2023 Samford
6–5 (4–4 Southern Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Shorter 69–14Aug 31
By 55 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Mercer 21–28Nov 11
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vsShorter | W 69–14 | 90% |
| Sep 9 | at Western Carolina | L 7–30 | 63% |
| Sep 16 | at Auburn | L 13–45 | 23% |
| Sep 23 | vs Chattanooga | L 24–47 | 60% |
| Sep 30 | vs East Tennessee State | W 42–28 | 67% |
| Oct 7 | at Wofford | W 31–10 | 68% |
| Oct 14 | vs Furman | L 21–27 | 46% |
| Oct 21 | at VMI | W 27–14 | 64% |
| Oct 28 | vs The Citadel | W 37–7 | 86% |
| Nov 11 | at Mercer | L 21–28 | 38% |
| Nov 18 | vs UT Martin | W 27–17 | 46% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat UT Martin 27–17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).
- Record
- 6–5
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 319–267
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1386 −33 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −25.6 No. 56 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ricky Turner
- Defensive coordinator
- Chris Boone
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Michael Hiers QB | 2,681 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Michael Hiers QB | 13 TD |
| Rushing yards | Jay Stanton RB | 944 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Jay Stanton RB | 10 TD |
| Receiving yards | Chandler Smith WR | 796 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Brendan Jenkins WR | 3 TD |
| Tackles | Kourtlan Marsh DB | 10 tkl |
| Sacks | Joseph Mera DE | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Dontae Pollard S | 1 INT |
Transfers in 1
The 2023 portal Joel DeCoursey TE | ★★★ | from  Vanderbilt |
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2023 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furman | 7–1 | 10–3 | |
| Mercer | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Chattanooga | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Western Carolina | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
 Samford | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| VMI | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
| East Tennessee State | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
| Wofford | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| The Citadel | 0–8 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.