2019 Samford Bulldogs football team
The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represents Samford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and play their home games at Seibert Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
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Conference | Southern Conference |
2019 record | 5–7 (4–4 SoCon) |
Head coach | Chris Hatcher (5th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Russ Callaway (4th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill D'Ottavio (13th season) |
Home stadium | Seibert Stadium (Capacity: 6,700) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Wofford $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.
Preseason
Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in sixth place in both polls.[1][2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Wofford | 253 (21) |
2 | Furman | 229 (6) |
3 | East Tennessee State | 187 (2) |
4 | Mercer | 146 |
5 | Chattanooga | 134 |
6 | Samford | 125 |
7 | The Citadel | 111 |
8 | Western Carolina | 88 |
9 | VMI | 32 |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Wofford | 63 (7) |
2 | Furman | 55 (1) |
3 | East Tennessee State | 44 (1) |
4 | Chattanooga | 40 |
5 | Mercer | 34 |
6 | Samford | 33 |
7 | The Citadel | 22 |
8 | Western Carolina | 21 |
9 | VMI | 12 |
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Bulldogs placed four players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[2]
Offense 1st team Nick Nixon – OL |
Defense 2nd team Justin Foster – DL Nelson Jordan – DL |
Specialists 1st team Mitchell Fineran – K |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 24 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Youngstown State* |
| ESPN | L 22–45 | 12,560 | ||
August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech* | ESPN+ | L 58–59 2OT | 7,806 | |||
September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Wofford | Nexstar/ESPN3 | W 21–14 | 3,463 | |||
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | ESPN3 | W 55–21 | 5,934 | |||
September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 25 The Citadel |
| ESPN+ | W 61–55 4OT | 3,524 | ||
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 14 Furman |
| ESPN+ | L 14–58 | 6,169 | ||
October 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at VMI | Nexstar/ESPN+ | L 41–48 OT | 5,300 | |||
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 1,521 | ||
November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mercer |
| ESPN+ | L 33–36 3OT | |||
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Chattanooga |
| ESPN3 | L 27–35 | 4,835 | ||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina |
| ESPN+ | W 31–13 | |||
November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn* | SECN | L 0–52 | 80,692 | |||
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Game summaries
vs. Youngstown State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Penguins | 14 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 45 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–4 | 2016 FCS Playoffs | L, 24–38 |
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at Tennessee Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 58 |
Golden Eagles | 12 | 0 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 59 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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12–10 | 2007 | W, 59–52 |
at Wofford
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
No. 21 Terriers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–5 | 2018 | W, 35–20 |
Alabama A&M
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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AAMU Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
SAM Bulldogs | 10 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
The Citadel
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | Total | |
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No. 25 CIT Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
SAM Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 61 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–7 | 2018 | L, 27–42 |
Furman
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 14 Paladins | 28 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 58 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–10 | 2018 | W, 38–25 |
at VMI
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
Keydets | 14 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 48 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–0 | 2018 | W, 73–22 |
East Tennessee State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Buccaneers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–1 | 2018 | W, 38–27 |
at Mercer
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 33 |
Bears | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 36 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–11–1 | 2018 | L, 24–30 |
Chattanooga
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Mocs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–31–3 | 2018 | L, 20–27 |
at Western Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Catamounts | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–3 | 2018 | W, 66–28 |
at Auburn
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 15 (FBS) Tigers | 7 | 24 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–27–1 | 2014 | L, 7–31 |
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | NR |
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References
- "SoCon Media Tab Wofford Preseason Favorite". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "Football Coaches Select Preseason Teams, Poll". July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- "2019 Football Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- "2019 Samford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
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