2024 Samford Bulldogs football team

2024 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	1–2 (0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Chris Hatcher (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ricky Turner (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chris Boone (3rd season)
Home stadium	Pete Hanna Stadium

2024 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Mercer		1	–	0					3	–	0
The Citadel		0	–	0					2	–	1
Wofford		0	–	0					2	–	1
East Tennessee State		0	–	0					1	–	2
Furman		0	–	0					1	–	2
Samford		0	–	0					1	–	2
No. 24 Western Carolina		0	–	0					1	–	2
VMI		0	–	0					0	–	3
No. 23 Chattanooga		0	–	1					0	–	3
As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Samford Bulldogs football team will represent Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs will be coached by tenth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and play at Pete Hanna Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 p.m.	at West Georgia*	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	L 21–38	4,329
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN+/ESPN+	L 7–45	89,295
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Alabama State*	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 12–7	6,045
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	ESPN+
October 5	2:00 p.m.	VMI	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at East Tennessee State	William B. Greene Jr. Stadium Johnson City, TN	ESPN+
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Mercer	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN+
November 2	2:00 p.m.	Wofford	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
November 16	12:30 p.m.	at Chattanooga	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	ESPN+
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Western Carolina	Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at West Georgia

See also: 2024 West Georgia Wolves football team

Game One – Samford Bulldogs (0-0) at West Georgia Wolves (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Samford	7	7	15	0	29
West Georgia	14	12	0	12	38

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Wind: S at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy • Temp: 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 4,329
• Referee: Gabriel Maddox
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Logan Maddox and Parker Gore

Game information

First quarter (13:49) UWG – Chase Belcher 3-yard run (Chance Gagnon kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:11; UWG 7-0) (11:04) SAM – Quincy Crittendon 1-yard run (Forrest Taylor kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 2:38; Tie 7-7) (4:41) UWG – Bryce Dickerson 29-yard pass from Davin Wydner (Chance Gagnon kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:23; UWG 14-7) Second quarter (13:08) UWG – Chance Gagnon 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 4:25; UWG 17-7) (8:43) SAM – Damonta Witherspoon 3-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Forrest Taylor kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:18; UWG 17-14) (2:18) UWG – Chance Gagnon 28-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 6:19; UWG 20-14) (0:00) UWG – Dylan Gary 44-yard pass from Davin Wydner (Chance Gagnon kick no good) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:49; UWG 26-14) Third quarter (8:41) SAM – Quincy Crittendon 3-yard run (Forrest Taylor kick) (Drive: 19 plays, 71 yards, 6:14; UWG 26-21) (5:54) SAM – Brendan Jenkins 68-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (E. Jai Mason rush) (Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:13; SAM 29-26) Fourth quarter (13:40) UWG – Chase Belcher 4-yard run (Chance Gagnon kick blocked) (Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 2:26; UWG 32-29) (8:18) UWG – Davin Wydner 21-yard run (Chance Gagnon kick no good) (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:45; UWG 38-29)

Statistics	SAM	UWG
First downs	25	24
Total yards	465	456
Rushing yards	163	185
Passing yards	302	271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24-41-1	24-35
Time of possession	25:01	34:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	24/41, 302 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Quincy Crittendon	19 carries, 95 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Brendan Jenkins	4 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
West Georgia	Passing	Davin Wydner	24/35, 271 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Rajaez Mosley	23 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Karmello English	6 receptions, 108 yards

at Florida

See also: 2024 Florida Gators football team

Game Two – Samford Bulldogs (0–1) at Florida Gators (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Samford	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	0	0	0	0	0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst)

Statistics	Samford	Florida
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Samford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving