The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represents

Samford University Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood, Alabama. In 1841, the university was founded as Howard College by Baptists. Samford University describes itself as the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the United S ...

in the

2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season The 2019 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 Champion ...

. They are led by fifth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and play their home games at

Seibert Stadium 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 1961, donated money for the comp ...

. They are 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).

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in sixth place in both polls.

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed four players on the preseason all-SoCon teams. Offense ''1st team'' Nick Nixon – OL Defense ''2nd team'' Justin Foster – DL Nelson Jordan – DL Specialists ''1st team'' Mitchell Fineran – K

Schedule

Game summaries

vs. Youngstown State

at Tennessee Tech

at Wofford

Alabama A&M

The Citadel

Furman

at VMI

East Tennessee State

at Mercer

Chattanooga

at Western Carolina

at Auburn

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 Sout ...

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