The 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team represented
Samford University
Samford University is a Private university, private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama, United States. It was founded by Baptist Church, Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and located until 1887 in Marion, Alabama. It is governed by an in ...
in the
2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champio ...
. They were led by fourth-year head coach
Chris Hatcher and played their home games at
Seibert Stadium
Pete Hanna Stadium (formerly Seibert Stadium) is a 6,700-seat multi-purpose stadium in Homewood, Alabama. It is home to the Samford University Bulldogs college football team. The facility opened in 1958 and is named for F. Page Seibert, who in 1 ...
. They were a member of the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...
(SoCon). They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Preseason media poll
The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish as SoCon champions. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish as SoCon champions.
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Bulldogs placed seven players on the all-SoCon teams. Quarterback Devlin Hodges was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and Defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden was selected as preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
''1st team''
Devlin Hodges – QB
Nick Nixon – OL
Kelvin McKnight – WR
''2nd team''
Chris Shelling – WR
Defense
''1st team''
Ahmad Gooden – DL
''2nd team''
Christian Stark – LB
Darius Harvey – DB
Schedule
Schedule
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Game summaries
Shorter
At Florida State
Mercer
At Chattanooga
At Kennesaw State
Western Carolina
VMI
At Furman
Wofford
At The Citadel
At East Tennessee State
Ranking movements
References
Samford
Samford Bulldogs football seasons
Samford Bulldogs football
The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in Homewood, Alabama. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Sou ...
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