Samford Bulldogs football, 1970–1973

The Samford Bulldogs football program, 1970–1973 represented Samford University during the 1970s in college football. During this time, the Bulldogs were led by head coach Wayne Grubb and had an overall record of 22–14–2 during this period. During this decade, the Bulldogs competed as an independent and played their home games at Seibert Stadium on-campus in Homewood, Alabama.

After they finished with a 5–5 record in 1970, Grubb led the Bulldogs to a 9–1 season with a victory in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in 1971. However, their victory in the Stagg Bowl was later vacated after it was discovered they played the game with ineligible players, which made their 1971 record 8–1. Samford finsied this era with records of 5–3–2 in 1972 and 4–5 in 1973.

In February 1974, the chairman of the university Board of Trustees Ben R. Brown announced Samford was formally discontinuing their football program. At the time of the announcement, both financial losses and dwindling fan support were cited as the primary reasons for the elimination of the program.[1] In 1984 Samford reestablished their football program.[2][3]

1970

1970 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1970 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Tampa   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Delaware   –   9 – 2 – 0
Hawaii   –   9 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 2 – 1
Mankato State   –   7 – 2 – 1
Akron   –   7 – 3 – 0
Central Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Drake   –   7 – 4 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   6 – 2 – 0
Arkansas AM&N   –   6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 3 – 0
St. Norbert   –   6 – 3 – 0
Nevada   –   6 – 3 – 1
Portland State   –   6 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   6 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 0
Cortland   –   5 – 4 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lafayette   –   6 – 5 – 0
Colorado College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wabash   –   3 – 3 – 2
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Ashland   –   4 – 6 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rose Poly   –   3 – 5 – 1
Northeastern   –   3 – 5 – 0
Indiana Central   –   3 – 6 – 0
Lake Forest   –   3 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Chicago   –   2 – 5 – 0
Chattanooga   –   3 – 8 – 0
Parsons   –   2 – 7 – 0
Eastern Illinois   –   2 – 8 – 0
Milwaukee   –   1 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1970 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 5–5 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Pensacola Navy
W 17–147,006[4]
September 19Jacksonville State
L 9–346,000[5]
October 3Delta State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 26–05,500[6]
October 10vs. Livingston
L 21–37[7]
October 17Gardner–Webb
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 56–28[8]
October 24Mississippi College
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 21–133,100[9]
October 31at Florence State
L 10–247,500[10]
November 7at Appalachian State
W 42–354,500[11]
November 14at Newberry
L 21–352,500[12]
November 21at Carson–Newman
L 12–21[13]
  • Homecoming

1971

1971 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1971 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Delaware   –   10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 McNeese State   –   9 – 1 – 1
Samford   –   8 – 1 – 0
Colorado College   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Akron   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Eastern Michigan   –   7 – 1 – 2
Arkansas AM&N   –   7 – 2 – 0
Indiana (PA)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State   –   7 – 3 – 1
Northern Michigan   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hawaii   –   7 – 4 – 0
Ashland   –   6 – 4 – 0
Santa Clara   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tampa   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   5 – 4 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 0
Milwaukee   –   5 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   5 – 5 – 0
St. Norbert   –   5 – 5 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cortland   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northeastern   –   4 – 5 – 0
Portland State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Ball State   –   4 – 5 – 1
Chicago   –   3 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   4 – 6 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rose-Hulman   –   3 – 6 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 7 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 6 – 0
Chattanooga   –   2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1971 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 8–1 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

In April 1972, the NCAA determined three ineligible players competed for Samford in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. As part of their punishment for this infraction, their Stagg Bowl victory was officially vacated.[14]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Carson–Newman
W 7–04,000[15]
October 2vs. Florence State
W 17–108,000[16]
October 9Livingston
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 3–285,500[17]
October 16at Gardner–Webb
W 9–74,500[18]
October 23at Jacksonville State
W 31–216,200[19]
October 30Millsaps
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 33–03,500[20]
November 6at Mississippi College
W 41–0[21]
November 13Newberry
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 21–02,500[22]
November 20at Delta State
W 30–243,000[23]
November 25vs. Ohio Wesleyan
W 20–10 (vacated)1,200[24]
  • Homecoming

[25]

1972

1972 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1972 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Ashland   –   11 – 0 – 0
Bridgeport   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 1 Delaware   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Tennessee State   –   11 – 1 – 0
Colorado College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Tampa   –   10 – 2 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   8 – 2 – 0
Western Carolina   –   7 – 2 – 1
Hawaii   –   8 – 3 – 0
Indiana State   –   7 – 3 – 0
Northeastern   –   6 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Cortland   –   6 – 3 – 0
San Diego   –   6 – 3 – 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   4 – 2 – 1
Eastern Michigan   –   6 – 4 – 0
Milwaukee   –   6 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   5 – 3 – 2
Ball State   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lake Forest   –   4 – 3 – 1
Nevada   –   6 – 5 – 0
Central Michigan   –   5 – 5 – 1
Rose-Hulman   –   5 – 5 – 0
Santa Clara   –   4 – 4 – 1
Akron   –   3 – 4 – 2
St. Norbert   –   4 – 5 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   3 – 7 – 0
Portland State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Wayne State (MI)   –   2 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 8 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   2 – 8 – 0
Saint Peter's   –   2 – 8 – 0
Chattanooga   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 8 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 0
Madison   –   0 – 4 – 1
UNLV   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1972 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Carson–Newman
L 19–277,500[26]
September 16at Florence State
W 24–106,000[27]
September 23Gardner–Webb
W 21–72,100[28]
September 30Arkansas–Monticello
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 35–214,500[29]
October 7Wofford
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 30–145,000[30]
October 14at Henderson State
W 27–213,500[31]
October 21at Livingston
L 0–105,500[32]
November 4vs. Jacksonville State
L 6–275,000[33]
November 11at Newberry
T 7–73,500[34]
November 18Mississippi College
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
T 13–131,000[35]
  • Homecoming

[36]

1973

1973 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1973 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee State   –   10 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Hawaii   –   9 – 2 – 0
Nebraska–Omaha   –   7 – 2 – 1
Trinity (TX)   –   8 – 3 – 0
UNLV   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 13 Delaware ^   –   8 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina   –   6 – 3 – 1
Central Michigan   –   7 – 4 – 0
Nevada   –   7 – 4 – 0
Western Illinois   –   7 – 4 – 0
Milwaukee   –   6 – 4 – 1
Eastern Michigan   –   6 – 4 – 0
American International   –   5 – 4 – 0
Akron   –   6 – 5 – 0
Central State (OH)   –   6 – 5 – 0
Ball State   –   5 – 5 – 1
Wayne State (MI)   –   5 – 5 – 0
Drexel   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 4 – 2
Northeast Louisiana   –   3 – 5 – 2
Santa Clara   –   4 – 6 – 0
Youngstown State   –   4 – 6 – 0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –   3 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 7 – 0
Indiana State   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Kentucky State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   2 – 7 – 1
Eastern Illinois   –   2 – 9 – 0
Portland State   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1973 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 4–5 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15Elon
L 10–334,000[37]
September 22at Gardner–Webb
L 0–173,111[38]
September 29at Arkansas–Monticello
L 17–203,100[39]
October 6at Guilford
W 35–02,415[40]
October 13Livingston
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 6–84,501[41]
October 20Harding
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 35–22[42]
October 27Newberry
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 42–282,350[43]
November 3at Mars Hill
W 45–272,650[44]
November 17at Mississippi College
L 10–122,381[45]
  • Homecoming

[46]

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