2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

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.

2014 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
2014 record7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTravis Trickett
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (8th season)
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
2014 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 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

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat TCU*
FCSL 14–4840,094
September 116:30 pmStillman*
W 52–04,968
September 202:00 pmVMI
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 63–214,618
September 276:00 pmat No. 14 Chattanooga
ASNL 24–388,872
October 42:00 pmMercer
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 21–188,713
October 182:00 pmWofford
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 20–244,157
October 2512:30 pmat Furman
ESPN3W 45–08,047
November 12:00 pmConcordia*
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 55–04,871
November 82:30 pmWestern Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ASNW 34–204,689
November 1512:00 pmat The Citadel
W 20–177,638
November 226:00 pmat No. 16 (FBS) Auburn*
ESPNUL 7–3187,451

Game summaries

@ TCU
Samford @ TCU
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 707 14
• Horned Frogs 14 101014 48
See also: 2014 TCU Horned Frogs football team

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
See also: Stillman Tigers football

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
See also: 2014 VMI Keydets football team

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
See also: 2014 Chattanooga Mocs football team

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
See also: 2014 Mercer Bears football team

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
See also: 2014 Wofford Terriers football team

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
See also: 2014 Furman Paladins football team

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
See also: Concordia Hornets football

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
See also: 2014 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

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
See also: 2014 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

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
See also: 2014 Auburn Tigers football team

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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