2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

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2014
Seibert Stadium
Seasons
2014 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Chattanooga $^   7 0     10 4  
Samford   5 2     7 4  
Western Carolina   5 2     7 5  
Wofford   4 3     6 5  
The Citadel   3 4     5 7  
Furman   2 5     3 9  
Mercer   1 6     6 6  
VMI   1 6     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team represented

Seibert Stadium and were a member of the Southern Conference
. The team finished the season with a 7–4 overall record, including a 5–2 mark in SoCon play, securing a tie for second place.

On December 2, head coach Pat Sullivan stepped down.[1] He finished at Samford with an eight year record of 47–43.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat
FCS
L 14–4840,094
September 116:30 pm
Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
  • W 52–04,968
    September 202:00 pmVMI
    • Seibert Stadium
    • Homewood, AL
    ESPN3W 63–214,618
    September 276:00 pmat No. 14 ChattanoogaASNL 24–388,872
    October 42:00 pmMercer
    • Seibert Stadium
    • Homewood, AL
    W 21–188,713
    October 182:00 pmWofford
    • Seibert Stadium
    • Homewood, AL
    L 20–244,157
    October 2512:30 pmat FurmanESPN3W 45–08,047
    November 12:00 pm
    Concordia
    *dagger
    • Seibert Stadium
    • Homewood, AL
    W 55–04,871
    November 82:30 pmWestern Carolina
    • Seibert Stadium
    • Homewood, AL
    ASNW 34–204,689
    November 1512:00 pmat The CitadelW 20–177,638
    November 226:00 pmat No. 16 (
    Jordan–Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • ESPNUL 7–3187,451

    Game summaries

    @ TCU

    Samford @ TCU
    1 234Total
    Bulldogs 0 707 14
    Horned Frogs 14 101014 48
    • Date: August 30
    • Location:
      FCSC

    In their first game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 48–14 to the TCU Horned Frogs.[2]

    Stillman

    Stillman @ Samford
    1 234Total
    Tigers 0 000 0
    Bulldogs 14 21143 52
    • Date: September 11
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 4,968

    In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.[3]

    VMI

    VMI @ Samford
    1 234Total
    Keydets 0 0714 21
    Bulldogs 28 21140 63
    • Date: September 20
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 4,618
    • Television network: ESPN3

    In their third game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 63–21 over the VMI Keydets.[4]

    @ Chattanooga

    Samford @ Chattanooga
    1 234Total
    Bulldogs 3 0147 24
    #14 Mocs 17 7014 38
    • Date: September 27
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 8,872
    • Television network: ASN

    In their fourth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 38–24 to the Chattanooga Mocs.[5]

    Mercer

    Mercer @ Samford
    1 234Total
    Bears 3 708 18
    Bulldogs 7 770 21
    • Date: October 4
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 8,713

    In their fifth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 21–18 over the Mercer Bears.[6]

    Wofford

    Wofford @ Samford
    1 234Total
    Terriers 10 077 24
    Bulldogs 0 1073 20
    • Date: October 18
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 4,157

    In their sixth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 24–20 to the Wofford Terriers.[7]

    @ Furman

    Samford @ Furman
    1 234Total
    Bulldogs 21 14010 45
    Paladins 0 000 0
    • Date: October 25
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 8,047.
    • Television network: ESPN3

    In their seventh game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 45–0 over the Furman Paladins.[8]

    Concordia

    Concordia @ Samford
    1 234Total
    Hornets 0 000 0
    Bulldogs 21 101410 55
    • Date: November 1
    • Location:
      CDT
    • Game attendance: 4,871

    In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.[9]

    Western Carolina

    Western Carolina @ Samford
    1 234Total
    Catamounts 0 767 20
    Bulldogs 14 1433 34
    • Date: November 8
    • Location:
      CST
    • Game attendance: 4,689
    • Television network: ASN

    In their ninth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 34–20 over the Western Carolina Catamounts.[10]

    @ The Citadel

    Samford @ The Citadel
    1 234Total
    Samford 0 7013 20
    The Citadel 0 0710 17
    • Date: November 15
    • Location:
      CST
    • Game attendance: 7,638

    In their tenth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 20–17 over The Citadel Bulldogs.[11]

    @ Auburn

    Samford @ Auburn
    1 234Total
    Bulldogs 0 700 7
    #16 Tigers 0 1777 31
    • Date: November 22
    • Location:
      CST
    • Game attendance: 87,451
    • Television network: ESPNU

    In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 31–7 to the Auburn Tigers.[12]

    References

    1. ^ "Pat Sullivan steps down as Samford football coach". December 2, 2014.
    2. ^ "Boykin's 3 TDs Lead TCU Past Samford, 48-14". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
    3. ^ "Williams' 3 TDs Lead Samford Past Stillman, 52-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
    4. ^ "Samford Dominates VMI 63-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
    5. ^ "Chattanooga Tops Samford 38-24". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
    6. ^ "Samford Holds on to Beat Mercer 21-18". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
    7. ^ "Wofford sneaks past Samford, 24-20". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
    8. ^ "Samford shuts out Furman, 45-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
    9. ^ "Concordia vs. Samford". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
    10. ^ "Samford beats Western Carolina 34-20". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
    11. ^ "Samford edges The Citadel 20-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
    12. ^ "Artis-Payne, Marshall lead No. 14 Auburn to win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.