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Samford Bulldogs football
American college football program
American college football program
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| CurrentSeason | 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team |
| TeamName | Samford Bulldogs football |
| Image | Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg |
| ImageSize | 250 |
| FirstYear | 1902; |
| AthleticDirector | Martin Newton |
| HeadCoach | John Grass |
| HeadCoachYear | 1st |
| HCWins | 0 |
| HCLosses | 0 |
| Stadium | Bobby Bowden Field at |
| StadCapacity | 6,700 |
| Location | Homewood, Alabama |
| NCAAdivision | I FCS |
| Conference | Southern |
| ATWins | 474 |
| ATLosses | 464 |
| ATTies | 47 |
| ConfTitles | Dixie: 1933, 1935, 1936SoCon: 2013, 2022 |
| AllAmericans | 27 |
| MascotDisplay | Sam, changed from Spike in 2017 |
| Rivalries | Jacksonville State (rivalry) |
| Furman | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Mercer | |
| Tennessee Tech | |
| WebsiteName | SamfordSports.com |
| WebsiteURL | https://samfordsports.com/sports/football |
Pete Hanna Stadium Furman Chattanooga Mercer Tennessee Tech
The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in Homewood, Alabama. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team was known as the Howard Bulldogs through the 1965 season when Howard College was renamed as Samford University. Howard was located in Birmingham, Alabama prior to 1957. Since 1958, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium, which now has a seating capacity of 6,700, in Homewood. Chris Hatcher served as Samford's head coach since the from 2015 to 2025.
History
Classifications
- 1937–1971: NA
- 1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973: NCAA Division III
- 1974–1983: no program
- 1984–1988: NCAA Division III
- 1989–present: NCAA Division I-AA/FCS
Conference memberships
- 1902–1905: independent
- 1906–1931: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
- 1931–1954: Dixie Conference
- 1955–1972: independent
- 1973: NCAA Division III independent
- 1974–1983: no program
- 1984–1988: NCAA Division III independent
- 1989–2002: NCAA Division I-AA independent
- 2003–2007: Ohio Valley Conference
- 2008–present: Southern Conference
Conference Championships
The Bulldogs have won 4 conference championships, with three coming in the Dixie Conference and two in the Southern Conference.
| 2022 | Southern Conference | Chris Hatcher | 11-2 | 8–0 |
|---|
† Co-champions
NCAA Division I-AA/FCS playoff results
The Bulldogs have appeared in the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs six times with an overall record of 3–6.
| 2022 | First Round |
|---|---|
| Second Round | |
| Quarterfinals | BYE Week |
| Southeastern Louisiana (#17) | |
| North Dakota State (#3) | N/A |
| W 48–42 OT | |
| L 9–27 |
Notable former players
- Michael “The Steel” Deen
- Bobby Bowden
- James Bradberry
- Cortland Finnegan
- Jimbo Fisher
- Scott Fountain
- Jeremy Towns
- Ahmad Gooden
- Efrem Hill
- Devlin Hodges
- Chris Oladokun
- Michael Pierce
- Nate Schenker
- Jaquiski Tartt
- Montrell Washington
- Corey White
- Nick Williams
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of January 23, 2026.
| at Auburn |
|---|
References
References
- Ashworth, Thomas. (2025-11-10). "Samford parts ways with longtime head football coach Chris Hatcher".
- "Samford Bulldogs Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com.
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