2016 Samford Bulldogs football team

2016 Samford Bulldogs football
2016 Samford Bulldogs football
FCS playoffs first round, L 24–38 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 23
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	7–5 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Russ Callaway (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio (10th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.

STATSNo. 23

FCS CoachesNo. 23

Record7–5 (5–3 SoCon)

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2016 Southern Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 The Citadel $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 9 Wofford ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 13 Chattanooga ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 23 Samford ^	5	–	3	7	–	5
Mercer	4	–	4	6	–	5
Furman	3	–	5	3	–	8
East Tennessee State	2	–	6	5	–	6
Western Carolina	1	–	7	2	–	9
VMI	1	–	7	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	Mars Hill*		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 77–7	4,482
September 10	6:00 pm	at Central Arkansas*		Estes Stadium Conway, AR	BNN	W 35–29	9,987
September 24	1:00 pm	at No. 5 Chattanooga		Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	L 21–41	8,714
October 1	2:00 pm	Wofford		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 28–26	8,509
October 8	12:00 pm	at Furman		Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 38–21	4,587
October 15	2:00 pm	VMI	No. 24	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 55–21	4,085
October 22	6:00 pm	Western Carolina	No. 21	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ASN	W 30–17	4,031
October 29	2:30 pm	at Mississippi State*	No. 20	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 41–56	58,019
November 5	1:00 pm	at No. 5 The Citadel	No. 20	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 34–37 ^OT	15,015
November 12	2:30 pm	Mercer	No. 22	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 24–19	8,379
November 19	2:30 pm	at East Tennessee State	No. 18	Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN	SDN	L 14–15	5,752
November 26	4:00 pm	at No. 13 Youngstown State*	No. 23	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH (NCAA Division I first round)	ESPN3	L 24–38	5,322
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Mountain Lions	0	7	0	0	7
• Bulldogs	14	14	21	28	77

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mars Hill	Passing	Austin Brown	6/10, 68 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jamel Harbison	17 rushes, 27 yards
	Receiving	Craig Rucker	5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Samford	Passing	Devlin Hodges	39/49, 313 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Roland Adams	13 rushes, 89 yards, TD
	Receiving	TaDarryl Marshall	14 receptions, 100 yards, TD

Schedule

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 20 SAM Bulldogs	7	13	0	14	0	34
• No. 5 CIT Bulldogs	7	7	7	13	3	37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Devlin Hodges	23/35, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Kelvin McKnight	1 carry, 7 yards
	Receiving	Kelvin McKnight	7 receptions, 108 yards, TD
Central Arkansas	Passing	Hayden Hildebrand	26/48, 346 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Carlos Blackman	28 rushes, 123 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jatavious Wilson	9 receptions, 134 yards