| Currentseason: | 2024 Samford Bulldogs football team |
| Teamname: | Samford Bulldogs football |
| Firstyear: | 1902 |
| Athleticdirector: | Martin Newton |
| Headcoach: | Chris Hatcher |
| Headcoachyear: | 8th |
| Hcwins: | 51 |
| Hclosses: | 38 |
| Stadium: | Bobby Bowden Field at Pete Hanna Stadium |
| Stadcapacity: | 6,700 |
| Stadsurface: | LSR Blade |
| Ncaadivision: | I FCS |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Atwins: | 474 |
| Atlosses: | 464 |
| Atties: | 47 |
| Conftitles: | 5 (3 Dixie, 2 SoCon) |
| Allamericans: | 27 |
| Mascotdisplay: | Sam, changed from Spike in 2017 |
| Rivalries: | Jacksonville State (rivalry) Furman Chattanooga Mercer Tennessee Tech |
| Websitename: | SamfordSports.com |
| Websiteurl: | https://samfordsports.com/sports/football |
The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in Homewood, Alabama. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team was known as the Howard Bulldogs through the 1965 season when Howard College was renamed as Samford University. Howard was located in Birmingham, Alabama prior to 1957. Since 1958, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium, which now has a seating capacity of 6,700, in Homewood. Chris Hatcher has served as Samford's head coach since the 2015 season.
The Bulldogs have won 4 conference championships, with three coming in the Dixie Conference and two in the Southern Conference.
| 8–5 | 6–2 | ||||
| 7–1–2 | 3–0–1 | ||||
| 5–3–1 | 4–1–1 | ||||
| 2013† | 8–5 | 6–2 | |||
| 11-2 | 8–0 |
The Bulldogs have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs six times with an overall record of 3–6.
| First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals | W 29–13 W 24–21 L 0–10 | |||
| First Round | L 21–56 | |||
| First Round | L 14–55 | |||
| First Round | L 24–38 | |||
| First Round | L 17–28 | |||
| First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | N/A W 48–42 OT L 9–27 |
Announced schedules as of July 9, 2024.[1]
| Away | at West Georgiaat Florida | at Central Arkansas | at Incarnate Word at Tennessee Tech | at Georgia Southern | at Tennessee Tech | ||
| Home | vs. Alabama Statevs. Tennessee Tech | vs. West Georgiavs. Incarnate Word | vs. Tennessee Tech | vs. Tennessee Tech |