Samford Bulldogs football

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Samford Bulldogs football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team
Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg
First season 1902; 123 years ago
Athletic directorMartin Newton
Head coach Chris Hatcher
11th season, 61–50 (.550)
Stadium Bobby Bowden Field at Pete Hanna Stadium
(capacity: 6,700)
Field surfaceLSR Blade
Location Homewood, Alabama
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Southern Conference
All-time record474–464–47 (.505)
Conference titles5 (3 Dixie, 2 SoCon)
Rivalries Jacksonville State (rivalry)
Furman
Chattanooga
Mercer
Tennessee Tech
Consensus All-Americans27
ColorsBlue and red [1]
   
MascotSam, changed from Spike in 2017
Website SamfordSports.com

The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in Homewood, Alabama. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team was known as the Howard Bulldogs through the 1965 season when Howard College was renamed as Samford University. Howard was located in Birmingham, Alabama prior to 1957. Since 1958, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium, which now has a seating capacity of 6,700, in Homewood. Chris Hatcher has served as Samford's head coach since the 2015 season.

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History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Conference Championships

The Bulldogs have won 4 conference championships, with three coming in the Dixie Conference and two in the Southern Conference.

SeasonConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
1933 Dixie Conference Eddie McLane 8–56–2
1935 Billy Bancroft 7–1–23–0–1
1936 5–3–14–1–1
2013† Southern Conference Pat Sullivan 8–56–2
2022 Southern Conference Chris Hatcher 11-28–0

† Co-champions

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoff results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs six times with an overall record of 3–6.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1991 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 New Hampshire
James Madison
Youngstown State 		W 29–13
W 24–21
L 0–10
1992 First Round Delaware L 21–56
2013 First Round Jacksonville State (#20) L 14–55
2016 First Round Youngstown State (#13) L 24–38
2017 First Round Kennesaw State (#16) L 17–28
2022 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		BYE Week
Southeastern Louisiana (#17)
North Dakota State (#3) 		N/A
W 48–42 OT
L 9–27

Notable former players

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of February 17, 2025. [2]

20252026202720282029
vs West Georgia at Incarnate Word at Georgia Southern at Tennessee Tech vs Tennessee Tech
at Baylor at Tennessee Tech vs Tennessee Tech vs Austin Peay
at Austin Peay
at Texas A&M

References

  1. ↑ Samford Brand Identity Standards (PDF). April 1, 2019. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Samford Bulldogs Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
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