American college football season
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).
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]
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 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
Coaches poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 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 [ edit ] 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
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 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 Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN+ W 61–55 4OT 3,524 October 5 2:00 p.m. No. 14 Furman Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN+ L 14–586,169 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 Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL 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 Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL 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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Vs. Youngstown State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Penguins 14 10 0 21 45 Bulldogs 7 0 0 15 22
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP YSU SAM 1 9:09 5 85 1:22 SAM Robert Adams 55-yard touchdown reception from Liam Welch, Mitchell Fineran kick good 0 7 1 2:12 13 83 6:57 YSU Samuel St. Surin 16-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Mays, Colton McFadden kick good 7 7 1 1:29 YSU Fumble recovery returned 25 yards for touchdown by Cash Mitchell, Colton McFadden kick good 14 7 2 10:57 8 41 3:55 YSU 43-yard field goal by Colton McFadden 17 7 2 0:36 12 90 2:46 YSU Josh Burgett 4-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Mays, Colton McFadden kick good 24 7 4 14:29 8 63 3:45 YSU Braxton Chapman 1-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good 31 7 4 13:37 3 70 0:52 SAM Montrell Washington 64-yard touchdown reception from Chris Oladokun, 2-point run good 31 15 4 5:16 13 75 8:21 YSU Braxton Champan 1-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good 38 15 4 3:17 6 36 1:59 SAM Chris Oladokun 10-yard touchdown run, Mitchell Finehan kick good 38 22 4 2:16 3 44 1:01 YSU Christian Turner 3-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good 45 22 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 45 22
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Bulldogs 7 17 14 6 7 7 58 Golden Eagles 12 0 10 22 7 8 59
1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 14 0 7 0 21 No. 21 Terriers 14 0 0 0 14
1 2 3 4 Total AAMU Bulldogs 7 7 0 7 21 SAM Bulldogs 10 21 10 14 55
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT Total No. 25 CIT Bulldogs 7 7 7 17 7 7 3 0 55 SAM Bulldogs 7 3 14 14 7 7 3 6 61
1 2 3 4 Total No. 14 Paladins 28 14 10 6 58 Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 14
1 2 3 4 OT Total Bulldogs 14 10 14 3 0 41 Keydets 14 14 0 13 7 48
East Tennessee State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 14 0 3 17 Bulldogs 7 0 10 7 24
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total Bulldogs 7 3 7 6 7 3 0 33 Bears 3 7 6 7 7 3 3 36
1 2 3 4 Total Mocs 7 21 7 0 35 Bulldogs 7 0 13 7 27
At Western Carolina [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 10 7 7 31 Catamounts 10 3 0 0 13
Samford Bulldogs at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 No. 15 (FBS) Tigers 7 24 7 14 52
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Date : November 23, 2019Game time : 11:06 a.m.Game weather : Temperature: 65° • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: RainGame attendance : 80,692Referee : Marc CurlesTV announcers (SEC Network) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
Game information First Quarter AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow 1 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8:13 (AUB 7–0) Second Quarter AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 14:08 (AUB 14–0) AUB – Harold Joiner 10 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 9:37 (AUB 21–0) AUB – Shaun Shivers 4 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 7:14 (AUB 28–0) AUB – Anders Carlson 29 yd field goal, 1:16 (AUB 31–0) Third Quarter AUB – D.J. Williams 2 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 12:35 (AUB 38–0) Fourth Quarter AUB – Zach Farrar 27 yd pass from Cord Sandberg (Josh Marsh kick), 13:32 (AUB 45–0) AUB – Zach Farrar 4 yd pass from Cord Sandberg (Josh Marsh kick), 9:23 (AUB 52–0) Top Passers SAM – Liam Welch – 12–23, 66 yds, 2 INT AUB – Bo Nix – 15–23, 150 yds, 1 TD Top Rushers SAM – Jay Stanton – 10 rushes, 19 yds AUB – Shaun Shivers – 9 rushes, 55 yds, 1 TD Top Receivers SAM – Kendall Watson – 3 receptions, 17 yds AUB – Seth Williams – 4 receptions, 45 yds
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