Georgia Southern vs. Samford

Georgia Southern and Samford have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2008; Samford leads the series 4–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Samford 4–⁠2.

Scheduled 2027 at Georgia Southern. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Georgia Southern wins
2
Samford wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2008
Longest streak
3 Samford
Current streak
1 Samford
Last 10 meetings
Samford 4–⁠2
Most recent
2013

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s0–⁠2
2010s2–⁠2
Average margin
13.5 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Georgia Southern
1–⁠2 Georgia Southern’s record at home
At Samford
2–⁠1 Samford’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Georgia Southern’s biggest win2012: Georgia Southern 35, Samford 16by 19 points
  2. Samford’s biggest win2009: Samford 31, Georgia Southern 10by 21 points
  3. Upset2008: Samford 27, Georgia Southern 17Samford had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2010: Samford 20, Georgia Southern 13Samford had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Georgia Southern and Samford, 2008 on1300150017002010201520202025

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 5, 2013Samford 44, Georgia Southern 34at Samford
Sep 29, 2012Georgia Southern 35, Samford 16at Georgia Southern
Sep 3, 2011Georgia Southern 31, Samford 17at Samford
Oct 30, 2010Samford 20, Georgia Southern 13at Georgia Southern
Nov 7, 2009Samford 31, Georgia Southern 10at Samford
Nov 8, 2008Samford 27, Georgia Southern 17at Georgia Southern

Every game is listed as played on the field.