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.

2016 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 23
FCS CoachesNo. 23
Record7–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRuss Callaway (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorBill D'Ottavio (10th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmMars Hill*ESPN3W 77–74,482
September 106:00 pmat Central Arkansas*BNNW 35–299,987
September 241:00 pmat No. 5 ChattanoogaSDNL 21–418,714
October 12:00 pmWofford
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 28–268,509
October 812:00 pmat FurmanESPN3W 38–214,587
October 152:00 pmVMINo. 24
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 55–214,085
October 226:00 pmWestern CarolinaNo. 21
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ASNW 30–174,031
October 292:30 pmat Mississippi State*No. 20SECNL 41–5658,019
November 51:00 pmat No. 5 The CitadelNo. 20ESPN3L 34–37 OT15,015
November 122:30 pmMercer No. 22
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN3W 24–198,379
November 192:30 pmat East Tennessee StateNo. 18SDNL 14–155,752
November 264:00 pmat No. 13 Youngstown State*No. 23ESPN3L 24–385,322
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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Mars Hill

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Mars Hill @ Samford
1 234Total
Mountain Lions 0 700 7
Bulldogs 14 142128 77

At Central Arkansas

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Samford @ Central Arkansas
1 234Total
Bulldogs 7 2170 35
Bears 3 7019 29

At Chattanooga

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Samford @ Chattanooga
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 777 21
#5 Mocs 7 141010 41

Wofford

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Wofford @ Samford
1 234Total
Terriers 7 1036 26
Bulldogs 7 1407 28

At Furman

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Samford @ Furman
1 234Total
Bulldogs 14 1077 38
Paladins 0 1407 21
VMI @ Samford
1 234Total
Keydets 7 770 21
#24 Bulldogs 28 10017 55

Western Carolina

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Western Carolina @ Samford
1 234Total
Catamounts 7 037 17
#21 Bulldogs 7 6143 30

At Mississippi State

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Samford @ Mississippi State
1 234Total
#20 Bulldogs (SAM) 13 7138 41
Bulldogs (MSU) 21 7217 56

At The Citadel

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Samford @ The Citadel
1 234OTTotal
#20 Bulldogs (SAM) 7 130140 34
#5 Bulldogs (CIT) 7 77133 37

Mercer

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Mercer @ Samford
1 234Total
Bears 0 1009 19
#22 Bulldogs 21 003 24

At East Tennessee State

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Samford @ East Tennessee State
1 234Total
#18 Bulldogs 7 070 14
Buccaneers 0 366 15

FCS playoffs

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First round – Youngstown State

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Samford @ Youngstown State
1 234Total
#23 Bulldogs 7 0017 24
#13 Penguins 7 31414 38

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRVRVRV2421202022182323
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV2420191821182423

References

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