2016 Samford Bulldogs football team
The 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.
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FCS playoffs first round, L 24–38 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
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| STATS | No. 23 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 23 |
| Record | 7–5 (5–3 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Russ Callaway (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill D'Ottavio (10th season) |
| Home stadium | Seibert Stadium (Capacity: 6,700) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 The Citadel $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Wofford ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Chattanooga ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Samford ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Mars Hill* | ESPN3 | W 77–7 | 4,482 | ||
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Central Arkansas* | BNN | W 35–29 | 9,987 | ||
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 Chattanooga | SDN | L 21–41 | 8,714 | ||
| October 1 | 2:00 pm | Wofford |
| ESPN3 | W 28–26 | 8,509 | |
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | at Furman | ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 4,587 | ||
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | VMI | No. 24 |
| ESPN3 | W 55–21 | 4,085 |
| October 22 | 6:00 pm | Western Carolina | No. 21 |
| ASN | W 30–17 | 4,031 |
| October 29 | 2:30 pm | at Mississippi State* | No. 20 | SECN | L 41–56 | 58,019 | |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 The Citadel | No. 20 | ESPN3 | L 34–37 OT | 15,015 | |
| November 12 | 2:30 pm | Mercer | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–19 | 8,379 |
| November 19 | 2:30 pm | at East Tennessee State | No. 18 | SDN | L 14–15 | 5,752 | |
| November 26 | 4:00 pm | at No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 23 | ESPN3 | L 24–38 | 5,322 | |
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Game summaries
Mars Hill
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At Central Arkansas
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At Chattanooga
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Wofford
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At Furman
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VMI
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Western Carolina
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At Mississippi State
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At The Citadel
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Mercer
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At East Tennessee State
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FCS playoffs
First round – Youngstown State
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 23 |
References
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