2019 Samford Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fifth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium . They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
Preseason
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.[ 1] [ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Wofford
253 (21)
2
Furman
229 (6)
3
East Tennessee State
187 (2)
4
Mercer
146
5
Chattanooga
134
6
Samford
125
7
The Citadel
111
8
Western Carolina
88
9
VMI
32
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Wofford
63 (7)
2
Furman
55 (1)
3
East Tennessee State
44 (1)
4
Chattanooga
40
5
Mercer
34
6
Samford
33
7
The Citadel
22
8
Western Carolina
21
9
VMI
12
Preseason All-SoCon Teams
The Bulldogs placed four players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.[ 2]
Offense
1st team
Nick Nixon – OL
Defense
2nd team
Justin Foster – DL
Nelson Jordan – DL
Specialists
1st team
Mitchell Fineran – K
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 24 2:00 p.m. vs. Youngstown State * ESPN L 22–45 12,560
August 31 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech * ESPN+ L 58–59 2OT 7,806
September 14 5:00 p.m. at No. 21 Wofford Nexstar /ESPN3 W 21–14 3,463
September 21 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&M * ESPN3 W 55–21 5,934
September 28 2:00 p.m. No. 25 The Citadel Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN+ W 61–55 4OT 3,524
October 5 2:00 p.m. No. 14 Furman Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN+ L 14–586,169
October 12 12:30 p.m. at VMI Nexstar/ESPN+ L 41–48 OT 5,300
October 26 12:00 p.m. East Tennessee State Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN+ W 24–17 1,521
November 2 6:00 p.m. at Mercer ESPN+ L 33–36 3OT
November 9 2:00 p.m. Chattanooga Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN3 L 27–35 4,835
November 16 1:00 p.m. at Western Carolina ESPN+ W 31–13
November 23 11:00 a.m. at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn * SECN L 0–52 80,692
[ 3] [ 4]
Game summaries
Vs. Youngstown State
1
2
3
4
Total
Penguins
14
10
0
21
45
Bulldogs
7
0
0
15
22
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
YSU
SAM
1
9:09
5
85
1:22
SAM
Robert Adams 55-yard touchdown reception from Liam Welch, Mitchell Fineran kick good
0
7
1
2:12
13
83
6:57
YSU
Samuel St. Surin 16-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Mays, Colton McFadden kick good
7
7
1
1:29
YSU
Fumble recovery returned 25 yards for touchdown by Cash Mitchell, Colton McFadden kick good
14
7
2
10:57
8
41
3:55
YSU
43-yard field goal by Colton McFadden
17
7
2
0:36
12
90
2:46
YSU
Josh Burgett 4-yard touchdown reception from Nathan Mays, Colton McFadden kick good
24
7
4
14:29
8
63
3:45
YSU
Braxton Chapman 1-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good
31
7
4
13:37
3
70
0:52
SAM
Montrell Washington 64-yard touchdown reception from Chris Oladokun, 2-point run good
31
15
4
5:16
13
75
8:21
YSU
Braxton Champan 1-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good
38
15
4
3:17
6
36
1:59
SAM
Chris Oladokun 10-yard touchdown run, Mitchell Finehan kick good
38
22
4
2:16
3
44
1:01
YSU
Christian Turner 3-yard touchdown run, Colton McFadden kick good
45
22
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
45
22
At Tennessee Tech
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Bulldogs
7
17
14
6 7 7
58
Golden Eagles
12
0
10
22 7 8
59
At Wofford
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
14
0
7
0
21
No. 21 Terriers
14
0
0
0
14
Alabama A&M
1
2
3
4
Total
AAMU Bulldogs
7
7
0
7
21
SAM Bulldogs
10
21
10
14
55
The Citadel
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT
Total
No. 25 CIT Bulldogs
7
7
7
17 7 7 3 0
55
SAM Bulldogs
7
3
14
14 7 7 3 6
61
Furman
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Paladins
28
14
10
6
58
Bulldogs
7
7
0
0
14
At VMI
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Bulldogs
14
10
14
3 0
41
Keydets
14
14
0
13 7
48
East Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
14
0
3
17
Bulldogs
7
0
10
7
24
At Mercer
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
Bulldogs
7
3
7
6 7 3 0
33
Bears
3
7
6
7 7 3 3
36
Chattanooga
1
2
3
4
Total
Mocs
7
21
7
0
35
Bulldogs
7
0
13
7
27
At Western Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
10
7
7
31
Catamounts
10
3
0
0
13
At Auburn
Samford Bulldogs at No. 15 (FBS) Auburn Tigers – Game summary
Quarter
1
2
3 4 Total
Bulldogs
0
0
0 0 0
No. 15 (FBS) Tigers
7
24
7 14 52
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
Date : November 23, 2019Game time : 11:06 a.m.Game weather : Temperature: 65° • Wind: S 11 mph • Weather: RainGame attendance : 80,692Referee : Marc CurlesTV announcers (SEC Network) : Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst), Alyssa Lang (sideline reporter)
Game information
First Quarter
AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow 1 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 8:13 (AUB 7–0)
Second Quarter
AUB – JaTarvious Whitlow 3 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 14:08 (AUB 14–0)
AUB – Harold Joiner 10 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 9:37 (AUB 21–0)
AUB – Shaun Shivers 4 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 7:14 (AUB 28–0)
AUB – Anders Carlson 29 yd field goal, 1:16 (AUB 31–0)
Third Quarter
AUB – D.J. Williams 2 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 12:35 (AUB 38–0)
Fourth Quarter
AUB – Zach Farrar 27 yd pass from Cord Sandberg (Josh Marsh kick), 13:32 (AUB 45–0)
AUB – Zach Farrar 4 yd pass from Cord Sandberg (Josh Marsh kick), 9:23 (AUB 52–0)
Top Passers
SAM – Liam Welch – 12–23, 66 yds, 2 INT
AUB – Bo Nix – 15–23, 150 yds, 1 TD
Top Rushers
SAM – Jay Stanton – 10 rushes, 19 yds
AUB – Shaun Shivers – 9 rushes, 55 yds, 1 TD
Top Receivers
SAM – Kendall Watson – 3 receptions, 17 yds
AUB – Seth Williams – 4 receptions, 45 yds
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS RV Coaches —
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