American college football season
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 |
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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 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| 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 | - 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 | | 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 | | | W 20–17 | 7,638 |
November 22 | 6:00 pm | at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn* | | ESPNU | L 7–31 | 87,451 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Game summaries[]
@ TCU[]
Samford @ TCU
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Horned Frogs |
14 |
10 | 10 | 14 |
48 |
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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 |
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Tigers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Bulldogs |
14 |
21 | 14 | 3 |
52 |
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In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.[4]
VMI[]
VMI @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Keydets |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
21 |
• Bulldogs |
28 |
21 | 14 | 0 |
63 |
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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 |
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Bulldogs |
3 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
24 |
• #14 Mocs |
17 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
38 |
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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 |
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Bears |
3 |
7 | 0 | 8 |
18 |
• Bulldogs |
7 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
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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 |
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• Terriers |
10 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
24 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
10 | 7 | 3 |
20 |
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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 |
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• Bulldogs |
21 |
14 | 0 | 10 |
45 |
Paladins |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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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 |
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Hornets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Bulldogs |
21 |
10 | 14 | 10 |
55 |
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See also: Concordia Hornets football
In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.[10]
Western Carolina[]
Western Carolina @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Catamounts |
0 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
20 |
• Bulldogs |
14 |
14 | 3 | 3 |
34 |
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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 |
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• Samford |
0 |
7 | 0 | 13 |
20 |
The Citadel |
0 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
17 |
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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 |
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Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• #16 Tigers |
0 |
17 | 7 | 7 |
31 |
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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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