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2013 Samford

8–⁠5 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Samford in 2013, game by game: won at Georgia State 31–21; lost at Arkansas 21–31; won at Florida A&M 27–20; lost vs. SE Louisiana 31–34; won vs. Western Carolina 62–23; won vs. Georgia Southern 44–34; won at App State 34–10; won at Wofford 34–27; lost at The Citadel 26–28; lost at Furman 17–35; won vs. Chattanooga 17–14; won vs. Elon 33–32; lost at Jacksonville State 14–55+39−41Won 31–21 at Georgia State+10Georgia StateLost 21–31 at Arkansas-10ArkansasWon 27–20 at Florida A&M+7Florida A&MLost 31–34 vs. SE Louisiana-3SE LouisianaWon 62–23 vs. Western Carolina+39Western CarolinaWon 44–34 vs. Georgia Southern+10Georgia SouthernWon 34–10 at App State+24App StateWon 34–27 at Wofford+7WoffordLost 26–28 at The Citadel-2The CitadelLost 17–35 at Furman-18FurmanWon 17–14 vs. Chattanooga+3ChattanoogaWon 33–32 vs. Elon+1ElonLost 14–55 at Jacksonville State-41Jacksonville St…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atGeorgia StateW 31–⁠2162%
Sep 7atArkansasL 21–⁠3119%
Sep 14atFlorida A&MW 27–⁠2053%
Sep 21vsSE LouisianaL 31–⁠3470%
Sep 28vsWestern CarolinaW 62–⁠2381%
Oct 5vsGeorgia SouthernW 44–⁠3444%
Oct 12atApp StateW 34–⁠1050%
Oct 26atWoffordW 34–⁠2739%
Nov 2atThe CitadelL 26–⁠2867%
Nov 9atFurmanL 17–⁠3563%
Nov 16vsChattanoogaW 17–⁠1450%
Nov 23vsElonW 33–⁠3286%
Nov 30atJacksonville StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundL 14–⁠5546%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jacksonville State 55–⁠14 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).

Southern Conference champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Chattanooga and Furman

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
391–⁠364
Coach
—
Elo
1377 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.3 No. 33 of 126 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 133
Offensive coordinators
Brandon Herring and Travis Trickett
Defensive coordinator
Bill D’Ottavio

Leaders

Passing yardsAndy Summerlin QB310 yds
Passing touchdownsAndy Summerlin QB2 TD
Rushing yardsFabian Truss WR181 yds
Rushing touchdownsFabian Truss WR2 TD
Receiving yardsKarel Hamilton WR59 yds
Receiving touchdownsKarel Hamilton WR1 TD

Top recruits in the 2013 class

James Major ILB★★★No. 1837
Connor Rafferty OT★★★No. 1883
Jared Holloway DT★★No. 2314
Sam Pettway S★★No. 2345
Albert Mitchell PRO★★No. 2532

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.768
Receivers12.00.763
Offensive line13.00.798
Defensive line12.00.779
Linebackers13.00.799
Defensive backs12.00.778
Whole class62.30.781

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2013 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Chattanooga6–⁠28–⁠4
Furman6–⁠28–⁠5
Samford6–⁠28–⁠5
Georgia Southern4–⁠47–⁠4
Wofford4–⁠45–⁠6
The Citadel4–⁠45–⁠7
App State4–⁠44–⁠8
Elon1–⁠72–⁠10
Western Carolina1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.