2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

2014 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference Southern Conference
2014 record 7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach Pat Sullivan (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Travis Trickett
Defensive coordinator Bill D'Ottavio (8th season)
Home stadium Seibert Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
2014 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#8 Chattanooga $^   7 0         10 4  
Samford   5 2         7 4  
Western Carolina   5 2         7 5  
Wofford   4 3         6 5  
The Citadel   3 4         5 7  
Furman   2 5         3 9  
Mercer   1 6         6 6  
VMI   1 6         2 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
As of poll=The Sports Network Poll[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth year head coach Pat Sullivan and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–4, 5–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place.

On December 2, head coach Pat Sullivan stepped down.[2] He finished at Samford with an eight year record of 47–43.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 PM at TCU* Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX FCS L 14–48   40,094
September 11 6:30 PM Stillman* Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL W 52–0   4,968
September 20 2:00 PM VMI Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ESPN3 W 63–21   4,618
September 27 6:00 PM at No. 14 Chattanooga Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN ASN L 24–38   8,872
October 4 2:00 PM Mercer Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL W 21–18   8,713
October 18 2:00 PM Wofford Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL L 20–24   4,157
October 25 12:30 PM at Furman Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC ESPN3 W 45–0   8,047
November 1 2:00 PM Concordia*dagger Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL W 55–0   4,871
November 8 2:30 PM Western Carolina Seibert Stadium • Homewood, AL ASN W 34–20   4,689
November 15 12:00 PM at The Citadel Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 20–17   7,638
November 22 6:00 PM at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn* Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL ESPNU L 7–31   87,451
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summeries

@ TCU

Samford @ TCU
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 707 14
Horned Frogs 14 101014 48

In their first game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 48–14 to the TCU Horned Frogs.[3]

Stillman

Stillman @ Samford
1 234Total
Tigers 0 000 0
Bulldogs 14 21143 52

In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.[4]

VMI

VMI @ Samford
1 234Total
Keydets 0 0714 21
Bulldogs 28 21140 63

In their third game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 63–21 over the VMI Keydets.[5]

@ Chattanooga

Samford @ Chattanooga
1 234Total
Bulldogs 3 0147 24
#14 Mocs 17 7014 38

In their fourth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 38–24 to the Chattanooga Mocs.[6]

Mercer

Mercer @ Samford
1 234Total
Bears 3 708 18
Bulldogs 7 770 21

In their fifth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 21–18 over the Mercer Bears.[7]

Wofford

Wofford @ Samford
1 234Total
Terriers 10 077 24
Bulldogs 0 1073 20

In their sixth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 24–20 to the Wofford Terriers.[8]

@ Furman

Samford @ Furman
1 234Total
Bulldogs 21 14010 45
Paladins 0 000 0

In their seventh game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 45–0 over the Furman Paladins.[9]

Concordia

Concordia @ Samford
1 234Total
Hornets 0 000 0
Bulldogs 21 101410 55

In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.[10]

Western Carolina

Western Carolina @ Samford
1 234Total
Catamounts 0 767 20
Bulldogs 14 1433 34

In their ninth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 34–20 over the Western Carolina Catamounts.[11]

@ The Citadel

Samford @ The Citadel
1 234Total
Samford 0 7013 20
The Citadel 0 0710 17

In their tenth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 20–17 over The Citadel Bulldogs.[12]

@ Auburn

Samford @ Auburn
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 700 7
#16 Tigers 0 1777 31

In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 31–7 to the Auburn Tigers.[13]

References

  1. "The Sports Network FCS Poll". The Sports Network.
  2. http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/12/pat_sullivan_steps_down_as_sam.html
  3. "Boykin's 3 TDs Lead TCU Past Samford, 48-14". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. "Williams' 3 TDs Lead Samford Past Stillman, 52-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  5. "Samford Dominates VMI 63-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  6. "Chattanooga Tops Samford 38-24". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  7. "Samford Holds on to Beat Mercer 21-18". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  8. "Wofford sneaks past Samford, 24-20". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  9. "Samford shuts out Furman, 45-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  10. "Concordia vs. Samford". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  11. "Samford beats Western Carolina 34-20". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  12. "Samford edges The Citadel 20-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  13. "Artis-Payne, Marshall lead No. 14 Auburn to win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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