2018 Samford Bulldogs football team

2018 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRuss Callaway (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (12th season)
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Wofford +^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Furman +   6 – 2     6 – 4  
Samford   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     6 – 5  
The Citadel   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Mercer   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 8  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason[edit]

Award watch lists[edit]

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[1] Devlin Hodges QB SR
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Ahmad Gooden DE SR

Preseason media poll[edit]

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish as SoCon champions.[3] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish as SoCon champions.[4]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 204 (20)
2 Furman 174 (2)
3 Wofford 163 (1)
4 Mercer 133
5 Western Carolina 114
6 Chattanooga 88
7 The Citadel 83
8 East Tennessee State 53
9 VMI 23
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Samford 63 (7)
2 Wofford 53 (1)
3 Furman 52 (1)
4 Western Carolina 39
5 Chattanooga 34
6 Mercer 32
7 The Citadel 28
8 East Tennessee State 15
9 VMI 8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams[edit]

The Bulldogs placed seven players on the all-SoCon teams.[5] Quarterback Devlin Hodges was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and Defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden was selected as preseason defensive player of the year.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:30 p.m.Shorter*No. 11
ESPN+W 66–95,252
September 86:20 p.m.at Florida State*No. 9
ACCNL 26–3672,239
September 152:00 p.m.MercerNo. 9
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 24–308,717
September 226:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 17
ESPN+L 20–2710,469
September 295:00 p.m.at No. 4 Kennesaw State*
ESPN3L 10–244,396
October 612:30 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 66–283,178
October 132:00 p.m.VMI
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 73–224,163
October 201:00 p.m.at Furman
ESPN+W 38–256,016
November 32:00 p.m.No. 9 Wofforddagger
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 35–205,821
November 101:00 p.m.at The Citadel
ESPN+L 27–4211,145
November 1712:00 p.m.at No. 19 East Tennessee State
ESPN3W 38–278,749
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[6]

Game summaries[edit]

Shorter[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 0 2 7 9
No. 11 Bulldogs 17 28 7 14 66
See also: 2018 Shorter Hawks football team

At Florida State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Bulldogs 16 7 0 3 26
Seminoles 7 14 0 15 36
See also: 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team

Mercer[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 10 0 13 30
No. 9 Bulldogs 7 0 7 10 24
See also: 2018 Mercer Bears football team

At Chattanooga[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bulldogs 0 10 3 7 20
Mocs 10 7 7 3 27
See also: 2018 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Kennesaw State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
No. 4 Owls 7 7 7 3 24
See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Western Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 21 0 7 28
Bulldogs 35 7 14 10 66
See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

VMI[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 9 13 0 0 22
Bulldogs 14 28 24 7 73
See also: 2018 VMI Keydets football team

At Furman[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 0 21 7 38
Paladins 3 9 7 6 25
See also: 2018 Furman Paladins football team

Wofford[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Terriers 7 10 3 0 20
Bulldogs 14 7 0 14 35
See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team

At The Citadel[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
SAM Bulldogs 14 10 3 0 27
CIT Bulldogs 0 7 14 21 42
See also: 2018 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

At East Tennessee State[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 14 38
No. 19 Buccaneers 10 14 3 0 27
See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS119917RV———RVRVRV—RV
Coaches109917RV—————RV——

References[edit]

  1. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ^ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title". July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
  5. ^ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Schedule


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