2024 Samford
4–7–1 (3–4–1 Southern Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–7, over 11 games to the 12 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 27–3Oct 5
By 24 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Western Carolina 42–47Nov 23
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | at West Georgia | L 29–38 | 61% |
| Sep 7 | at Florida | L 7–45 | 25% |
| Sep 14 | vs Alabama State | W 12–7 | 56% |
| Sep 28 | at Furman | T 0–0 | 35% |
| Oct 5 | vs VMI | W 27–3 | 79% |
| Oct 12 | at East Tennessee State | L 28–31 | 51% |
| Oct 19 | vs Mercer | W 55–35 | 37% |
| Oct 26 | at The Citadel | L 11–28 | 73% |
| Nov 2 | vs Wofford | L 13–17 | 74% |
| Nov 9 | vs Tennessee Tech | L 7–27 | 59% |
| Nov 16 | at Chattanooga | W 36–13 | 21% |
| Nov 23 | vs Western Carolina | L 42–47 | 50% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Western Carolina 47–42; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 79 on file).
- Record
- 4–7–1
- Conference
- 3–4–1 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 267–291
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1297 −60 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −27.4 No. 54 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Ricky Turner
- Defensive coordinator
- Chris Boone
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Quincy Crittendon QB | 2,684 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Quincy Crittendon QB | 18 TD |
| Rushing yards | Damonta Witherspoon RB | 447 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Quincy Crittendon QB | 7 TD |
| Receiving yards | Brendan Jenkins WR | 576 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | E. Jai Mason WR | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Noah Martin LB | 11 tkl |
| Interceptions | Noah Martin LB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2024 class
| Haden Klees QB | ★★ | No. 2983 |
| Carson Sloan LB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2024 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
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.
Transfers in 7
The 2024 portal Jaylon Barden WR | ★★★★ | from  Georgia Southern |
 Corey Warren DL | ★★★ | from  Georgia State |
 Mack Howard QB | ★★★ | from  Utah |
 Micah Kelly RB | ★★★ | from  Toledo |
 Damon Miller S | ★★ | from  UAB |
 Rayf Vinson WR | ★★ | from  Ole Miss |
 Stephen Martin WR | from  UCF |
Transfers out 3
 Jabari Brooks OL | ★★★ | to UCF |
| Kobe Stewart DE | ★★★ | to  Buffalo |
| Kourtlan Marsh CB | ★★★ | to  Memphis |
2024 Southern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer | 7–1 | 11–3 | |
| Western Carolina | 6–2 | 7–5 | |
| Chattanooga | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| East Tennessee State | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Samford | 3–4–1 | 4–7–1 | |
| The Citadel | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Wofford | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
| Furman | 2–5–1 | 3–8–1 | |
| VMI | 1–7 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.