2012 Samford Bulldogs football team

2012 Samford Bulldogs football

Conference	Southern Conference
2012 record	7–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Sullivan (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Brandon Herring/Travis Trickett
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium (Capacity: 6,700)

2012 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#6 Georgia Southern +^		6	–	2		10	–	4
#9 Wofford +^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#7 Appalachian State +^		6	–	2		8	–	4
The Citadel		5	–	3		7	–	4
Samford		5	–	3		7	–	4
Chattanooga		5	–	3		6	–	5
Furman		2	–	6		3	–	8
Elon		1	–	7		3	–	8
Western Carolina		0	–	8		1	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth year head coach Pat Sullivan and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 PM	Furman		Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL	CSS	W 24–21	6,712
September 8	7:00 PM	West Alabama*		Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL		W 34–6	7,384
September 15	2:00 PM	at Gardner–Webb*		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC		W 44–23	3,850
September 22	2:30 PM	at Western Carolina		E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC		W 25–21	10,112
September 29	5:00 PM	at #10 Georgia Southern		Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 16–35	20,832
October 6	2:00 PM	#19 The Citadel		Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL		W 38–7	5,872
October 13	2:00 PM	#13 Appalachian State	#25	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL		L 25–28	9,712
October 20	5:00 PM	at Chattanooga		Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN		L 13–20	7,103
November 3	2:00 PM	#6 Wofford		Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL		W 24–17	8,147
November 10	12:30 PM	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		W 26–15	6,231
November 17	7:30 PM	at Kentucky*		Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	CSS	L 3–34	46,749
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	–	RV	RV	RV	25
Coaches	–	–	RV	RV	25	RV	RV

References

Samford Bulldogs football

Venues	Seibert Stadium (1958–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Jacksonville State

Culture & lore	Samford University Bulldog Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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