2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

2025 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	0–4 (0–2 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
Mercer		2	–	0					2	–	1
Western Carolina		1	–	0					1	–	3
The Citadel		1	–	1					1	–	3
Furman		0	–	0					2	–	1
East Tennessee State		0	–	0					2	–	2
Chattanooga		0	–	0					1	–	3
VMI		0	–	0					1	–	3
Wofford		0	–	1					0	–	4
Samford		0	–	2					0	–	4
As of September 25, 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+
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
• 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	-	-	-	-	0
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Molly Robinson (sideline)

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	WOF
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	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.