2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

2014 Samford Bulldogs football
2014 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Sullivan (8th season);
Offensive coordinator	Travis Trickett (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio (8th season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southern Conference football standings
v t e
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Pat Sullivan, they played their home games at Seibert Stadium and were a member of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a 7–4 overall record, including a 5–2 mark in SoCon play, securing 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[edit]

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 Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries[edit]

@ TCU[edit]

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.^[2]

Stillman[edit]

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

In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.^[3]

VMI[edit]

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.^[4]

@ Chattanooga[edit]

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.^[5]

Mercer[edit]

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.^[6]

Wofford[edit]

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.^[7]

@ Furman[edit]

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.^[8]

Concordia[edit]

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

In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.^[9]

Western Carolina[edit]

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.^[10]

@ The Citadel[edit]

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.^[11]

@ Auburn[edit]

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.^[12]

References[edit]

^ "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.

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[1] "Pat Sullivan steps down as Samford football coach". December 2, 2014.

[2] "Boykin's 3 TDs Lead TCU Past Samford, 48-14". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.

[3] "Williams' 3 TDs Lead Samford Past Stillman, 52-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.

[4] "Samford Dominates VMI 63-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.

[5] "Chattanooga Tops Samford 38-24". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.

[6] "Samford Holds on to Beat Mercer 21-18". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

[7] "Wofford sneaks past Samford, 24-20". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.

[8] "Samford shuts out Furman, 45-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

[9] "Concordia vs. Samford". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.

[10] "Samford beats Western Carolina 34-20". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.

[11] "Samford edges The Citadel 20-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

[12] "Artis-Payne, Marshall lead No. 14 Auburn to win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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