2019 Samford Bulldogs football team


The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represents Samford University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by fifth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and play their home games at Seibert Stadium. They are a member of the Southern Conference.

Previous season

The Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

Preseason media poll

The SoCon released their preseason media poll and coaches poll on July 22, 2019. The Bulldogs were picked to finish in sixth place in both polls.
1Wofford253
2Furman229
3East Tennessee State187
4Mercer146
5Chattanooga134
6Samford125
7The Citadel111
8Western Carolina88
9VMI32

Preseason All-SoCon Teams

The Bulldogs placed four players on the preseason all-SoCon teams.
Offense
1st team
Nick Nixon – OL
Defense
2nd team
Justin Foster – DL
Nelson Jordan – DL
Specialists
1st team
Mitchell Fineran – K

Schedule

Game summaries

vs. Youngstown State

at Tennessee Tech

at Wofford

Alabama A&M

The Citadel

Furman

at VMI

East Tennessee State

at Mercer

Chattanooga

at Western Carolina

at Auburn

Ranking movements