2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

2025 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–10 (1–7 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
No. 8 Mercer $		8	–	0					9	–	1
No. 25 Western Carolina		5	–	2					6	–	5
Chattanooga		4	–	3					5	–	6
East Tennessee State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Wofford		4	–	3					5	–	6
Furman		4	–	4					6	–	5
The Citadel		3	–	4					4	–	7
Samford		1	–	7					1	–	10
VMI		0	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion As of November 16, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team represent Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs are led 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	4,017
September 13	11:00 a.m.	at Baylor *	McLane Stadium Waco, TX	ESPN+	L 7–42	41,215
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	L 35–50	10,593
September 27	2:30 p.m.	Furman	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 13–31	7,521
October 4	3:00 p.m.	at Mercer	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN+	L 21–45	9,461
October 18	12:30 p.m.	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN+	W 24–22	5,294
October 25	2:30 p.m.	Chattanooga	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 13–49	3,741
November 1	12:30 p.m.	at Wofford	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	L 16–26	4,985
November 8	2:30 p.m.	East Tennessee State	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	L 14–38	3,591
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay *	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 16–30	6,751
November 22	11:00 a.m.	at Texas A&M *	Kyle Field College Station, TX	SECN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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
• Game weather: Cloud • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,017
• Referee: Michael Farmer
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (14:46) SAM – Jake Garner 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 1:17; Samford 3–0) (8:34) SAM – Jake Garner 20-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:25; Samford 6–0) (6:03) CIT – Javonte Graves-Billups 43-yard pass from Cobey Thompkins, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; The Citadel 7–6) (0:03) CIT – Ben Barnes 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 0:36; The Citadel 10–6) Third Quarter (11:21) CIT – Ben Barnes 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:17; The Citadel 13–6) (3:03) CIT – Sayre Smothers 31-yard fumble recovery, Ben Barnes kick (The Citadel 20–6) Fourth Quarter (13:48) CIT – Bradlee Jones 59-yard fumble recovery, Ben Barnes kick (The Citadel 27–6) (11:17) SAM – CJ Evans 5-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; The Citadel 27–13) (4:34) CIT – Javonte Graves-Billups 13-yard pass from Quentin Hayes, 2-pt conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:32; The Citadel 33–13) (1:45) CIT – Quentin Hayes 18-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:32; The Citadel 40–13)

Statistics	CIT	SAM
First downs	15	26
Total yards	330	452
Rushing yards	162	90
Passing yards	168	362
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–13–0	43–62–3
Time of possession	29:51	30:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
The Citadel	Passing	Cobey Thompkins	9/11, 155 yards, TD
	Rushing	Cobey Thompkins	13 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Javonte Graves-Billips	6 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	40/56, 324 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Quincy Crittendon	14 carries, 35 yards
	Receiving	Jaden Gibson	10 receptions, 91 yards

at Baylor (FBS)

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team

Samford Bulldogs (0–2) vs. Baylor Bears (FBS) (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	0	0	7
Bears (FBS)	14	21	0	7	42

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 41,215
• Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Madison Hock (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (12:52) BAY – Bryson Washington 2 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:17; BAY 7–0) (09:37) BAY – Josh Cameron 10 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:59; BAY 14–0) (01:07) SAM – Torrey Ward 12 yard pass from CJ Evans, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:00; BAY 14–7) Second quarter (08:52) BAY – Kobe Prentice 12 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 4:51; BAY 21–7) (04:22) BAY – Bryson Washington 5 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:23; BAY 28–7) (01:07) BAY – Caden Knighten 1 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:57; BAY 35–7) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter (11:40) BAY – Louis Brown IV 11 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 4:12; BAY 42–7)

Statistics	SAM	BAY
First downs	10	29
Total yards	195	468
Rushing yards	95	223
Passing yards	100	245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–25–3	28–44–2
Time of possession	25:54	34:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	7/13, 59 yards, INT
	Rushing	CJ Evans	13 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Torrey Ward	5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Baylor	Passing	Sawyer Robertson	23/37, 211 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Bryson Washington	21 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Ashtyn Hawkins	3 receptions, 42 yards

at Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-3) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (0-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	6	14	6	9	35
Catamounts	14	7	29	0	50

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

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 2:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 10,593
• Referee: Brian Hilpisch
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yanity (play-by-play) and John Brannon III (analyst)

Game information

First quarter SAM – Jake Garner 28-yard field goal, 11:07. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:53. WCU – Camury Reid 14-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 8:26. Catamounts 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:34. SAM – Jake Garner 29-yard field goal, 3:17. Catamounts 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:05. WCU – James Tyre 6-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:06. Catamounts 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11. Second quarter SAM – Calvin Jones 28-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 13:12. Catamounts 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54. SAM – Calvin Jones 11-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 9:36. Bulldogs 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:50. WCU – Jordan Thomas 2-yard pass from Taron Dickens, 1:32. Catamounts 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:01. Third quarter WCU – Painter Richards-Baker 20-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 13:42. Catamounts 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:11. SAM – Calvin Jones 12-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Kick failed), 11:08. Catamounts 28–26. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:34. WCU – Camury Reid 24-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Taron Dickens pass), 8:22. Catamounts 36–26. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:46. WCU – Camury Reid 2-yard run (Marcus Trout kick), 3:08. Catamounts 43–26. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31. WCU – Camury Reid 62-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:12. Catamounts 50–26. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:37. Fourth quarter SAM – C.J. Evans 32-yard run (Pass failed), 8:50. Catamounts 50–33. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:56. SAM – Jake Garner 33-yard field goal, 1:56. Catamounts 50–36. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 1:43.

Statistics	SAM	WCU
First downs	34	31
Total yards	576	733
Rushing yards	120	151
Passing yards	456	582
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	35–53–1	35–46–0
Time of possession	30:13	29:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	35/53, 456 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	C.J. Evans	15 carries, 56 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jaden Gibson	9 receptions, 122 yards
Western Carolina	Passing	Taron Dickens	35/46, 582 yards, 6 TD
	Rushing	Markel Townsend	13 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Camury Reid	4 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TD

Furman

See also: 2025 Furman Paladins football team

Furman Paladins (2-1) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	14	7	10	0	31
Bulldogs	0	7	0	6	13

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 7,521
• Referee: Jake Grombach
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Molly Robinson (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (12:14) FUR – Evan James 17-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:43; Furman 7–0) (1:21) FUR – Joshua Burrell 7-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:10; Furman 14–0) Second Quarter (9:08) SAM – CJ Evans 25-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon, Ty Ippolito kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:30; Furman 14–7) (0:48) FUR – Raleigh Herbert 47-yard interception, Ian Williams kick (Furman 21–7) Third Quarter (10:37) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 4-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:33; Furman 28–7) (1:15) FUR – Ian Williams 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:09; Furman 31–7) Fourth Quarter (11:52) SAM – Preston Bird 70-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:56; Furman 31–13)

Statistics	FUR	SAM
First downs	17	23
Total yards	377	389
Rushing yards	105	70
Passing yards	272	319
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–41–0	32–47–2
Time of possession	34:53	25:07

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing	Trey Hedden	28/41, 272 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Gavin Hall	16 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Evan James	7 receptions, 88 yards
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	28/42, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brady Stober	3 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Preston Bird	5 receptions, 97 yards, TD

at Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-5) vs. Mercer Bears (3-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	14	7	21
Bears	14	14	14	3	45

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 9,461
• Referee: Jeff Page
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Frank Malloy (play-by-play) and Phil Cox (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (12:18) MER – Samuel Albee 64-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:09; Mercer 7–0) (2:36) MER – Antonio Butts Jr. 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:37; Mercer 14–0) Second Quarter (11:09) MER – Javarius George 3-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 5:36; Mercer 21–0) (6:00) MER – Brayden Smith 7-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:01; Mercer 28–0) Third Quarter (12:50) SAM – Preston Bird 63-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Mercer 28–7) (10:57) MER – Brayden Smith 38-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:47; Mercer 35–7) (5:30) MER – Ty Doughty 66-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10; Mercer 42–7) (2:44) SAM – Cameron Bland 13-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Mercer 42–14) Fourth Quarter (11:29) SAM – Samuel Pickett III 77-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:27; Mercer 42–21) (5:36) MER – Reice Griffith 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:26; Mercer 45–21)

Statistics	SAM	MER
First downs	14	24
Total yards	342	557
Rushing yards	61	192
Passing yards	281	365
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–33–1	22–37–1
Time of possession	28:19	31:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Brady Stober	14/22, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Cameron Bland	11 carries, 52 yards, TD
	Receiving	Samuel Pickett III	3 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Mercer	Passing	Braden Atkinson	22/35, 365 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Ty Doughty	19 carries, 105 yards
	Receiving	Ty Doughty	2 receptions, 77 yards, TD

at VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team

Samford Bulldogs (0-6) vs. VMI Keydets (1-5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	14	0	3	24
Keydets	0	7	6	9	22

at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 5,294
• Referee: Brian Hilpisch
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Wade Branner (play-by-play) and Chip Tarkenton (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (11:23) SAM – Calvin Jones 15-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:37; Samford 7–0) Second Quarter (14:50) VMI – Owen Sweeney 55-yard pass from Collin Shannon, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18; Tied 7–7) (11:50) SAM – Samuel Pickett III 22-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; Samford 14–7) (0:50) SAM – Preston Bird 27-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:52; Samford 21–7) Third Quarter (12:20) VMI – Leo Boehling 37-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:40; Samford 21–13) Fourth Quarter (13:36) VMI – Ben Shrewsbury 24-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:54; Samford 21–16) (7:24) VMI – Noah Grevious 10-yard pass from Collin Shannon (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:15; VMI 22–21) (1:28) SAM – Jake Garner 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 3:43; Samford 24–22)

Statistics	SAM	VMI
First downs	22	25
Total yards	398	522
Rushing yards	113	103
Passing yards	285	419
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–43–1	24–38–1
Time of possession	29:14	30:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Brady Stober	34/43, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Brady Stober	13 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Preston Bird	9 receptions, 116 yards, TD
VMI	Passing	Collin Shannon	24/38, 419 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Aslin Shipe	10 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Owen Sweeney	13 receptions, 208 yards, TD

Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Chattanooga Mocs (3-4) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	7	7	14	21	49
Bulldogs	7	0	0	6	13

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 3,741
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (8:20) SAM – Brady Stober 1-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:55; Samford 7–0) (2:22) UTC – Camden Orth 6-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:13; Tied 7–7) Second Quarter (10:58) UTC – A.J. Little 47-yard punt return, Jude Kelley kick (Chattanooga 14–7) Third Quarter (7:17) UTC – John McIntyre 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 4:01; Chattanooga 21–7) (1:15) UTC – A.J. Little 15-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:32; Chattanooga 28–7) Fourth Quarter (14:47) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 42-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:59; Chattanooga 35–7) (7:18) SAM – Ken Cherry 2-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:23; Chattanooga 35–13) (4:35) UTC – Solomon Locke 35-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:42; Chattanooga 42–13) (1:07) UTC – Solomon Locke 31-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:57; Chattanooga 49–13)

Statistics	UTC	SAM
First downs	18	19
Total yards	429	342
Rushing yards	257	94
Passing yards	172	248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–20–0	22–44–2
Time of possession	32:19	27:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Chattanooga	Passing	Camden Orth	11/20, 172 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Solomon Locke	5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	A.J. Little	4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Samford	Passing	Charlie Gilliam	9/15, 138 yards, INT
	Rushing	Emerson Russell	3 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Jaden Gibson	5 receptions, 77 yards

at Wofford

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team

Samford Bulldogs (1-7) vs. Wofford Terriers (2-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	10	0	6	0	16
Terriers	14	0	9	3	26

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,985
• Referee: Jake Grombach
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Noble (play-by-play), Thom Henson (analyst) and Van Hipp (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (11:49) SAM – Charlie Gilliam 2-yard pass from Charlie Gilliam, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:06; Samford 7–0) (9:51) WOF – Maximus Pulley 25-yard interception, Sam Spence kick (Tied 7–7) (8:50) WOF – Gerald Modest Jr. 5-yard run, Sam Spence kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Wofford 14–7) (3:46) SAM – Jake Garner 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:25; Wofford 14–10) Second Quarter No scoring plays Third Quarter (12:46) WOF – Eli Campbell 42-yard interception, Sam Spence kick (Wofford 21–10) (9:26) SAM – Jake Garner 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:16; Wofford 21–13) (4:13) SAM – Jake Garner 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 3:32; Wofford 21–16) (1:01) WOF – Brandon Maina 0-yard safety (Wofford 23–16) Fourth Quarter (11:26) WOF – Sam Spence 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:27; Wofford 26–16)

Statistics	SAM	WOF
First downs	18	10
Total yards	351	191
Rushing yards	19	111
Passing yards	332	80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–51–4	14–24–1
Time of possession	28:14	31:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	19/25, 219 yards
	Rushing	CJ Evans	4 carries, 12 yards
	Receiving	Calvin Jones	9 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Wofford	Passing	JT Fayard	14/24, 80 yards, INT
	Rushing	Ihson Jackson-Anderson	16 carries, 85 yards
	Receiving	Ihson Jackson-Anderson	3 receptions, 35 yards

East Tennessee State

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (4-5) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	21	3	14	0	38
Bulldogs	7	0	0	7	14

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 2:30 PM CST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 3,591
• Referee: Michael Farmer
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (13:40) ETSU – Devontae Houston 45-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:16; East Tennessee State 7–0) (12:45) ETSU – Xavier Gaillardetz 70-yard pass from Ephraim Floyd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13; East Tennessee State 14–0) (7:55) ETSU – Karim Page 26-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:49; East Tennessee State 21–0) (3:01) SAM – CJ Evans 20-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:47; East Tennessee State 21–7) Second Quarter (8:20) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:41; East Tennessee State 24–7) Third Quarter (12:39) ETSU – Charlie Browder 10-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:39; East Tennessee State 31–7) (9:57) ETSU – Devontae Houston 40-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:54; East Tennessee State 38–7) Fourth Quarter (4:55) SAM – Calvin Jones 25-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:16; East Tennessee State 38–14)

Statistics	ETSU	SAM
First downs	25	16
Total yards	600	312
Rushing yards	237	56
Passing yards	363	256
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–36–0	21–39–1
Time of possession	29:59	30:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jacolby Criswell	19/30, 261 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	18 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Xavier Gaillardetz	3 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Samford	Passing	Brady Stober	12/26, 141 yards, TD
	Rushing	Quincy Crittendon	6 carries, 30 yards
	Receiving	Samuel Pickett III	3 receptions, 90 yards

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	TA&M
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.