2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

2025 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–11 (1–7 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Chris Hatcher (11th season; first 10 games)
  • Scot Sloan (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinatorRicky Turner (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorScot Sloan (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumPete Hanna Stadium
2025 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Mercer $^   8 – 0     9 – 3  
Western Carolina   6 – 2     7 – 5  
East Tennessee State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Wofford   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Furman   4 – 4     6 – 6  
The Citadel   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Samford   1 – 7     1 – 11  
VMI   0 – 8     1 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

The Bulldogs were led by eleventh-year head coach Chris Hatcher for the first ten games of the season. Hatcher was fired on November 9 with the team sitting at a 1–9 record; Hatcher finished his tenure at Samford with an overall record of 62–59.[1] Defensive coordinator Scot Sloan was named interim head coach for the final two games of the season.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 286:30 p.m.West Georgia*
ESPN+L 3–34506
September 62:30 p.m.The Citadel
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 13–404,017
September 1311:00 a.m.at Baylor*
ESPN+L 7–4241,215
September 201:30 p.m.at Western Carolina
ESPN+L 35–5010,593
September 272:30 p.m.Furman
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 13–317,521
October 43:00 p.m.at Mercer
ESPN+L 21–459,461
October 1812:30 p.m.at VMI
ESPN+W 24–225,294
October 252:30 p.m.Chattanooga
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 13–493,741
November 112:30 p.m.at Wofford
ESPN+L 16–264,985
November 82:30 p.m.East Tennessee State
  • Pete Hanna Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
ESPN+L 14–383,591
November 151:00 p.m.at Austin Peay*
ESPN+L 16–306,751
November 2211:00 a.m.at No. 3 (FBS) Texas A&M*
SECN+L 0–48104,877
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

West Georgia

See also: 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team
West Georgia Wolves (0-0) at Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolves 10 0 71734
Bulldogs 0 0 033

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: August 28
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 506
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yannity (play-by-play), Jay Songhalter (analyst) and Dave Friedman (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • UWG – Tommy Holden 23-yard field goal, 9:00. Wolves 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:04.
  • UWG – Davin Wydner 1-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 3:04. Wolves 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:14.
Second quarter

No scoring plays.

Third quarter
  • UWG – DeAndre Buchannon 92-yard kickoff return (Tommy Holden kick), 14:47. Wolves 17–0.
Fourth quarter
  • UWG – TJ Lester 3-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 13:43. Wolves 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05.
  • UWG – Tommy Holden 49-yard field goal, 7:06. Wolves 27–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:03.
  • SAM – Ty Ippolito 36-yard field goal, 4:15. Wolves 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 2:51.
  • UWG – Geoffrey Speight 50-yard fumble return (Tommy Holden kick), 1:46. Wolves 34–3.
Statistics UWG SAM
First downs 18 16
Total yards 411 271
Rushing yards 180 24
Passing yards 231 247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–35–2 32–44–0
Time of possession 32:11 27:49
Team Category Player Statistics
West Georgia Passing Davin Wydner 18/34, 209 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Latrelle Murrell 11 carries, 129 yards
Receiving Owen Dupree 7 receptions, 71 yards
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 22/29, 154 yards
Rushing C.J. Evans 7 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Preston Bird 11 receptions, 95 yards

The Citadel

See also: 2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
The Citadel Bulldogs (0-1) at Samford Bulldogs (0-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
The Citadel 0 10 102040
Samford 0 6 0713

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloud • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,017
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter
  • (14:46) SAM – Jake Garner 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 1:17; Samford 3–0)
  • (8:34) SAM – Jake Garner 20-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:25; Samford 6–0)
  • (6:03) CIT – Javonte Graves-Billups 43-yard pass from Cobey Thompkins, Ben Barnes kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; The Citadel 7–6)
  • (0:03) CIT – Ben Barnes 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 0:36; The Citadel 10–6)
Third Quarter
  • (11:21) CIT – Ben Barnes 28-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 3:17; The Citadel 13–6)
  • (3:03) CIT – Sayre Smothers 31-yard fumble recovery, Ben Barnes kick (The Citadel 20–6)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:48) CIT – Bradlee Jones 59-yard fumble recovery, Ben Barnes kick (The Citadel 27–6)
  • (11:17) SAM – CJ Evans 5-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; The Citadel 27–13)
  • (4:34) CIT – Javonte Graves-Billups 13-yard pass from Quentin Hayes, 2-pt conversion failed (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:32; The Citadel 33–13)
  • (1:45) CIT – Quentin Hayes 18-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:32; The Citadel 40–13)
Statistics CIT SAM
First downs 15 26
Total yards 330 452
Rushing yards 162 90
Passing yards 168 362
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–13–0 43–62–3
Time of possession 29:51 30:09
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing Cobey Thompkins 9/11, 155 yards, TD
Rushing Cobey Thompkins 13 carries, 76 yards
Receiving Javonte Graves-Billips 6 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 40/56, 324 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Quincy Crittendon 14 carries, 35 yards
Receiving Jaden Gibson 10 receptions, 91 yards

at Baylor (FBS)

See also: 2025 Baylor Bears football team
Samford Bulldogs (0–2) vs. Baylor Bears (FBS) (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 0 007
Bears (FBS) 14 21 0742

at McLane Stadium • Waco, TX

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 41,215
  • Referee: Tutashinda Salaam
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Madison Hock (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:52) BAY – Bryson Washington 2 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:17; BAY 7–0)
  • (09:37) BAY – Josh Cameron 10 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 1:59; BAY 14–0)
  • (01:07) SAM – Torrey Ward 12 yard pass from CJ Evans, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:00; BAY 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (08:52) BAY – Kobe Prentice 12 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 4:51; BAY 21–7)
  • (04:22) BAY – Bryson Washington 5 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 8 plays, 34 yards, 3:23; BAY 28–7)
  • (01:07) BAY – Caden Knighten 1 yard run, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:57; BAY 35–7)
Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter
  • (11:40) BAY – Louis Brown IV 11 yard pass from Sawyer Robertson, Connor Hawkins kick (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 4:12; BAY 42–7)
Statistics SAM BAY
First downs 10 29
Total yards 195 468
Rushing yards 95 223
Passing yards 100 245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–25–3 28–44–2
Time of possession 25:54 34:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 7/13, 59 yards, INT
Rushing CJ Evans 13 carries, 53 yards
Receiving Torrey Ward 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Baylor Passing Sawyer Robertson 23/37, 211 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Bryson Washington 21 carries, 135 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ashtyn Hawkins 3 receptions, 42 yards

at Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Samford Bulldogs (0-3) vs. Western Carolina Catamounts (0-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 6 14 6935
Catamounts 14 7 29050

at Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 2:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 10,593
  • Referee: Brian Hilpisch
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yanity (play-by-play) and John Brannon III (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • SAM – Jake Garner 28-yard field goal, 11:07. Bulldogs 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 3:53.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 14-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 8:26. Catamounts 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 2:34.
  • SAM – Jake Garner 29-yard field goal, 3:17. Catamounts 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 68 yards, 5:05.
  • WCU – James Tyre 6-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:06. Catamounts 14–6. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:11.
Second quarter
  • SAM – Calvin Jones 28-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 13:12. Catamounts 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:54.
  • SAM – Calvin Jones 11-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Jake Garner kick), 9:36. Bulldogs 20–14. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:50.
  • WCU – Jordan Thomas 2-yard pass from Taron Dickens, 1:32. Catamounts 21–20. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 2:01.
Third quarter
  • WCU – Painter Richards-Baker 20-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 13:42. Catamounts 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:11.
  • SAM – Calvin Jones 12-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Kick failed), 11:08. Catamounts 28–26. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:34.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 24-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Taron Dickens pass), 8:22. Catamounts 36–26. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:46.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 2-yard run (Marcus Trout kick), 3:08. Catamounts 43–26. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:31.
  • WCU – Camury Reid 62-yard pass from Taron Dickens (Marcus Trout kick), 1:12. Catamounts 50–26. Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 0:37.
Fourth quarter
  • SAM – C.J. Evans 32-yard run (Pass failed), 8:50. Catamounts 50–33. Drive: 8 plays, 91 yards, 2:56.
  • SAM – Jake Garner 33-yard field goal, 1:56. Catamounts 50–36. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 1:43.
Statistics SAM WCU
First downs 34 31
Total yards 576 733
Rushing yards 120 151
Passing yards 456 582
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 35–53–1 35–46–0
Time of possession 30:13 29:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 35/53, 456 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing C.J. Evans 15 carries, 56 yards, TD
Receiving Jaden Gibson 9 receptions, 122 yards
Western Carolina Passing Taron Dickens 35/46, 582 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Markel Townsend 13 carries, 56 yards
Receiving Camury Reid 4 receptions, 107 yards, 3 TD

Furman

See also: 2025 Furman Paladins football team
Furman Paladins (2-1) vs. Samford Bulldogs (0-4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Paladins 14 7 10031
Bulldogs 0 7 0613

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 7,521
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Molly Robinson (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:14) FUR – Evan James 17-yard run, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 2:43; Furman 7–0)
  • (1:21) FUR – Joshua Burrell 7-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 4:10; Furman 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (9:08) SAM – CJ Evans 25-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon, Ty Ippolito kick (Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:30; Furman 14–7)
  • (0:48) FUR – Raleigh Herbert 47-yard interception, Ian Williams kick (Furman 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (10:37) FUR – Ja'Keith Hamilton 4-yard pass from Trey Hedden, Ian Williams kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:33; Furman 28–7)
  • (1:15) FUR – Ian Williams 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:09; Furman 31–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:52) SAM – Preston Bird 70-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:56; Furman 31–13)
Statistics FUR SAM
First downs 17 23
Total yards 377 389
Rushing yards 105 70
Passing yards 272 319
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–41–0 32–47–2
Time of possession 34:53 25:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Furman Passing Trey Hedden 28/41, 272 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Gavin Hall 16 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Evan James 7 receptions, 88 yards
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 28/42, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Brady Stober 3 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Preston Bird 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD

at Mercer

See also: 2025 Mercer Bears football team
Samford Bulldogs (0-5) vs. Mercer Bears (3-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 14721
Bears 14 14 14345

at Five Star Stadium • Macon, GA

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:00 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,461
  • Referee: Jeff Page
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Frank Malloy (play-by-play) and Phil Cox (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (12:18) MER – Samuel Albee 64-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:09; Mercer 7–0)
  • (2:36) MER – Antonio Butts Jr. 1-yard run, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:37; Mercer 14–0)
Second Quarter
  • (11:09) MER – Javarius George 3-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 5:36; Mercer 21–0)
  • (6:00) MER – Brayden Smith 7-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:01; Mercer 28–0)
Third Quarter
  • (12:50) SAM – Preston Bird 63-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Mercer 28–7)
  • (10:57) MER – Brayden Smith 38-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:47; Mercer 35–7)
  • (5:30) MER – Ty Doughty 66-yard pass from Braden Atkinson, Reice Griffith kick (Drive: 1 play, 66 yards, 0:10; Mercer 42–7)
  • (2:44) SAM – Cameron Bland 13-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:46; Mercer 42–14)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:29) SAM – Samuel Pickett III 77-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 0:27; Mercer 42–21)
  • (5:36) MER – Reice Griffith 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:26; Mercer 45–21)
Statistics SAM MER
First downs 14 24
Total yards 342 557
Rushing yards 61 192
Passing yards 281 365
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–33–1 22–37–1
Time of possession 28:19 31:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Brady Stober 14/22, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Cameron Bland 11 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Samuel Pickett III 3 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Mercer Passing Braden Atkinson 22/35, 365 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Ty Doughty 19 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Ty Doughty 2 receptions, 77 yards, TD

at VMI

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team
Samford Bulldogs (0-6) vs. VMI Keydets (1-5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 14 0324
Keydets 0 7 6922

at Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:30 PM EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,294
  • Referee: Brian Hilpisch
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Wade Branner (play-by-play) and Chip Tarkenton (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:23) SAM – Calvin Jones 15-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:37; Samford 7–0)
Second Quarter
  • (14:50) VMI – Owen Sweeney 55-yard pass from Collin Shannon, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:18; Tied 7–7)
  • (11:50) SAM – Samuel Pickett III 22-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; Samford 14–7)
  • (0:50) SAM – Preston Bird 27-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 0:52; Samford 21–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:20) VMI – Leo Boehling 37-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:40; Samford 21–13)
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:36) VMI – Ben Shrewsbury 24-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:54; Samford 21–16)
  • (7:24) VMI – Noah Grevious 10-yard pass from Collin Shannon (Drive: 4 plays, 88 yards, 2:15; VMI 22–21)
  • (1:28) SAM – Jake Garner 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 3:43; Samford 24–22)
Statistics SAM VMI
First downs 22 25
Total yards 398 522
Rushing yards 113 103
Passing yards 285 419
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–43–1 24–38–1
Time of possession 29:14 30:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Brady Stober 34/43, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Brady Stober 13 carries, 45 yards
Receiving Preston Bird 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD
VMI Passing Collin Shannon 24/38, 419 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Aslin Shipe 10 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Owen Sweeney 13 receptions, 208 yards, TD

Chattanooga

See also: 2025 Chattanooga Mocs football team
Chattanooga Mocs (3-4) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mocs 7 7 142149
Bulldogs 7 0 0613

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,741
  • Referee: Bruce Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:20) SAM – Brady Stober 1-yard run, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 1:55; Samford 7–0)
  • (2:22) UTC – Camden Orth 6-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:13; Tied 7–7)
Second Quarter
  • (10:58) UTC – A.J. Little 47-yard punt return, Jude Kelley kick (Chattanooga 14–7)
Third Quarter
  • (7:17) UTC – John McIntyre 4-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 4:01; Chattanooga 21–7)
  • (1:15) UTC – A.J. Little 15-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:32; Chattanooga 28–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:47) UTC – Jamarii Robinson 42-yard pass from Camden Orth, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:59; Chattanooga 35–7)
  • (7:18) SAM – Ken Cherry 2-yard run (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:23; Chattanooga 35–13)
  • (4:35) UTC – Solomon Locke 35-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 2:42; Chattanooga 42–13)
  • (1:07) UTC – Solomon Locke 31-yard run, Jude Kelley kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:57; Chattanooga 49–13)
Statistics UTC SAM
First downs 18 19
Total yards 429 342
Rushing yards 257 94
Passing yards 172 248
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–20–0 22–44–2
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Chattanooga Passing Camden Orth 11/20, 172 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Solomon Locke 5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving A.J. Little 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD
Samford Passing Charlie Gilliam 9/15, 138 yards, INT
Rushing Emerson Russell 3 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Jaden Gibson 5 receptions, 77 yards

at Wofford

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team
Samford Bulldogs (1-7) vs. Wofford Terriers (2-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 10 0 6016
Terriers 14 0 9326

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E at 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,985
  • Referee: Jake Grombach
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Noble (play-by-play), Thom Henson (analyst) and Van Hipp (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (11:49) SAM – Charlie Gilliam 2-yard pass from Charlie Gilliam, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:06; Samford 7–0)
  • (9:51) WOF – Maximus Pulley 25-yard interception, Sam Spence kick (Tied 7–7)
  • (8:50) WOF – Gerald Modest Jr. 5-yard run, Sam Spence kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Wofford 14–7)
  • (3:46) SAM – Jake Garner 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:25; Wofford 14–10)
Second Quarter

No scoring plays

Third Quarter
  • (12:46) WOF – Eli Campbell 42-yard interception, Sam Spence kick (Wofford 21–10)
  • (9:26) SAM – Jake Garner 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:16; Wofford 21–13)
  • (4:13) SAM – Jake Garner 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 3:32; Wofford 21–16)
  • (1:01) WOF – Brandon Maina 0-yard safety (Wofford 23–16)
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:26) WOF – Sam Spence 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:27; Wofford 26–16)
Statistics SAM WOF
First downs 18 10
Total yards 351 191
Rushing yards 19 111
Passing yards 332 80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 34–51–4 14–24–1
Time of possession 28:14 31:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing Quincy Crittendon 19/25, 219 yards
Rushing CJ Evans 4 carries, 12 yards
Receiving Calvin Jones 9 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Wofford Passing JT Fayard 14/24, 80 yards, INT
Rushing Ihson Jackson-Anderson 16 carries, 85 yards
Receiving Ihson Jackson-Anderson 3 receptions, 35 yards

East Tennessee State

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team
East Tennessee State Buccaneers (4-5) vs. Samford Bulldogs (1-8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 21 3 14038
Bulldogs 7 0 0714

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,591
  • Referee: Michael Farmer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Blake Gardner (play-by-play), Damian Mitchell (analyst) and Christina Chambers (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • (13:40) ETSU – Devontae Houston 45-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:16; East Tennessee State 7–0)
  • (12:45) ETSU – Xavier Gaillardetz 70-yard pass from Ephraim Floyd, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:13; East Tennessee State 14–0)
  • (7:55) ETSU – Karim Page 26-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 3:49; East Tennessee State 21–0)
  • (3:01) SAM – CJ Evans 20-yard pass from Quincy Crittendon, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:47; East Tennessee State 21–7)
Second Quarter
  • (8:20) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 46-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:41; East Tennessee State 24–7)
Third Quarter
  • (12:39) ETSU – Charlie Browder 10-yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 1:39; East Tennessee State 31–7)
  • (9:57) ETSU – Devontae Houston 40-yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:54; East Tennessee State 38–7)
Fourth Quarter
  • (4:55) SAM – Calvin Jones 25-yard pass from Brady Stober, Jake Garner kick (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 4:16; East Tennessee State 38–14)
Statistics ETSU SAM
First downs 25 16
Total yards 600 312
Rushing yards 237 56
Passing yards 363 256
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–36–0 21–39–1
Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics
East Tennessee State Passing Jacolby Criswell 19/30, 261 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devontae Houston 18 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Xavier Gaillardetz 3 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Samford Passing Brady Stober 12/26, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Quincy Crittendon 6 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Samuel Pickett III 3 receptions, 90 yards

at Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team
Samford Bulldogs (1–9) at Austin Peay Governors (6–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 3 01316
Governors 14 3 10330

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, Tennessee

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 1:00 PM CST
  • Game attendance: 6,751
Statistics SAM APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Austin Peay Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at No. 3 (FBS) Texas A&M

See also: 2025 Texas A&M Aggies football team
Samford Bulldogs (1-10) vs. No. 3 (FBS) Texas A&M Aggies (10-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
No. 3 (FBS) Aggies 21 10 71048

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 11:00 AM CST
  • TV announcers (SECN+/ESPN+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
Statistics SAM TA&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Samford Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. ^ Batchelor, Brett (November 9, 2025). "Chris Hatcher relived of duties as Samford head football coach". WBRC. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Ashworth, Thomas (November 9, 2025). "Samford parts ways with longtime head football coach Chris Hatcher". Alabama.com. Retrieved November 22, 2025.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (December 19, 2024). "2025 SoCon football schedule announced". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Batchelor, Brett (January 2, 2025). "Samford football adds game at Baylor on 2025 schedule". WBRC. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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