The 2019 Samford Bulldogs football team represents
Samford University in the
2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Champions ...
. They are led by fifth-year head coach
Chris Hatcher and play their home games at
Seibert Stadium
Seibert Stadium is a 6,700-seat multi-purpose stadium in Homewood, Alabama. It is home to the Samford University Bulldogs college football team. The facility opened in 1958 and is named for F. Page Seibert, who in 1961, donated money for the com ...
. They are a member of the
Southern Conference
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly k ...
(SoCon).
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.
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
Mitchell Fineran is an American football placekicker for the Purdue Boilermakers of the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten). Prior to enrolling at Purdue as a graduate transfer in 2021, he attended and played football at Samford University
Samford ...
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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
References
Samford
Samford Bulldogs football seasons
Samford Bulldogs football
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 Sou ...
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