2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

2014 Samford Bulldogs football

Conference	Southern Conference
2014 record	7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Sullivan (8th year)
Offensive coordinator	Travis Trickett
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio (8th year)
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 Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	FCS	L 14–48	40,094
September 11	6:30 PM	Stillman*	Seibert Stadium • Homewood, 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 Stadium • Chattanooga, 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 Stadium • Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 45–0	8,047
November 1	2:00 PM	Concordia*	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 Stadium • Charleston, SC		W 20–17	7,638
November 22	6:00 PM	at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	ESPNU	L 7–31	87,451
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summeries

@ TCU

Samford @ TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
• Horned Frogs	14	10	10	14	48

Date: August 30
Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Fort Worth, TX
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 40,094
Television network: FCSC

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

Stillman

Stillman @ Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
• Bulldogs	14	21	14	3	52

Date: September 11
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 4,968

VMI

VMI @ Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	0	7	14	21
• Bulldogs	28	21	14	0	63

Date: September 20
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 4,618
Television network: ESPN3

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

@ Chattanooga

Samford @ Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	14	7	24
• #14 Mocs	17	7	0	14	38

Date: September 27
Location: Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 8,872
Television network: ASN

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

Mercer

Mercer @ Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	3	7	0	8	18
• Bulldogs	7	7	7	0	21

Date: October 4
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 8,713

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

Wofford

Wofford @ Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Terriers	10	0	7	7	24
Bulldogs	0	10	7	3	20

Date: October 18
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 4,157

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

@ Furman

Samford @ Furman

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bulldogs	21	14	0	10	45
Paladins	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 25
Location: Paladin Stadium
Greenville, SC
Game start: 12:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 8,047.
Television network: ESPN3

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

Concordia

Concordia @ Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	0	0	0	0
• Bulldogs	21	10	14	10	55

Date: November 1
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 4,871

Western Carolina

Western Carolina @ Samford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	0	7	6	7	20
• Bulldogs	14	14	3	3	34

Date: November 8
Location: Seibert Stadium
Homewood, AL
Game start: 2:30 PM CST
Game attendance: 4,689
Television network: ASN

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

@ The Citadel

Samford @ The Citadel

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Samford	0	7	0	13	20
The Citadel	0	0	7	10	17

Date: November 15
Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium
Charleston, SC
Game start: 12:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 7,638

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

@ Auburn

Samford @ Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7
• #16 Tigers	0	17	7	7	31

Date: November 22
Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium
Auburn, AL
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 87,451
Television network: ESPNU

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

References

↑ "The Sports Network FCS Poll". The Sports Network.
↑ http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/12/pat_sullivan_steps_down_as_sam.html
↑ "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. 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.

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