2017 Samford Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Kennesaw State in the first round.

2017 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 18
FCS CoachesNo. 17
2017 record8–4 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRuss Callaway (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (11th season)
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
(Capacity: 6,700)
2017 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Wofford $^  7 1     10 3  
No. 18 Samford ^  6 2     8 4  
No. 19 Furman ^  6 2     8 5  
Western Carolina  5 3     7 5  
Mercer  4 4     5 6  
The Citadel  3 5     5 6  
Chattanooga  3 5     3 8  
East Tennessee State  2 6     4 7  
VMI  0 8     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Kennesaw State*No. 19ESPN3W 28–234,908
September 76:00 p.m.West Alabama*No. 17
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 49–414,509
September 166:30 p.m.at No. 13 (FBS) Georgia*No. 17SECNL 14–4292,746
September 232:30 p.m.at Western CarolinaNo. 18ESPN3L 34–3812,018
September 302:00 p.m.No. 8 The CitadelNo. 25
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 35–149,233
October 712:30 p.m.at VMINo. 20ESPN3W 26–73,310
October 2112:30 p.m.at No. 5 WoffordNo. 16ESPN3W 24–217,236
October 282:00 p.m.ChattanoogaNo. 9
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3L 21–233,523
November 42:00 p.m.at MercerNo. 16ESPN3W 20–310,200
November 112:00 p.m.East Tennessee StateNo. 16
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 42–75,178
November 182:30 p.m.No. 20 FurmanNo. 17
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
STADIUMW 26–204,673
November 251:00 p.m.at No. 18 Kennesaw State*No. 14ESPN3L 17–285,566

Game summaries

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State @ Samford
1 234Total
Owls 0 10013 23
No. 19 Bulldogs 0 7147 28

West Alabama

West Alabama @ Samford
1 234Total
Tigers 0 71420 41
No. 17 Bulldogs 14 2177 49

@ Georgia

Samford @ Georgia
1 234Total
No. 17 Bulldogs (SAM) 0 707 14
No. 13 (FBS) Bulldogs (UGA) 14 7210 42

@ Western Carolina

Samford @ Western Carolina
1 234Total
No. 18 Bulldogs 7 7137 34
Catamounts 10 7714 38

The Citadel

The Citadel @ Samford
1 234Total
No. 8 Bulldogs (CIT) 0 770 14
No. 25 Bulldogs (SAM) 28 700 35

@ VMI

Samford @ VMI
1 234Total
No. 20 Bulldogs 10 1033 26
Keydets 7 000 7

@ Wofford

Samford @ Wofford
1 234Total
No. 16 Bulldogs 0 7710 24
No. 5 Terriers 7 0014 21

Chattanooga

Chattanooga @ Samford
1 234Total
Mocs 0 1463 23
No. 8 Bulldogs 7 0014 21

@ Mercer

Samford @ Mercer
1 234Total
No. 16 Bulldogs 0 1082 20
Bears 0 300 3
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Moye Complex
    Macon, GA
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game attendance: 10,200
  • Television network: ESPN3

East Tennessee State

East Tennessee State @ Samford
1 234Total
Buccaneers 0 700 7
No. 16 Bulldogs 14 2107 42

Furman

Furman @ Samford
1 234Total
No. 20 Paladins 7 1003 20
No. 17 Bulldogs 7 1063 26

FCS Playoffs

@ Kennesaw State–First Round

Samford @ Kennesaw State
1 234Total
No. 14 Bulldogs 3 707 17
No. 18 Owls 0 2170 28

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 19 17 17 18 25 20 19 16 9 16 16 17 14 18 
Coaches 19 17 17 17 23 20 18 18 8 15 14 13 14 17

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