2018 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRuss Callaway (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (12th season)
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
2018 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 Wofford +^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 22 East Tennessee State +^  6 –2   8 –4  
Furman +  6 –2   6 –4  
Samford  5 –3   6 –5  
Chattanooga  4 –4   6 –5  
The Citadel  4 –4   5 –6  
Mercer  4 –4   5 –6  
Western Carolina  1 –7   3 –8  
VMI  0 –8   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award[1] Devlin Hodges QB SR
Buck Buchanan Award[2] Ahmad Gooden DE SR

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish as SoCon champions.[3] The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish as SoCon champions.[4]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Samford204 (20)
2Furman174 (2)
3Wofford163 (1)
4Mercer133
5Western Carolina114
6Chattanooga88
7The Citadel83
8East Tennessee State53
9VMI23
Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Samford63 (7)
2Wofford53 (1)
3Furman52 (1)
4Western Carolina39
5Chattanooga34
6Mercer32
7The Citadel28
8East Tennessee State15
9VMI8

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed seven players on the all-SoCon teams.[5] Quarterback Devlin Hodges was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and Defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden was selected as preseason defensive player of the year.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:30 p.m.Shorter*No. 11
ESPN+W 66–95,252
September 86:20 p.m.at Florida State*No. 9
ACCNL 26–3672,239
September 152:00 p.m.MercerNo. 9
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 24–308,717
September 226:00 p.m.at ChattanoogaNo. 17
ESPN+L 20–2710,469
September 295:00 p.m.at No. 4 Kennesaw State*
ESPN3L 10–244,396
October 612:30 p.m.Western Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 66–283,178
October 132:00 p.m.VMI
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 73–224,163
October 201:00 p.m.at Furman
ESPN+W 38–256,016
November 32:00 p.m.No. 9 Wofforddagger
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+W 35–205,821
November 101:00 p.m.at The Citadel
ESPN+L 27–4211,145
November 1712:00 p.m.at No. 19 East Tennessee State
ESPN3W 38–278,749
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[6]

Game summaries

Shorter

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 0 2 7 9
No. 11 Bulldogs 17 28 7 14 66

At Florida State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Bulldogs 16 7 0 3 26
Seminoles 7 14 0 15 36

Mercer

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 7 10 0 13 30
No. 9 Bulldogs 7 0 7 10 24

At Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bulldogs 0 10 3 7 20
Mocs 10 7 7 3 27

At Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 3 0 0 7 10
No. 4 Owls 7 7 7 3 24

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 0 21 0 7 28
Bulldogs 35 7 14 10 66

VMI

1 2 3 4 Total
Keydets 9 13 0 0 22
Bulldogs 14 28 24 7 73

At Furman

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 10 0 21 7 38
Paladins 3 9 7 6 25

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Terriers 7 10 3 0 20
Bulldogs 14 7 0 14 35

At The Citadel

1 2 3 4 Total
SAM Bulldogs 14 10 3 0 27
CIT Bulldogs 0 7 14 21 42

At East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 7 10 7 14 38
No. 19 Buccaneers 10 14 3 0 27

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS119917RV———RVRVRV—RV
Coaches109917RV—————RV——

References

  1. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  2. ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Media picks Samford to win 2018 SoCon football title". July 25, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Football coaches select preseason all-conference teams, poll". July 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ Schedule


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