The 2017 Samford Bulldogs football team represented
Samford University in the
2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season
The 2017 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 were led by third-year head coach
Chris Hatcher and played 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 were 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). They finished the season 8–4, 6–2 in SoCon play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the
FCS Playoffs, where they lost to
Kennesaw State in the first round.
Schedule
Game summaries
Kennesaw State
West Alabama
@ Georgia
@ Western Carolina
The Citadel
@ VMI
@ Wofford
Chattanooga
@ Mercer
East Tennessee State
Furman
FCS Playoffs
@ Kennesaw State–First Round
Ranking movements
References
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Samford Bulldogs football seasons
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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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