2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

The 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth year head coach Pat Sullivan and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place.

2014 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2014 record7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coachPat Sullivan (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorTravis Trickett
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (8th season)
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
2014 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 8 Chattanooga $^  7 –0     10 –4  
Samford  5 –2     7 –4  
Western Carolina  5 –2     7 –5  
Wofford  4 –3     6 –5  
The Citadel  3 –4     5 –7  
Furman  2 –5     3 –9  
Mercer  1 –6     6 –6  
VMI  1 –6     2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
As of poll=The Sports Network Poll[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

On December 2, head coach Pat Sullivan stepped down.[2] He finished at Samford with an eight year record of 47–43.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 PMat TCU*
FCSL 14–4840,094
September 116:30 PMStillman*
W 52–04,968
September 202:00 PMVMI
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 63–214,618
September 276:00 PMat No. 14 Chattanooga
ASNL 24–388,872
October 42:00 PMMercer
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 21–188,713
October 182:00 PMWofford
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 20–244,157
October 2512:30 PMat Furman
ESPN3W 45–08,047
November 12:00 PMConcordia*
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 55–04,871
November 82:30 PMWestern Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ASNW 34–204,689
November 1512:00 PMat The Citadel
W 20–177,638
November 226:00 PMat No. 16 (FBS) Auburn*
ESPNUL 7–3187,451

Game summaries

@ TCU
Samford @ TCU
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 707 14
• Horned Frogs 14 101014 48
See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

In their first game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 48–14 to the TCU Horned Frogs.[3]

Stillman
Stillman @ Samford
1 234Total
Tigers 0 000 0
• Bulldogs 14 21143 52
See also: Stillman Tigers football

In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.[4]

VMI
VMI @ Samford
1 234Total
Keydets 0 0714 21
• Bulldogs 28 21140 63
See also: 2014 VMI Keydets football team

In their third game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 63–21 over the VMI Keydets.[5]

@ Chattanooga
Samford @ Chattanooga
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 0147 24
• #14 Mocs 17 7014 38
See also: 2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team

In their fourth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 38–24 to the Chattanooga Mocs.[6]

Mercer
Mercer @ Samford
1 234Total
Bears 3 708 18
• Bulldogs 7 770 21
See also: 2014 Mercer Bears football team

In their fifth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 21–18 over the Mercer Bears.[7]

Wofford
Wofford @ Samford
1 234Total
• Terriers 10 077 24
Bulldogs 0 1073 20
See also: 2014 Wofford Terriers football team

In their sixth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 24–20 to the Wofford Terriers.[8]

@ Furman
Samford @ Furman
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 21 14010 45
Paladins 0 000 0
See also: 2014 Furman Paladins football team

In their seventh game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 45–0 over the Furman Paladins.[9]

Concordia
Concordia @ Samford
1 234Total
Hornets 0 000 0
• Bulldogs 21 101410 55

In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.[10]

Western Carolina
Western Carolina @ Samford
1 234Total
Catamounts 0 767 20
• Bulldogs 14 1433 34
See also: 2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

In their ninth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 34–20 over the Western Carolina Catamounts.[11]

@ The Citadel
Samford @ The Citadel
1 234Total
• Samford 0 7013 20
The Citadel 0 0710 17
See also: 2014 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

In their tenth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 20–17 over The Citadel Bulldogs.[12]

@ Auburn
Samford @ Auburn
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 700 7
• #16 Tigers 0 1777 31
See also: 2014 Auburn Tigers football team

In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 31–7 to the Auburn Tigers.[13]

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References
  1. "The Sports Network FCS Poll". The Sports Network.
  2. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/12/pat_sullivan_steps_down_as_sam.html
  3. "Boykin's 3 TDs Lead TCU Past Samford, 48-14". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. "Williams' 3 TDs Lead Samford Past Stillman, 52-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. "Samford Dominates VMI 63-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  6. "Chattanooga Tops Samford 38-24". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  7. "Samford Holds on to Beat Mercer 21-18". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  8. "Wofford sneaks past Samford, 24-20". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  9. "Samford shuts out Furman, 45-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  10. "Concordia vs. Samford". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  11. "Samford beats Western Carolina 34-20". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  12. "Samford edges The Citadel 20-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  13. "Artis-Payne, Marshall lead No. 14 Auburn to win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.


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