2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

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The 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

2025 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Chris Hatcher (11th season; first 10 games)
  • Scot Sloan (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinatorRicky Turner (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorScot Sloan (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumPete Hanna Stadium
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Mercer $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Western Carolina   6 – 2     7 – 5  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Wofford   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 6  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Samford   1 – 7     1 – 11  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The Bulldogs were led by eleventh-year head coach Chris Hatcher for the first ten games of the season. Hatcher was fired on November 9 with the team sitting at a 1–9 record; Hatcher finished his tenure at Samford with an overall record of 62–59. Defensive coordinator Scot Sloan was named interim head coach for the final two games of the season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:30 p.m.West Georgia*
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 3–34506
September 62:30 p.m.The Citadel
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 13–404,017
September 1311:00 a.m.at Baylor*
  • McLane Stadium
  • Waco, TX
ESPN+L 7–4241,215
September 201:30 p.m.at Western Carolina
  • Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium
  • Cullowhee, NC
ESPN+L 35–5010,593
September 272:30 p.m.Furman
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 13–317,521
October 43:00 p.m.at Mercer
  • Five Star Stadium
  • Macon, GA
ESPN+L 21–459,461
October 1812:30 p.m.at VMI
  • Alumni Memorial Field
  • Lexington, VA
ESPN+W 24–225,294
October 252:30 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 13–493,741
November 112:30 p.m.at Wofford
  • Gibbs Stadium
  • Spartanburg, SC
ESPN+L 16–264,985
November 82:30 p.m.East Tennessee State
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 14–383,591
November 151:00 p.m.at Austin Peay*
  • Fortera Stadium
  • Clarksville, TN
ESPN+L 16–306,751
November 2211:00 a.m.at No. 3 (FBS) Texas A&M*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
SECN+L 0–48104,877
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

West Georgia

West Georgia Wolves (0-0) at Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolves 10 0 71734
Bulldogs 0 0 033

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 506
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yannity (play-by-play), Jay Songhalter (analyst) and Dave Friedman (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UWG – Tommy Holden 23-yard field goal, 9:00. Wolves 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:04.
  • UWG – Davin Wydner 1-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 3:04. Wolves 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:14.
Second quarter

No scoring plays.

Third quarter
  • UWG – DeAndre Buchannon 92-yard kickoff return (Tommy Holden kick), 14:47. Wolves 17–0.
Fourth quarter
  • UWG – TJ Lester 3-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 13:43. Wolves 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05.
  • UWG – Tommy Holden 49-yard field goal, 7:06. Wolves 27–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:03.
  • SAM – Ty Ippolito 36-yard field goal, 4:15. Wolves 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 2:51.
  • UWG – Geoffrey Speight 50-yard fumble return (Tommy Holden kick), 1:46. Wolves 34–3.
Statistics UWG SAM
First downs 18 16
Total yards 411 271
Rushing yards 180 24
Passing yards 231 247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–35–2 32–44–0
Time of possession 32:11 27:49
Team Category Player Statistics
West Georgia Passing Davin Wydner 18/34, 209 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Latrelle Murrell 11 carries, 129 yards
Receiving Owen Dupree 7 receptions, 71 yards
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 22/29, 154 yards
Rushing C.J. Evans 7 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Preston Bird 11 receptions, 95 yards

The Citadel

The Citadel Bulldogs (0-1) at Samford Bulldogs (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
The Citadel 0 10 102040
Samford 0 6 0713

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloud • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,017
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter
  • (14:46) SAM – Jake Garner 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 1:17; Samford 3–0)
  • (8:34) SAM – Jake Garner 20-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:25; Samford 6–0)
  • (6:03) CIT – Javonte Graves-Billups 43-yard pass from Cobey Thompkins, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; The Citadel 7–6)
  • (0:03) CIT – Ben Barnes 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 0:36; The Citadel 10–6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:21) CIT – Ben Barnes 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:17; The Citadel 13–6)
  • (3:03) CIT – Sayre Smothers 31-yard fumble recovery, Ben Barnes kick (The Citadel 20–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:48) CIT – Bradlee Jones 59-yard fumble recovery, Ben Barnes kick (The Citadel 27–6)
  • (11:17) SAM – CJ Evans 5-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; The Citadel 27–13)
  • (4:34) CIT – Javonte Graves-Billups 13-yard pass from Quentin Hayes, 2-pt conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:32; The Citadel 33–13)
  • (1:45) CIT – Quentin Hayes 18-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:32; The Citadel 40–13)
Statistics CIT SAM
First downs 15 26
Total yards 330 452
Rushing yards 162 90
Passing yards 168 362
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–13–0 43–62–3
Time of possession 29:51 30:09
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Cobey Thompkins 9/11, 155 yards, TD
Rushing Cobey Thompkins 13 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Javonte Graves-Billips 6 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 40/56, 324 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Quincy Crittendon 14 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Jaden Gibson 10 receptions, 91 yards

at Baylor (FBS)

Samford Bulldogs (0–2) vs. Baylor Bears (FBS) (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 0 007
Bears (FBS) 14 21 0742

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,215
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Madison Hock (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:52) BAY – Bryson Washington 2 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:17; BAY 7–0)
  • (09:37) BAY – Josh Cameron 10 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:59; BAY 14–0)
  • (01:07) SAM – Torrey Ward 12 yard pass from CJ Evans, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:00; BAY 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (08:52) BAY – Kobe Prentice 12 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 4:51; BAY 21–7)
  • (04:22) BAY – Bryson Washington 5 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:23; BAY 28–7)
  • (01:07) BAY – Caden Knighten 1 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:57; BAY 35–7)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • (11:40) BAY – Louis Brown IV 11 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 4:12; BAY 42–7)
Statistics SAM BAY
First downs 10 29
Total yards 195 468
Rushing yards 95 223
Passing yards 100 245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–25–3 28–44–2
Time of possession 25:54 34:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 7/13, 59 yards, INT
Rushing CJ Evans 13 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Torrey Ward 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 23/37, 211 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Bryson Washington 21 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins 3 receptions, 42 yards

at Western Carolina

Samford Bulldogs (0-3) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (0-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 6 14 6935
Catamounts 14 7 29050

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 2:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,593
  • Referee: Brian Hilpisch
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yanity (play-by-play) and John Brannon III (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • SAM – Jake Garner 28-yard field goal, 11:07. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:53.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 14-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 8:26. Catamounts 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:34.
  • SAM – Jake Garner 29-yard field goal, 3:17. Catamounts 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:05.
  • WCU – James Tyre 6-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:06. Catamounts 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11.
Second quarter
  • SAM – Calvin Jones 28-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 13:12. Catamounts 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
  • SAM – Calvin Jones 11-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 9:36. Bulldogs 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:50.
  • WCU – Jordan Thomas 2-yard pass from Taron Dickens, 1:32. Catamounts 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:01.
Third quarter
  • WCU – Painter Richards-Baker 20-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 13:42. Catamounts 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:11.
  • SAM – Calvin Jones 12-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Kick failed), 11:08. Catamounts 28–26. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:34.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 24-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Taron Dickens pass), 8:22. Catamounts 36–26. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:46.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 2-yard run (Marcus Trout kick), 3:08. Catamounts 43–26. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 62-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:12. Catamounts 50–26. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:37.
Fourth quarter
  • SAM – C.J. Evans 32-yard run (Pass failed), 8:50. Catamounts 50–33. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:56.
  • SAM – Jake Garner 33-yard field goal, 1:56. Catamounts 50–36. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 1:43.
Statistics SAM WCU
First downs 34 31
Total yards 576 733
Rushing yards 120 151
Passing yards 456 582
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–53–1 35–46–0
Time of possession 30:13 29:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 35/53, 456 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing C.J. Evans 15 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Jaden Gibson 9 receptions, 122 yards
Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 35/46, 582 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Markel Townsend 13 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Camury Reid 4 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TD

Furman

Furman Paladins (2-1) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Paladins 14 7 10031
Bulldogs 0 7 0613

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,521
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Molly Robinson (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:14) FUR – Evan James 17-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:43; Furman 7–0)
  • (1:21) FUR – Joshua Burrell 7-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:10; Furman 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (9:08) SAM – CJ Evans 25-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon, Ty Ippolito kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:30; Furman 14–7)
  • (0:48) FUR – Raleigh Herbert 47-yard interception, Ian Williams kick (Furman 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:37) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 4-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:33; Furman 28–7)
  • (1:15) FUR – Ian Williams 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:09; Furman 31–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:52) SAM – Preston Bird 70-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:56; Furman 31–13)
Statistics FUR SAM
First downs 17 23
Total yards 377 389
Rushing yards 105 70
Passing yards 272 319
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–41–0 32–47–2
Time of possession 34:53 25:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Furman Passing Trey Hedden 28/41, 272 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Gavin Hall 16 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Evan James 7 receptions, 88 yards
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 28/42, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Brady Stober 3 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Preston Bird 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD

at Mercer

Samford Bulldogs (0-5) vs. Mercer Bears (3-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 14721
Bears 14 14 14345

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,461
  • Referee: Jeff Page
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Frank Malloy (play-by-play) and Phil Cox (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:18) MER – Samuel Albee 64-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:09; Mercer 7–0)
  • (2:36) MER – Antonio Butts Jr. 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:37; Mercer 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:09) MER – Javarius George 3-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 5:36; Mercer 21–0)
  • (6:00) MER – Brayden Smith 7-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:01; Mercer 28–0)
Third Quarter
  • (12:50) SAM – Preston Bird 63-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Mercer 28–7)
  • (10:57) MER – Brayden Smith 38-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:47; Mercer 35–7)
  • (5:30) MER – Ty Doughty 66-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10; Mercer 42–7)
  • (2:44) SAM – Cameron Bland 13-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Mercer 42–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:29) SAM – Samuel Pickett III 77-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:27; Mercer 42–21)
  • (5:36) MER – Reice Griffith 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:26; Mercer 45–21)
Statistics SAM MER
First downs 14 24
Total yards 342 557
Rushing yards 61 192
Passing yards 281 365
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–33–1 22–37–1
Time of possession 28:19 31:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Brady Stober 14/22, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Cameron Bland 11 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Samuel Pickett III 3 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Mercer Passing Braden Atkinson 22/35, 365 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Ty Doughty 19 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Ty Doughty 2 receptions, 77 yards, TD

at VMI

Samford Bulldogs (0-6) vs. VMI Keydets (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 14 0324
Keydets 0 7 6922

at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,294
  • Referee: Brian Hilpisch
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Wade Branner (play-by-play) and Chip Tarkenton (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:23) SAM – Calvin Jones 15-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:37; Samford 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:50) VMI – Owen Sweeney 55-yard pass from Collin Shannon, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18; Tied 7–7)
  • (11:50) SAM – Samuel Pickett III 22-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; Samford 14–7)
  • (0:50) SAM – Preston Bird 27-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:52; Samford 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:20) VMI – Leo Boehling 37-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:40; Samford 21–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:36) VMI – Ben Shrewsbury 24-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:54; Samford 21–16)
  • (7:24) VMI – Noah Grevious 10-yard pass from Collin Shannon (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:15; VMI 22–21)
  • (1:28) SAM – Jake Garner 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 3:43; Samford 24–22)
Statistics SAM VMI
First downs 22 25
Total yards 398 522
Rushing yards 113 103
Passing yards 285 419
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–43–1 24–38–1
Time of possession 29:14 30:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Brady Stober 34/43, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Brady Stober 13 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Preston Bird 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD
VMI Passing Collin Shannon 24/38, 419 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Aslin Shipe 10 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Owen Sweeney 13 receptions, 208 yards, TD

Chattanooga

Chattanooga Mocs (3-4) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 7 7 142149
Bulldogs 7 0 0613

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,741
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:20) SAM – Brady Stober 1-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:55; Samford 7–0)
  • (2:22) UTC – Camden Orth 6-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:13; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (10:58) UTC – A.J. Little 47-yard punt return, Jude Kelley kick (Chattanooga 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (7:17) UTC – John McIntyre 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 4:01; Chattanooga 21–7)
  • (1:15) UTC – A.J. Little 15-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:32; Chattanooga 28–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:47) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 42-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:59; Chattanooga 35–7)
  • (7:18) SAM – Ken Cherry 2-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:23; Chattanooga 35–13)
  • (4:35) UTC – Solomon Locke 35-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:42; Chattanooga 42–13)
  • (1:07) UTC – Solomon Locke 31-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:57; Chattanooga 49–13)
Statistics UTC SAM
First downs 18 19
Total yards 429 342
Rushing yards 257 94
Passing yards 172 248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–0 22–44–2
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 11/20, 172 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Solomon Locke 5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving A.J. Little 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Samford Passing Charlie Gilliam 9/15, 138 yards, INT
Rushing Emerson Russell 3 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Jaden Gibson 5 receptions, 77 yards

at Wofford

Samford Bulldogs (1-7) vs. Wofford Terriers (2-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 10 0 6016
Terriers 14 0 9326

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,985
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Noble (play-by-play), Thom Henson (analyst) and Van Hipp (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:49) SAM – Charlie Gilliam 2-yard pass from Charlie Gilliam, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:06; Samford 7–0)
  • (9:51) WOF – Maximus Pulley 25-yard interception, Sam Spence kick (Tied 7–7)
  • (8:50) WOF – Gerald Modest Jr. 5-yard run, Sam Spence kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Wofford 14–7)
  • (3:46) SAM – Jake Garner 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:25; Wofford 14–10)
Second Quarter

No scoring plays

Third Quarter
  • (12:46) WOF – Eli Campbell 42-yard interception, Sam Spence kick (Wofford 21–10)
  • (9:26) SAM – Jake Garner 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:16; Wofford 21–13)
  • (4:13) SAM – Jake Garner 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 3:32; Wofford 21–16)
  • (1:01) WOF – Brandon Maina 0-yard safety (Wofford 23–16)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:26) WOF – Sam Spence 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:27; Wofford 26–16)
Statistics SAM WOF
First downs 18 10
Total yards 351 191
Rushing yards 19 111
Passing yards 332 80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–51–4 14–24–1
Time of possession 28:14 31:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 19/25, 219 yards
Rushing CJ Evans 4 carries, 12 yards
Receiving Calvin Jones 9 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Wofford Passing JT Fayard 14/24, 80 yards, INT
Rushing Ihson Jackson-Anderson 16 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Ihson Jackson-Anderson 3 receptions, 35 yards

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (4-5) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 21 3 14038
Bulldogs 7 0 0714

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,591
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:40) ETSU – Devontae Houston 45-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:16; East Tennessee State 7–0)
  • (12:45) ETSU – Xavier Gaillardetz 70-yard pass from Ephraim Floyd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13; East Tennessee State 14–0)
  • (7:55) ETSU – Karim Page 26-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:49; East Tennessee State 21–0)
  • (3:01) SAM – CJ Evans 20-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:47; East Tennessee State 21–7)
Second Quarter
  • (8:20) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:41; East Tennessee State 24–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:39) ETSU – Charlie Browder 10-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:39; East Tennessee State 31–7)
  • (9:57) ETSU – Devontae Houston 40-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:54; East Tennessee State 38–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:55) SAM – Calvin Jones 25-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:16; East Tennessee State 38–14)
Statistics ETSU SAM
First downs 25 16
Total yards 600 312
Rushing yards 237 56
Passing yards 363 256
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–36–0 21–39–1
Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Jacolby Criswell 19/30, 261 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devontae Houston 18 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Xavier Gaillardetz 3 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Samford Passing Brady Stober 12/26, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Quincy Crittendon 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Samuel Pickett III 3 receptions, 90 yards

at Austin Peay

Samford Bulldogs (1–9) at Austin Peay Governors (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 3 01316
Governors 14 3 10330

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 6,751
Statistics SAM APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Austin Peay Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 3 (FBS) Texas A&M

Samford Bulldogs (1-10) vs. No. 3 (FBS) Texas A&M Aggies (10-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
No. 3 (FBS) Aggies 21 10 71048

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CST
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
Statistics SAM TA&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

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