2014 Samford Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–4 (5–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Travis Trickett (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Bill D'Ottavio (8th season) |
Home stadium | Seibert Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[1] He finished at Samford with an eight year record of 47–43.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 pm | at TCU* | FCS | L 14–48 | 40,094 | |
September 11 | 6:30 pm | Stillman* | W 52–0 | 4,968 | ||
September 20 | 2:00 pm | VMI |
| ESPN3 | W 63–21 | 4,618 |
September 27 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Chattanooga | ASN | L 24–38 | 8,872 | |
October 4 | 2:00 pm | Mercer |
| W 21–18 | 8,713 | |
October 18 | 2:00 pm | Wofford |
| L 20–24 | 4,157 | |
October 25 | 12:30 pm | at Furman | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 8,047 | |
November 1 | 2:00 pm | Concordia* |
| W 55–0 | 4,871 | |
November 8 | 2:30 pm | Western Carolina |
| ASN | W 34–20 | 4,689 |
November 15 | 12:00 pm | at The Citadel | W 20–17 | 7,638 | ||
November 22 | 6:00 pm | at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn* | ESPNU | L 7–31 | 87,451 | |
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Game summaries
@ TCU
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In their first game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 48–14 to the TCU Horned Frogs.[2]
Stillman
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In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.[3]
VMI
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In their third game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 63–21 over the VMI Keydets.[4]
@ Chattanooga
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In their fourth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 38–24 to the Chattanooga Mocs.[5]
Mercer
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In their fifth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 21–18 over the Mercer Bears.[6]
Wofford
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In their sixth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 24–20 to the Wofford Terriers.[7]
@ Furman
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In their seventh game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 45–0 over the Furman Paladins.[8]
Concordia
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In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.[9]
Western Carolina
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In their ninth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 34–20 over the Western Carolina Catamounts.[10]
@ The Citadel
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In their tenth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 20–17 over The Citadel Bulldogs.[11]
@ Auburn
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In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 31–7 to the Auburn Tigers.[12]
References
- ↑ "Pat Sullivan steps down as Samford football coach". December 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Boykin's 3 TDs Lead TCU Past Samford, 48-14". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Williams' 3 TDs Lead Samford Past Stillman, 52-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Samford Dominates VMI 63-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ↑ "Chattanooga Tops Samford 38-24". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Samford Holds on to Beat Mercer 21-18". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Wofford sneaks past Samford, 24-20". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Samford shuts out Furman, 45-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ↑ "Concordia vs. Samford". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ↑ "Samford beats Western Carolina 34-20". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Samford edges The Citadel 20-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Artis-Payne, Marshall lead No. 14 Auburn to win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.