2020 Samford
4–3. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat The Citadel 55–7Mar 27
By 48 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20 | at East Tennessee State | L 17–24 | 52% |
| Feb 27 | vs Western Carolina | W 55–27 | 74% |
| Mar 6 | at Furman | L 37–44 | 33% |
| Mar 13 | vs Wofford | W 37–31 | 43% |
| Mar 20 | vs VMI | L 37–38 | 61% |
| Mar 27 | at The Citadel | W 55–7 | 59% |
| Apr 17 | vs Mercer | W 44–20 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Mercer 44–20; unranked in the final AP poll.
In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).
- Record
- 4–3
- Conference
- 4–3 5th in the Southern Conference (Wikipedia)
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 282–191
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1357 +50 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- Recruiting class
- No. 196
- Offensive coordinator
- Derrick Sherman
- Defensive coordinator
- Nick Benedetto
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 4–2–5
Top recruits in the 2020 class
| Shelton Quarles Jr CB | ★★★ | No. 1970 |
| Lawson Pratt DUAL | ★★★ | No. 2029 |
| Asher Morgan PRO | ★★ | No. 3018 |
| Jabari Brooks OL | ||
| Cooper Frazier OL |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2020 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 2.5 | 0.811 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.827 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.7 | 0.816 |
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.