Samford Bulldogs football

Samford Bulldogs

2015 Samford Bulldogs football team

First season

1902

Athletic director

Martin Newton

Head coach

Chris Hatcher
1st year, 6–5 (.545)

Stadium

Seibert Stadium

Seating capacity

6,700

Field surface

LSR Blade

Location

Homewood, AL

NCAA division

NCAA Division I (FCS)

Conference

Southern Conference

All-time record

423–436–47 (.493)

Claimed nat'l titles

Consensus All-Americans

Colors

Blue and Red^[1]

Rivals

Chattanooga, Furman, Wofford

Website

SamfordSports.com

For information on all Samford University sports, see Samford Bulldogs

The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in the U.S. state of Alabama. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Southern Conference. Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team plays its home games at the 6,700 seat Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama. The Bulldogs are coached by Chris Hatcher.^[2]

History

Classifications

1937–1971: NA
1972: NCAA College Division
1973: NCAA Division III
1974–1983: No program
1984–1988: NCAA Division III
1989–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

1902–1905: Independent
1906–1931: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1931–1954: Dixie Conference
1955–1972: Independent
1973: NCAA Division III Independent
1974–1983: No program
1984–1988: NCAA Division III Independent
1989–2002: NCAA Division I–AA Independent
2003–2007: Ohio Valley Conference
2008–present: Southern Conference

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results

The Bulldogs have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs three times with an overall record of 2–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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	L 14–44

Notable former players

Future non-conference opponents

2017
at Georgia

References

↑ "Samford University Athletics Graphic Standards" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
↑ "Samford Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2014-02-11.

External links

Official website

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 2016

Southern Conference football

Teams	Chattanooga Mocs The Citadel Bulldogs East Tennessee State Buccaneers (beginning in 2016) Furman Paladins Mercer Bears Samford Bulldogs VMI Keydets Western Carolina Catamounts Wofford Terriers

Former teams	Former Southern Conference teams

Championships & awards	Southern Conference football champions All-Southern team Champ Pickens Trophy

Seasons	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 2016

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