Samford Bulldogs
SouthernHomewood, ALSeibert Stadium
2026: 1–6 (1–3 Southern). Last: lost to Mercer 31–21 at home. Next: at Furman, Saturday, Oct 24, 2 p.m. ET.
- L 10–22vs. North Alabama
- L 18–22Southern Illinois
- L 19–45at Tennessee Tech
- W 45–7VMI
- L 14–33at UAB
- L 3–19at Chattanooga
- L 21–31Mercer
- Oct 24at Furman
- Oct 31Wofford
- Nov 7at East Tennessee State
- Nov 14Western Carolina
- Nov 21at Auburn
Samford has played football since 1902 and is officially 474–464–47; 433 of its 985 games are in our file. They have won three Dixie Conference titles (the last in 1936) and two Southern Conference titles, counting shared titles. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 1 coach from Samford. The most-played rival is Auburn: 30 meetings, Auburn leads 29–0–1. This season, they’re 1–6.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 474–464–47 official; 162–254–17 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1126
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 75 · Composite No. 95 in FCS, Oct 17; up 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 5 last in 2022
- Seasons
- 79 since 1902, 433 games
Identity
- Band
- Bulldog Marching Band 160 members
2026 season 1–6
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs North Alabama | L 10–22 | 44% |
| Sep 3 | vs Southern Illinois | L 18–22 | 29% |
| Sep 12 | at Tennessee Tech | L 19–45 | 11% |
| Sep 26 | vs VMI | W 45–7 | 65% |
| Oct 3 | at UAB | L 14–33 | 13% |
| Oct 10 | at Chattanooga | L 3–19 | 20% |
| Oct 17 | vs Mercer | L 21–31 | 21% |
| Oct 24 | at Furman | Preview | 26% |
| Oct 31 | vs Wofford | Preview | 28% |
| Nov 7 | at East Tennessee State | Preview | 14% |
| Nov 14 | vs Western Carolina | Preview | 27% |
| Nov 21 | at Auburn | Preview | 6% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Gabarri Johnson1,159 passing yards, 7 TD (leads Samford in passing yards)
- Spencer Conn59 tackles, 3 sacks (leads Samford in tackles)
- LaShon Young43 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT (leads Samford in interceptions)
- Marquise Henderson23 catches, 403 yards, 3 TD (leads Samford in receiving yards)
- Jalen Nelson51 tackles, 0.5 sacks
- Noah Holton36 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
Program strength since 1902
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Hatcher | 2025 | 1–9 |
| Scot Sloan | 2025 | 0–2 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Auburn
0–29–1 in 30
- 1940 L 13–27
- 1941 L 0–13
- 1944 L 0–32
- 1945 L 0–38
- 1992 L 0–55
- 1993 L 7–35
- 2011 L 16–35
- 2014 L 7–31
- 2019 L 0–52
- 2023 L 13–45
Lost the last 10.
Next: Nov 21
- Chattanooga
7–17–2 in 26
- 2016 L 21–41
- 2017 L 21–23
- 2018 L 20–27
- 2019 L 27–35
- 2021 L 13–55
- 2022 W 35–24
- 2023 L 24–47
- 2024 W 36–13
- 2025 L 13–49
- 2026 L 3–19
Lost the last two.
- Furman
12–13–1 in 26
- 2016 W 38–21
- 2017 W 26–20
- 2018 W 38–25
- 2019 L 14–58
- 2020 L 37–44
- 2021 L 34–41
- 2022 W 34–27
- 2023 L 21–27
- 2024 T 0–0
- 2025 L 13–31
Lost the last one.
Next: Oct 24
| Opponent | Games | SAM record |
|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 30 | 0–29–1 |
| Chattanooga | 26 | 7–17–2 |
| Furman | 26 | 12–13–1 |
| Mercer | 21 | 9–11–1 |
| Alabama | 21 | 0–20–1 |
| Western Carolina | 18 | 13–5 |
| The Citadel | 18 | 10–8 |
| Wofford | 18 | 12–6 |
Rivals the program names: Jacksonville State, Furman, Chattanooga, Mercer, Tennessee Tech.
Every opponent (87)
Every program Samford has played, A to Z, with Samford’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama 0–20–1
- Alabama A&M 1–0
- Alabama Southern 0–1–1
- Alabama State 1–0
- App State 1–5
- Arkansas 0–1
- Auburn 0–29–1
- Austin Peay 1–2
- Baylor 0–3
- Birmingham 2–1
- Birmingham-Southern 2–2–2
- Blountsville Agricultural 1–0
- Central Arkansas 2–0
- Centre 0–1
- Chattanooga 7–17–2
- Clark Atlanta 1–0
- Clemson 0–3
- East Carolina 0–1
- East Tennessee State 5–5
- Eastern Illinois 1–4
- Eastern Kentucky 0–5
- Elon 3–3
- Faulkner University 1–0
- Florida 0–4
- Florida A&M 2–0
- Florida State 0–2
- Furman 12–13–1
- Gardner-Webb 2–0
- Georgetown (Kentucky) 1–0
- Georgia 0–3
- Georgia Southern 4–2
- Georgia State 1–0
- Georgia Tech 0–8
- Hamilton A.C. 1–0–1
- Jacksonville 1–0
- Jacksonville State 6–6
- Kennesaw State 2–2
- Kentucky 0–1
- Louisville 0–1
- Loyola (LA) 2–1
- LSU 0–1
- Marion 4–2–1
- Mars Hill 1–0
- Mercer 9–11–1
- Miami 0–1
- Miles 2–0
- Millsaps 3–2
- Mississippi College 0–4
- Mississippi State 1–16–1
- Morgan 1–0–1
- Murray State 3–1
- Newberry 1–0
- North Alabama 0–1
- North Dakota State 0–1
- North Texas 0–1
- Northwestern State 1–0
- Oglethorpe 0–2
- Ole Miss 1–2
- Presbyterian 1–0
- Rhodes 1–1
- San Diego State 0–1
- SE Louisiana 1–1
- Sewanee 0–2–1
- Shorter 2–0
- Southeast Missouri State 3–2
- Southern Illinois 0–1
- Southern Miss 0–1
- Spring Hill 0–3–1
- Stillman 2–0
- TCU 0–1
- Tennessee 0–2
- Tennessee State 2–3
- Tennessee Tech 5–5
- Texas A&M 0–1
- The Citadel 10–8
- Tulane 0–4–1
- UAB 0–1
- UCF 0–3
- Union (Tennessee) 0–1–1
- UT Martin 4–2
- Vanderbilt 0–2
- VMI 10–3
- West Alabama 5–0
- West Georgia 1–2
- Western Carolina 13–5
- Wofford 12–6
- Youngstown State 0–2
Conference titles
5, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Conferences
- Independent 1902–1903 and 1905
- Dixie Conference 1931–1941, 1943–1945 and 1948–1954
- Independent 1955–1973 and 1984–2002
- OVC 2003–2007
- Southern Conference since 2008
- 2003Joined the OVC from independence in football, announced May 15, 2001. Source
- 2008Joined the Southern Conference from the OVC. Source
Samford’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 1
| 2006 | Bobby Bowden coach, career 1959–2009 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 7 since 1969
- First-round picks
- 0
The school
Samford University- Enrollment
- 6,097 4,210 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Public or private
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1841
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $58,469 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–6 | 1–3 | 1126 | ||||
| 2025 | 1–11 | 1–7 | Chris Hatcher, Scot Sloan | 1098 | |||
| 2024 | 4–7–1 | 3–4–1 | 1297 | ||||
| 2023 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1386 | ||||
| 2022 | 11–2 | 8–0 | 1478 | ||||
| 2021 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1266 | ||||
| 2020 | 4–3 | 1357 | |||||
| 2019 | 5–7 | 4–4 | 1309 | ||||
| 2018 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1419 | ||||
| 2017 | 8–4 | 6–2 | 1436 | ||||
| 2016 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 1378 | ||||
| 2015 | 6–5 | 3–4 | 1375 | ||||
| 2014 | 6–4 | 5–2 | 1396 | ||||
| 2013 | 8–5 | 6–2 | 1377 | ||||
| 2012 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1364 | ||||
| 2011 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1325 | ||||
| 2010 | 4–7 | 2–6 | 1274 | ||||
| 2009 | 5–6 | 3–5 | 1311 | ||||
| 2008 | 6–5 | 4–4 | 1310 | ||||
| 2007 | 4–6 | 2–5 | 1178 | ||||
| 2006 | 3–8 | 1–7 | 1156 | ||||
| 2005 | 4–6 | 4–4 | 1226 | ||||
| 2004 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1249 | ||||
| 2003 | 7–4 | 5–3 | 1322 | ||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1230 |
Every season back to 1902 (54 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0–1 | 1227 | |||||
| 1997 | 0–1 | 1231 | |||||
| 1996 | 0–1 | 1216 | |||||
| 1994 | 0–1 | 1209 | |||||
| 1993 | 0–1 | 1178 | |||||
| 1992 | 0–1 | 1126 | |||||
| 1969 | 1–0 | 1146 | |||||
| 1968 | 1–0 | 1144 | |||||
| 1967 | 1–0 | 1140 | |||||
| 1966 | 1–0 | 1127 | |||||
| 1965 | 0–1 | 1094 | |||||
| 1963 | 0–1 | 1102 | |||||
| 1962 | 1–0 | 1111 | |||||
| 1961 | 0–1 | 1062 | |||||
| 1945 | 0–3 | 1055 | |||||
| 1944 | 0–2 | 1078 | |||||
| 1943 | 0–1 | 1077 | |||||
| 1941 | 0–4 | 1070 | |||||
| 1940 | 0–4 | 1088 | |||||
| 1939 | 0–4 | 1096 | |||||
| 1938 | 0–2 | 1124 | |||||
| 1937 | 0–2 | 1145 | |||||
| 1936 | 1–2–1 | 0–0–1 | 1178 | ||||
| 1935 | 1–1–1 | 1159 | |||||
| 1934 | 1–3 | 1093 | |||||
| 1933 | 0–1 | 1089 | |||||
| 1932 | 0–2 | 1090 | |||||
| 1931 | 0–1 | 1096 | |||||
| 1930 | 0–1 | 1096 | |||||
| 1929 | 0–1 | 1098 | |||||
| 1928 | 0–1 | 1105 | |||||
| 1927 | 0–0–1 | 1123 | |||||
| 1926 | 0–1 | 1127 | |||||
| 1925 | 0–2 | 1151 | |||||
| 1924 | 3–5–1 | 1–1 | 1182 | ||||
| 1923 | 3–4–3 | 0–0–1 | 1190 | ||||
| 1922 | 2–6–2 | 1119 | |||||
| 1921 | 3–6 | 0–4 | 1212 | ||||
| 1920 | 3–5–1 | 1–2 | 1200 | ||||
| 1919 | 3–5–2 | 0–3 | 1155 | ||||
| 1917few games on file | 0–2–1 | 0–2 | 1086 | ||||
| 1916few games on file | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1074 | ||||
| 1915few games on file | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1065 | ||||
| 1914few games on file | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1064 | ||||
| 1913few games on file | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1049 | ||||
| 1912 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1033 | ||||
| 1911 | 1–6–1 | 0–5 | 1107 | ||||
| 1910 | 1–7 | 0–5 | 1136 | ||||
| 1909 | 5–2–1 | 2–2 | 1238 | ||||
| 1908few games on file | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1115 | ||||
| 1907 | 2–5 | 0–5 | 1141 | ||||
| 1906few games on file | 0–2–1 | 0–2–1 | 1081 | ||||
| 1903few games on file | 0–2 | 1071 | |||||
| 1902few games on file | 0–1 | 1088 |
Officially 474–464–47 since 1902 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 162–254–17 (433 of its 985 games are on file). Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1904–05, 1918, 1942, 1946–60, 1964, 1970–91, 1995, 1998–99, 2001: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.