2023 Samford Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–5 (4–4 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ricky Turner (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Boone (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Seibert/Pete Hanna Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Furman $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Chattanooga ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Mercer ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Western Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.
On October 14, 2023, Samford University announced that the stadium would be renamed to Pete Hanna Stadium.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter* | No. 9 | ESPN+ | W 69–14 | 5,931 | |
September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | No. 8 | ESPN+ | L 7–30 | 12,410 | |
September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at Auburn* | No. 18 | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 13–45 | 88,043 | |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Chattanooga | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | L 24–47 | 10,870 |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State |
| ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 2,931 | |
October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wofford | ESPN+ | W 31–10 | 4,514 | ||
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Furman |
| ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 5,908 | |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at VMI | ESPN+ | W 27–14 | 4,245 | ||
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 37–7 | 5,023 | |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Mercer | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 9,772 | ||
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 UT Martin* |
| ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 3,043 | |
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Game summaries
Shorter
at Western Carolina
Pregame line | Over/under |
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SAM –6.0 | 64.5 |
Game Two – Western Carolina Catamounts (0–1) vs No. 8 Samford Bulldogs (1–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Samford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Western Carolina | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
Game information |
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Statistics | SAM | WCU |
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First downs | 15 | 34 |
Plays–yards | 57–361 | 84–546 |
Rushes–yards | 23–46 | 49–284 |
Passing yards | 315 | 262 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–34–0 | 29–35–0 |
Time of possession | 18:51 | 41:09 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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No. 8 Samford | Passing | Michael Hiers | 21/34, 315 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jay Stanton | 7 carries, 26 yards | |
Receiving | Ty King | 3 receptions, 96 yards | |
Western Carolina | Passing | Cole Gonzales | 29/35, 262 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Desmond Reid | 27 carries, 170 yards, TD | |
Receiving | AJ Colombo | 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
at Auburn (FBS)
Game Three – No. 18 Samford Bulldogs (1–1) at (FBS) Auburn Tigers (2–0)
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18 Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
(FBS) Tigers | 0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 6:02 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 88,043
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN+/SEC Network+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst)
Statistics | SAM | AUB |
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First downs | 12 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 61–218 | 79–562 |
Rushes–yards | 28–74 | 43–222 |
Passing yards | 144 | 340 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 19–33–2 | 27–36–2 |
Time of possession | 26:32 | 33:28 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Samford | Passing | Michael Hiers | 18/31, 141 yds, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Damonta Witherspoon | 5 carries, 30 yds | |
Receiving | Ty King | 5 receptions, 24 yds | |
Auburn | Passing | Payton Thorne | 24/32, 282 yds, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Payton Thorne | 11 carries, 123 yds, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jay Fair | 7 receptions, 93 yds |
Chattanooga
East Tennessee State
at Wofford
No. 5 Furman
at VMI
The Citadel
at No. 23 Mercer
No. 19 UT Martin
References
- ^ "Samford renames football stadium in honor of Pete Hanna". The Alabama Baptist. October 14, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Mason, Will (October 17, 2023). "Samford announces renaming of stadium". The Samford Crimson. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Samford Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 13, 2023.