2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

2014 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Sullivan (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Travis Trickett (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio (8th season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FCS	L 14–48	40,094
September 11	6:30 pm	Stillman*	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL		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	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	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	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN3	W 45–0	8,047
November 1	2:00 pm	Concordia*	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	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC		W 20–17	7,638
November 22	6:00 pm	at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn*	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	ESPNU	L 7–31	87,451
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ TCU

Samford @ TCU

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 7 0 7 14 • Horned Frogs 14 10 10 14 48 Date: August 30 Location: Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 40,094 Television network: FCSC

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

Stillman

Stillman @ Samford

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 14 21 14 3 52 Date: September 11 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 6:30 PM 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 2 3 4 Total Keydets 0 0 7 14 21 • Bulldogs 28 21 14 0 63 Date: September 20 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 2:00 PM 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 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 3 0 14 7 24 • #14 Mocs 17 7 0 14 38 Date: September 27 Location: Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN Game start: 6:00 PM 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 2 3 4 Total Bears 3 7 0 8 18 • Bulldogs 7 7 7 0 21 Date: October 4 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 2:00 PM 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 2 3 4 Total • Terriers 10 0 7 7 24 Bulldogs 0 10 7 3 20 Date: October 18 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 2:00 PM 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 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 21 14 0 10 45 Paladins 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 25 Location: Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC Game start: 12:30 PM 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 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 0 0 0 0 • Bulldogs 21 10 14 10 55 Date: November 1 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 2:00 PM 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 2 3 4 Total Catamounts 0 7 6 7 20 • Bulldogs 14 14 3 3 34 Date: November 8 Location: Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL Game start: 2:30 PM 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 2 3 4 Total • Samford 0 7 0 13 20 The Citadel 0 0 7 10 17 Date: November 15 Location: Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC Game start: 12:00 PM 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 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7 • #16 Tigers 0 17 7 7 31 Date: November 22 Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Game start: 6:00 PM 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]

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