Samford Football Announces 2024 Schedule". Samford University, Department of Athletics. February 6, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  3. Samford Pregame