2017 Samford Bulldogs football team
The 2017 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (Socon). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost to Kennesaw State in the first round.
| 2017 Samford Bulldogs football | |
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FCS Playoffs First Round, L 17–28 vs. Kennesaw State | |
| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| STATS | No. 18 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–4 (6–2 SoCon) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Russ Callaway (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill D'Ottavio (11th season) |
| Home stadium | Seibert Stadium (Capacity: 6,700) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Wofford $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Samford ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Furman ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chattanooga | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State* | No. 19 | ESPN3 | W 28–23 | 4,908 | |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama* | No. 17 |
| ESPN3 | W 49–41 | 4,509 |
| September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at No. 13 (FBS) Georgia* | No. 17 | SECN | L 14–42 | 92,746 | |
| September 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | No. 18 | ESPN3 | L 34–38 | 12,018 | |
| September 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 8 The Citadel | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | W 35–14 | 9,233 |
| October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at VMI | No. 20 | ESPN3 | W 26–7 | 3,310 | |
| October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 5 Wofford | No. 16 | ESPN3 | W 24–21 | 7,236 | |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Chattanooga | No. 9 |
| ESPN3 | L 21–23 | 3,523 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mercer | No. 16 | ESPN3 | W 20–3 | 10,200 | |
| November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | No. 16 |
| ESPN3 | W 42–7 | 5,178 |
| November 18 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 20 Furman | No. 17 |
| STADIUM | W 26–20 | 4,673 |
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Kennesaw State* | No. 14 | ESPN3 | L 17–28 | 5,566 | |
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Game summaries
Kennesaw State
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West Alabama
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@ Georgia
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@ Western Carolina
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The Citadel
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@ VMI
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@ Wofford
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Chattanooga
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@ Mercer
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East Tennessee State
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Furman
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FCS Playoffs
@ Kennesaw State–First Round
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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 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 |
| Coaches | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
References
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