American college football season
The 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Pat Sullivan, they played their home games at 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 pm | at TCU* | | FCS | L 14–48 | 40,094 |
September 11 | 6:30 pm | Stillman* | | | W 52–0 | 4,968 |
September 20 | 2:00 pm | VMI | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN3 | W 63–21 | 4,618 |
September 27 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Chattanooga | | ASN | L 24–38 | 8,872 |
October 4 | 2:00 pm | Mercer | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| | W 21–18 | 8,713 |
October 18 | 2:00 pm | Wofford | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| | L 20–24 | 4,157 |
October 25 | 12:30 pm | at Furman | | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 8,047 |
November 1 | 2:00 pm | Concordia*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| | W 55–0 | 4,871 |
November 8 | 2:30 pm | Western Carolina | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ASN | W 34–20 | 4,689 |
November 15 | 12:00 pm | at The Citadel | | | W 20–17 | 7,638 |
November 22 | 6:00 pm | at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn* | | ESPNU | L 7–31 | 87,451 |
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Samford @ TCU
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• Horned Frogs |
14 |
10 | 10 | 14 |
48 |
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In their first game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 48–14 to the TCU Horned Frogs.[2]
Stillman @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Bulldogs |
14 |
21 | 14 | 3 |
52 |
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In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.[3]
VMI @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Keydets |
0 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
21 |
• Bulldogs |
28 |
21 | 14 | 0 |
63 |
|
In their third game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 63–21 over the VMI Keydets.[4]
Samford @ Chattanooga
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs |
3 |
0 | 14 | 7 |
24 |
• #14 Mocs |
17 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
38 |
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In their fourth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 38–24 to the Chattanooga Mocs.[5]
Mercer @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bears |
3 |
7 | 0 | 8 |
18 |
• Bulldogs |
7 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
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In their fifth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 21–18 over the Mercer Bears.[6]
Wofford @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Terriers |
10 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
24 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
10 | 7 | 3 |
20 |
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In their sixth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 24–20 to the Wofford Terriers.[7]
Samford @ Furman
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Bulldogs |
21 |
14 | 0 | 10 |
45 |
Paladins |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
|
In their seventh game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 45–0 over the Furman Paladins.[8]
Concordia @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hornets |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Bulldogs |
21 |
10 | 14 | 10 |
55 |
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In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.[9]
Western Carolina @ Samford
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Catamounts |
0 |
7 | 6 | 7 |
20 |
• Bulldogs |
14 |
14 | 3 | 3 |
34 |
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In their ninth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 34–20 over the Western Carolina Catamounts.[10]
Samford @ The Citadel
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Samford |
0 |
7 | 0 | 13 |
20 |
The Citadel |
0 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
17 |
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In their tenth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 20–17 over The Citadel Bulldogs.[11]
Samford @ Auburn
|
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• #16 Tigers |
0 |
17 | 7 | 7 |
31 |
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In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 31–7 to the Auburn Tigers.[12]
- ^ "Pat Sullivan steps down as Samford football coach". December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Boykin's 3 TDs Lead TCU Past Samford, 48-14". ESPN. Associated Press. August 30, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "Williams' 3 TDs Lead Samford Past Stillman, 52-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ^ "Samford Dominates VMI 63-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- ^ "Chattanooga Tops Samford 38-24". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ "Samford Holds on to Beat Mercer 21-18". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- ^ "Wofford sneaks past Samford, 24-20". ESPN. Associated Press. October 18, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ "Samford shuts out Furman, 45-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ "Concordia vs. Samford". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "Samford beats Western Carolina 34-20". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Samford edges The Citadel 20-17". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "Artis-Payne, Marshall lead No. 14 Auburn to win". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
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