2018 Samford
6–5 (5–3 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Shorter 66–9Aug 30
By 57 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Florida State 26–36Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vsShorter | W 66–9 | 85% |
| Sep 8 | at Florida State | L 26–36 | 23% |
| Sep 15 | vs Mercer | L 24–30 | 64% |
| Sep 22 | at Chattanooga | L 20–27 | 46% |
| Sep 29 | at Kennesaw State | L 10–24 | 26% |
| Oct 6 | vs Western Carolina | W 66–28 | 57% |
| Oct 13 | vs VMI | W 73–22 | 87% |
| Oct 20 | at Furman | W 38–25 | 43% |
| Nov 3 | vs Wofford | W 35–20 | 51% |
| Nov 10 | at The Citadel | L 27–42 | 62% |
| Nov 17 | at East Tennessee State | W 38–27 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat East Tennessee State 38–27; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 5–3 4th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 423–290
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1419 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.8 No. 24 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 195
- Offensive coordinator
- Russ Callaway
- Defensive coordinator
- Bill D’Ottavio
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Devlin Hodges QB | 475 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Devlin Hodges QB | 2 TD |
| Rushing yards | Roland Adams RB | 34 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Roland Adams RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Kelvin McKnight WR | 215 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Kelvin McKnight WR | 2 TD |
| Tackles | Aaron Harris LB | 13 tkl |
| Sacks | Ahmad Gooden DL | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Gavin Orr OG | ★★ | No. 2733 |
| Justin Hayes SDE | ★★ | No. 2978 |
| Lavar Gardner ATH |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.780 |
| Defensive line | 1 | 2.0 | 0.774 |
| Whole class | 2 | 2.0 | 0.777 |
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.
2018 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wofford | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| East Tennessee State | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| Furman | 6–2 | 6–4 | |
 Samford | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Chattanooga | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Mercer | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| Western Carolina | 1–7 | 3–8 | |
| VMI | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.