Howard/Samford Bulldogs football, 1960–1969

The Howard/Samford Bulldogs football program, 1960–1969 represented Howard College, which became Samford University in 1966, during the 1960s in college football. During this time, the Bulldogs were led by four different head coaches and had an overall record for the decade of 57–33–5. During this decade, the Bulldogs competed as an independent and played their home games at Seibert Stadium on-campus in Homewood, Alabama.

From 1960 to 1962, Bobby Bowden served as head coach, and led the Bulldogs to an overall record of 22–5 and a loss in the 1962 Golden Isles Bowl during this period of his tenure. After his resignation in January 1963 to accept an assistant coaching position at Florida State, Bubba Scott was hired as the next head coach at Howard. Before his resignation in April 1966, Scott compiled an overall record of 13–13–2 as head coach of the Bulldogs.

In January 1966, Howard College officially became Samford University. In June 1966 John Lee Armstrong was hired as head coach at Samford, and he led the Bulldogs to an overall record of 20–9–2 and a victory in the Space City Classic during his three-year tenure. After his resignation, Armstrong's former assistant coach Wayne Grubb was promoted to head coach. Grubb led Samford to a 2–6–1 in 1969 to close out the decade.

1960

1960 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumHoward Stadium
1960 Southern non-major college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee   –   8 – 0 – 1
Arlington State   –   9 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Louisville   –   7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   6 – 4 – 0
Sewanee   –   4 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   2 – 7 – 1
Trinity (TX)   –   2 – 7 – 1

The 1960 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as Samford University) as an independent during the 1960 college football season. In their second year under head coach Bobby Bowden, the team compiled an 8–1 record. Howard played their home games on campus at Howard Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16Maryville (TN)
W 14–0[1]
September 23Sewanee
  • Howard Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 56–0[2]
October 1at Georgetown (KY)
W 40–0[3]
October 8Mississippi College
  • Howard Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 20–24[4]
October 15at Millsaps
W 42–0[5]
October 22Delta State
  • Howard Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 28–14[6]
November 5at Livingston State
W 22–6[7]
November 12at Southwestern (TN)
W 26–0[8]
November 18vs. Troy State
W 48–143,000–5,000[9][10]
  • Homecoming

1961

1961 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1961 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee   –   9 – 0 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 1 – 0
Mississippi College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   8 – 2 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Delta State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   7 – 2 – 0
South Carolina Trade   –   6 – 2 – 0
Maryville (TN)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 2 – 1
Miles   –   5 – 2 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 3 – 0
Arlington State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   6 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   7 – 4 – 0
McMurry   –   6 – 4 – 0
Houston   –   5 – 4 – 1
Livingstone   –   5 – 4 – 0
Southwestern (TN)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Emory & Henry   –   4 – 4 – 0
Florida State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Norfolk State   –   3 – 4 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   4 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Georgetown (KY)   –   2 – 3 – 1
Arkansas State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Austin   –   2 – 7 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Millsaps   –   1 – 5 – 2
Centre   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1961 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as Samford University) as an independent during the 1961 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bobby Bowden, the team compiled an 7–2 record. Howard played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Memphis Navy
W 60–0[11]
September 30Georgetown (KY)
W 64–6[12]
October 7at Wofford
W 16–13[13]
October 14at Furman
L 14–219,500[14]
October 21Delta State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 20–145,500[15][16]
October 28at Carson–Newman
W 18–7[17]
November 4at Mississippi College
L 14–15[18]
November 11Southwestern (TN)
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 34–7[19]
November 18at Troy State
W 80–05,000[20][21]
  • Homecoming

1962

1962 Howard Bulldogs football
Golden Isles Bowl, L 14–21 vs. McNeese State
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1962 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cal Poly Pomona   –   9 – 1 – 0
Southern Miss   –   9 – 1 – 0
Drake   –   8 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   7 – 2 – 0
St. Norbert   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 2 – 0
Montana State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Arkansas State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northeastern   –   5 – 3 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 3 – 1
Abilene Christian   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Carolina   –   5 – 4 – 0
Weber State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Arlington State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 6 – 0
Findlay   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   3 – 4 – 2
UC Riverside   –   3 – 5 – 0
Idaho State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   2 – 5 – 0
Mississippi Vocational   –   2 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   1 – 7 – 0
Union (NY)   –   1 – 7 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1962 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as Samford University) as an independent during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bobby Bowden, the team compiled an 7–2 record. Howard played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

In January 1963, Bowden resigned as head coach at Howard to accept an assistant coaching position at Florida State.[22]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15at Chattanooga
W 22–127,500[23]
September 29UNAM
W 40–04,000[24]
October 6at Louisiana College
W 14–125,000[25]
October 13at Furman
W 14–79,000[26]
October 20at Delta State
L 8–15[27]
October 27Carson–Newman
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 47–06,000[28]
November 3Mississippi College
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 21–34,000[29]
November 10Wofford
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 34–28[30]
December 1vs. McNeese StateBrunswick, GA (Golden Isles Bowl)L 14–21[31]
  • Homecoming

1963

1963 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1963 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina   –   9 – 1 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northeastern   –   8 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Vocational   –   6 – 3 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 3 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff   –   5 – 3 – 1
Howard (AL)   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cortland   –   4 – 3 – 0
Lamar Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hawaii   –   5 – 5 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   4 – 4 – 1
Southern Connecticut State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   4 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 4 – 1
Hardin–Simmons   –   2 – 6 – 1
Arkansas State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   2 – 6 – 0
Union (NY)   –   2 – 6 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   2 – 7 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   1 – 6 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 6 – 0
Arlington State   –   1 – 8 – 0

The 1963 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as Samford University) as an independent during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Bubba Scott, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record. Howard played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

In February 1963, Scott was hired as head coach at Howard, and replaced Bobby Bowden. Prior to his arrival at Howard, Scott served as head coach at Haleyville High School where he compiled an overall record of 76–21–3 during his 14-year tenure.[32][33]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Mississippi State
L 0–4311,000[34]
September 28Southeastern Louisiana
W 7–07,000[35]
October 5at McNeese State
L 0–285,500[36]
October 12at Northeast Louisiana State
W 13–73,600[37]
October 19Delta State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 6–06,000[38]
October 26at UNAM
W 26–1425,000[39]
November 2at Mississippi College
T 3–36,000[40]
November 9at Carson–Newman
W 9–0[41]
November 16Louisiana College
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 16–172,500[42]
  • Homecoming

1964

1964 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1964 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Montclair State   –   7 – 0 – 0
East Carolina   –   9 – 1 – 0
Cortland   –   8 – 1 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Chattanooga   –   7 – 3 – 0
Parsons   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 2 – 2
Northeastern   –   5 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   5 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff   –   5 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 2
Hawaii   –   4 – 5 – 0
Milwaukee   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   2 – 6 – 1
Rose Poly   –   2 – 6 – 0
UC Riverside   –   2 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   1 – 6 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   1 – 9 – 0

The 1964 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as Samford University) as an independent during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Bubba Scott, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record. Howard played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at Pensacola Navy
T 7–73,000[43]
September 19Troy State
W 33–138,000[44]
September 26at East Carolina
L 20–3113,000[45]
October 3McNeese State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 6–74,000[46]
October 10Northeast Louisiana State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 20–174,200[47]
October 17at Delta State
W 26–84,500[48]
October 31Mississippi College
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 24–7[49]
November 7Carson–Newman
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 0–3[50]
November 14at Chattanooga
L 13–28[51]
  • Homecoming

1965

1965 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1965 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Springfield   –   9 – 0 – 0
Ithaca   –   8 – 0 – 0
Parsons   –   8 – 1 – 0
Santa Clara   –   8 – 1 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   8 – 2 – 0
Cortland   –   7 – 2 – 0
Wabash   –   7 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
UC Riverside   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 2 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rose Poly   –   5 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   6 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 4 – 1
Arizona State–Flagstaff   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lake Forest   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   4 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Colorado College   –   3 – 5 – 0
Milwaukee   –   2 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Hawaii   –   1 – 8 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1965 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College (now known as Samford University) as an independent during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Bubba Scott, the team compiled a 4–6 record. Howard played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

In April 1966, Scott resigned as head coach to become the Executive Secretary of the Alabama High School Athletic Association.[52]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Troy State
W 37–64,200[53][54]
September 25at Jacksonville State
L 3–23[55]
October 2Louisiana College
W 26–2[56]
October 9at Southeastern Louisiana
L 7–13[57]
October 16Delta State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 0–17[58]
October 23Southwestern Louisiana
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 0–74,000[59]
October 28at Mississippi College
W 20–12[60]
November 6at Carson–Newman
W 6–3[61]
November 13Chattanooga
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 10–252,000[62][63]
November 20No. 5 East Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 10–353,000[64]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1966

1966 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1966 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   7 – 1 – 1
Parsons   –   9 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   8 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Santa Clara   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cortland   –   6 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 3 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 1
Samford   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ashland   –   5 – 3 – 2
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 5 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   5 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Milwaukee   –   4 – 5 – 1
Southern Illinois   –   4 – 5 – 1
UC Riverside   –   4 – 5 – 0
Tampa   –   4 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hawaii   –   4 – 6 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   2 – 6 – 0

The 1966 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach John Lee Armstrong, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama. This season marked the first the Bulldogs played as Samford and not as Howard following its formal name change in January 1966.[65]

In June 1966, Armstrong was hired as head coach at Howard, and replaced Bubba Scott. Prior to his arrival at Howard, Armstrong served as head coach at Woodlawn High School for their 1965 season.[66]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Troy State
W 14–135,000[67]
September 24Jacksonville State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL (rivalry)
W 28–146,000[68]
October 1at Louisiana College
W 17–33,000[69]
October 8Guilford
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 20–75,200[70]
October 15at Delta State
L 14–31[71]
October 22at Southwestern Louisiana
L 3–69,500[72]
October 29Mississippi College
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 45–216,000[73]
November 5Carson–Newman
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 13–143,000[74]
November 12at Furman
W 17–77,500[75]
November 19at Florence State
T 31–315,000[76]
  • Homecoming

1967

1967 Samford Bulldogs football
Space City Classic, W 20–7 vs. Arkansas A&M
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1967 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Ashland   –   8 – 0 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Santa Clara   –   8 – 1 – 0
Northeastern   –   7 – 1 – 0
Samford   –   8 – 2 – 1
Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Chattanooga   –   7 – 3 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee A&I   –   6 – 3 – 0
Parsons   –   6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky State   –   5 – 3 – 1
Hawaii   –   6 – 4 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   4 – 4 – 1
Carnegie Mellon   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 4 – 0
Northern Arizona   –   5 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Riverside   –   4 – 4 – 1
UC Santa Barbara   –   5 – 5 – 0
Drake   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Milwaukee   –   3 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rose Poly   –   1 – 6 – 2
Tampa   –   2 – 7 – 0
Wabash   –   2 – 7 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   2 – 8 – 0

The 1967 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach John Lee Armstrong, the team compiled a 8–2–1 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Troy State
L 14–176,000[77]
September 23at Jacksonville State
W 20–13[78]
September 30Louisiana College
W 20–34,000[79]
October 14Delta State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 34–106,000[80]
October 21at Georgetown (KY)
W 40–13[81]
October 28at Mississippi College
W 28–213,000[82]
November 4Chattanooga
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 0–285,200[83]
November 11Furman
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 42–28[84]
November 18vs. Florence State
T 14–14[85]
December 2Livingston State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 51–273,000[86]
December 9vs. Arkansas A&M
  • Milton Frank Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL (Space City Classic)
W 20–73,000[87]
  • Homecoming

1968

1968 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1968 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 San Diego State   –   9 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Chattanooga   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   9 – 1 – 0
Nevada Southern   –   8 – 1 – 0
Ashland   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Eastern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
Lincoln (MO)   –   8 – 2 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 2 – 1
Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
UC Riverside   –   6 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Tampa   –   7 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Akron   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northeastern   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Northern Arizona   –   6 – 4 – 0
Pacific (CA)   –   6 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   6 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Parsons   –   5 – 4 – 0
Drake   –   5 – 5 – 0
UC Santa Barbara   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colorado College   –   2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Milwaukee   –   2 – 7 – 0
Lake Forest   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi Valley State   –   1 – 7 – 0
UC San Diego   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rose Poly   –   0 – 8 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1968 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach John Lee Armstrong, the team compiled a 6–4 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

In June 1968, Armstrong resigned as head coach to a full-time position as an assistant professor at Samford in their Health and Physical Education Division.[88]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Troy State
L 31–49[89]
September 21Jacksonville State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL (rivalry)
W 20–146,000[90]
October 5at Louisiana College
W 30–33,000[91]
October 12at Guilford
W 26–232,000[92]
October 19Georgetown (KY)
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 43–74,000[93]
October 26Mississippi College
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 41–05,000[94]
November 2at Florence State
L 10–36[95]
November 9at Furman
W 17–121,000[96]
November 23at No. 4 Chattanooga
L 7–405,000–7,500[97]
November 28at Livingston
L 16–22[98]
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1969

1969 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1969 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Akron   –   9 – 1 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston University   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Tampa   –   8 – 2 – 0
Tennessee State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Colorado College   –   6 – 2 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 2 – 2
Northern Arizona   –   7 – 3 – 0
Mankato State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 3 – 1
Indiana State   –   6 – 3 – 1
Ashland   –   5 – 3 – 1
Lincoln (MO)   –   5 – 3 – 1
Portland State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   6 – 4 – 0
Eastern Michigan   –   5 – 4 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 4 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   5 – 5 – 0
Rose Poly   –   4 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Chicago   –   2 – 4 – 0
Milwaukee   –   3 – 6 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 6 – 0
Samford   –   2 – 6 – 1
Lake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 0
Parsons   –   2 – 8 – 0
Kentucky State   –   0 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1969 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

In June 1969, Grubb was hired as head coach at Howard, and replaced John Lee Armstrong. Prior to his being promoted to head coach, Grubb served as an assistant coach at Samford under Armstrong.[99]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13vs. Troy State
L 7–3510,000[100]
September 20at Jacksonville State
L 10–208,200[101]
September 27at Pensacola Navy
L 15–21[102]
October 11Livingston
T 30–306,000[103]
October 18Furman
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 34–142,800[104]
October 25at Mississippi College
L 7–454,000[105]
November 1Florence State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 24–152,000[106]
November 8Western Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 13–475,500[107]
November 15Appalachian State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 36–491,000[108]
  • Homecoming

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