Samford Bulldogs football
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The Samford Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Samford University located in Homewood, Alabama. The team competes at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team was known as the Howard Bulldogs through the 1965 season when Howard College was renamed as Samford University. Howard was located in Birmingham, Alabama prior to 1957. Since 1958, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium, which now has a seating capacity of 6,700, in Homewood. Chris Hatcher has served as Samford's head coach since the 2015 season.
Samford Bulldogs football | |||
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First season | 1902 | ||
Athletic director | Martin Newton | ||
Head coach | Chris Hatcher 8th season, 51–38 (.573) | ||
Stadium | Bobby Bowden Field at
Pete Hanna Stadium (capacity: 6,700) | ||
Field surface | LSR Blade | ||
Location | Homewood, Alabama | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | Southern Conference | ||
All-time record | 474–464–47 (.505) | ||
Conference titles | 5 (3 Dixie, 2 SoCon) | ||
Rivalries | Jacksonville State (rivalry) Furman Chattanooga Mercer Tennessee Tech | ||
Consensus All-Americans | 27 | ||
Colors | Blue and red[1] | ||
Mascot | Sam, changed from Spike in 2017 | ||
Website | SamfordSports.com |