2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

2025 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–2 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ricky Turner (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Scot Sloan (1st season)
Home stadium	Pete Hanna Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
The Citadel		1	–	0					1	–	1
East Tennessee State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Furman		0	–	0					1	–	1
VMI		0	–	0					1	–	1
No. 23 Mercer		0	–	0					0	–	1
Chattanooga		0	–	0					0	–	2
Western Carolina		0	–	0					0	–	2
Wofford		0	–	0					0	–	2
Samford		0	–	1					0	–	2
As of September 7, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team will represent Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs will be coached by eleventh-year head coach Chris Hatcher and play at the Pete Hanna Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	6:30 p.m.	West Georgia *	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 3–34	506
September 6	2:30 p.m.	The Citadel	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 13–40
September 13	11:00 a.m.	at Baylor *	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+
September 27	2:30 p.m.	Furman	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
October 4	3:00 p.m.	at Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+
October 18	12:30 p.m.	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+
October 25	2:30 p.m.	Chattanooga	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
November 1	12:30 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+
November 8	2:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay *	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+
November 22	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M *	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team

West Georgia Wolves (0-0) at Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	10	0	7	17	34
Bulldogs	0	0	0	3	3

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 506
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yannity (play-by-play), Jay Songhalter (analyst) and Dave Friedman (sideline)

Game information

First quarter UWG – Tommy Holden 23-yard field goal, 9:00. Wolves 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:04. UWG – Davin Wydner 1-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 3:04. Wolves 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:14. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter UWG – DeAndre Buchannon 92-yard kickoff return (Tommy Holden kick), 14:47. Wolves 17–0. Fourth quarter UWG – TJ Lester 3-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 13:43. Wolves 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05. UWG – Tommy Holden 49-yard field goal, 7:06. Wolves 27–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:03. SAM – Ty Ippolito 36-yard field goal, 4:15. Wolves 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 2:51. UWG – Geoffrey Speight 50-yard fumble return (Tommy Holden kick), 1:46. Wolves 34–3.

Statistics	UWG	SAM
First downs	18	16
Total yards	411	271
Rushing yards	180	24
Passing yards	231	247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–35–2	32–44–0
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing	Davin Wydner	18/34, 209 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Latrelle Murrell	11 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Owen Dupree	7 receptions, 71 yards
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	22/29, 154 yards
	Rushing	C.J. Evans	7 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Preston Bird	11 receptions, 95 yards

The Citadel

See also: 2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The Citadel Bulldogs (0-1) at Samford Bulldogs (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
The Citadel	0	10	10	20	40
Samford	0	6	0	7	13

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)

Statistics	CIT	SAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Baylor (FBS)

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Baylor Bears (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Bears (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 11:00 AM CDT

Statistics	SAM	BAY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Baylor	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Catamounts	-	-	-	-	0

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 2:20 PM EDT

Statistics	SAM	WCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Western Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Furman

See also: 2025 Furman Paladins football team

Furman Paladins (0-0) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT

Statistics	FUR	SAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Mercer Bears (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Bears	-	-	-	-	0

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 4:00 PM EDT

Statistics	SAM	MER
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Mercer	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-0) vs. VMI Keydets (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Keydets	-	-	-	-	0

at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 12:30 PM EDT

Statistics	SAM	VMI
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
VMI	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Chattanooga Mocs (0-0) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT

Statistics	UTC	SAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Wofford

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Wofford Terriers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Terriers	-	-	-	-	0

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

• Date: November 1

Statistics	SAM	WOFF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wofford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Tennessee State

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (0-0) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 2:30 PM CST

Statistics	ETSU	SAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Austin Peay Governors (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Governors	-	-	-	-	0

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 1:00 PM CST

Statistics	SAM	APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Texas A&M (FBS)

See also: 2025 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (FBS) (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Aggies (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 11:00 AM CST

Statistics	SAM	TAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (December 19, 2024). "2025 SoCon football schedule announced". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
2. Batchelor, Brett (January 2, 2025). "Samford football adds game at Baylor on 2025 schedule". WBRC. Retrieved May 5, 2025.