2019 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–7 (4–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRuss Callaway (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (13th season)
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
2019 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Wofford $^  7 1   8 3  
No. 21 Furman ^  6 2   8 4  
Chattanooga  5 3   6 6  
The Citadel  4 4   6 6  
Samford  4 4   5 7  
VMI  4 4   5 7  
Mercer  3 5   4 8  
Western Carolina  2 6   3 9  
East Tennessee State  1 7   3 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represents Samford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and play their home games at Seibert Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in sixth place in both polls.[1][2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wofford253 (21)
2Furman229 (6)
3East Tennessee State187 (2)
4Mercer146
5Chattanooga134
6Samford125
7The Citadel111
8Western Carolina88
9VMI32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Wofford63 (7)
2Furman55 (1)
3East Tennessee State44 (1)
4Chattanooga40
5Mercer34
6Samford33
7The Citadel22
8Western Carolina21
9VMI12

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed four players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 24 2:00 p.m. vs. Youngstown State* ESPN L 22–45 12,560
August 31 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech* ESPN+ L 58–59 2OT 7,806
September 14 5:00 p.m. at No. 21 Wofford Nexstar/ESPN3 W 21–14 3,463
September 21 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&M* ESPN3 W 55–21 5,934
September 28 2:00 p.m. No. 25 The Citadel
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+ W 61–55 4OT 3,524
October 5 2:00 p.m. No. 14 Furman
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+ L 14–586,169
October 12 12:30 p.m. at VMI Nexstar/ESPN+ L 41–48 OT 5,300
October 26 12:00 p.m. East Tennessee State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+ W 24–17 1,521
November 2 6:00 p.m. at Mercer ESPN+ L 33–36 3OT
November 9 2:00 p.m. Chattanooga
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3 L 27–35 4,835
November 16 1:00 p.m. at Western Carolina ESPN+ W 31–13
November 23 11:00 a.m. at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn* SECN L 0–52 80,692

[3][4]

Game summaries

Vs. Youngstown State

1 2 3 4 Total
Penguins 14 10 0 21 45
Bulldogs 7 0 0 15 22

At Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Bulldogs 7 17 14 677 58
Golden Eagles 12 0 10 2278 59

At Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 0 7 0 21
No. 21 Terriers 14 0 0 0 14

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
AAMU Bulldogs 7 7 0 7 21
SAM Bulldogs 10 21 10 14 55

The Citadel

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT4OT Total
No. 25 CIT Bulldogs 7 7 7 177730 55
SAM Bulldogs 7 3 14 147736 61

Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 14 Paladins 28 14 10 6 58
Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14

At VMI

1 2 3 4OT Total
Bulldogs 14 10 14 30 41
Keydets 14 14 0 137 48

East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 14 0 3 17
Bulldogs 7 0 10 7 24

At Mercer

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Bulldogs 7 3 7 6730 33
Bears 3 7 6 7733 36

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 7 21 7 0 35
Bulldogs 7 0 13 7 27

At Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 7 31
Catamounts 10 3 0 0 13

At Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
No. 15 (FBS) Tigers 7 24 7 14 52

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV
Coaches

References

  1. "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. "2019 Football Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  4. "2019 Samford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.


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