Alabama vs. Samford

Alabama and Samford first met in 1906 and have played 21 times; Alabama leads the series 20–⁠0–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Alabama 9–⁠0, and Alabama has won the last 7.

Alabama wins
20
Samford wins
0
Ties
1
First meeting
1906
Longest streak
13 Alabama
Current streak
7 Alabama
Last 10 meetings
Alabama 9–⁠0
Most recent
1944

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1900s3–⁠0
1910s5–⁠0
1920s2–⁠0
1930s7–⁠0–⁠1
1940s3–⁠0
Average margin
30.2 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Alabama
17–⁠0–⁠1 Alabama’s record at home
At Samford
0–⁠3 Samford’s record at home
Shutouts
17

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Alabama’s biggest win1941: Alabama 61, Samford 0by 61 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Alabama and Samford, 1906 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 7, 1944Alabama 63, Samford 7at Samford
Oct 11, 1941Alabama 61, Samford 0at Samford
Oct 12, 1940Alabama 31, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 30, 1939Alabama 21, Samford 0at Alabama
Oct 1, 1938Alabama 34, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 25, 1937Alabama 41, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 26, 1936Alabama 34, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 28, 1935Alabama 7, Samford 7at Alabama
Sep 29, 1934Alabama 24, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 26, 1931Alabama 42, Samford 6at Alabama
Sep 27, 1930Alabama 43, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 24, 1921Alabama 34, Samford 14at Alabama
Oct 23, 1920Alabama 33, Samford 0at Alabama
Oct 18, 1919Alabama 48, Samford 0at Alabama
Oct 2, 1915Alabama 44, Samford 0at Alabama
Oct 3, 1914Alabama 13, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 27, 1913Alabama 27, Samford 0at Alabama
Sep 30, 1911Alabama 24, Samford 0at Alabama
Oct 9, 1909Alabama 14, Samford 0at Alabama
Oct 10, 1908Alabama 17, Samford 0at Samford
Oct 13, 1906Alabama 14, Samford 0at Alabama

Every game is listed as played on the field.