2016 Samford Bulldogs football team

American college football season August 2025 February 2026 August 2023 2016 Samford Bulldogs football Samford Bulldogs wordmark.svg 250 Southern Conference SoCon 23 23 7–5 5–3 Chris Hatcher 2nd Russ Callaway 1st Bill D'Ottavio 10th Air raid 4–3 Seibert Stadium FCS playoffs first round L 24–38 vs. Youngstown State The 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Youngstown State in the first round. Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 1 6:00 pm w y 2016 Mars Hill Lions Mars Hill Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN3 77–7 4,482 September 10 6:00 pm w y y Central Arkansas Estes Stadium Conway, AR BNN Bear Nation Network 35–29 9,987 September 24 1:00 pm l y Chattanooga 5 Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN SDN SoCon Digital Network 21–41 8,714 October 1 2:00 pm w Wofford Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN3 28–26 8,509 October 8 12:00 pm w y Furman Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC ESPN3 38–21 4,587 October 15 2:00 pm w 24 VMI Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN3 55–21 4,085 October 22 6:00 pm w 21 Western Carolina Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ASN 30–17 4,031 October 29 2:30 pm l y y 20 Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECN 41–56 58,019 November 5 1:00 pm l y 20 The Citadel 5 Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC ESPN3 34–37 OT 15,015 November 12 2:30 pm w y 22 Mercer Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL ESPN3 24–19 8,379 November 19 2:30 pm l y 18 East Tennessee State Kermit Tipton Stadium Johnson City, TN SDN 14–15 5,752 November 26 4:00 pm l y y 23 Youngstown State 13 Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH NCAA Division I first round ESPN3 24–38 5,322 Ranking movements 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings STATS FCS 0 13 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 21 20 20 22 18 23 23 Coaches 0 13 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 20 19 18 21 18 24 23 Game summaries Mars Hill Mars Hill at Samford Mountain Lions 0 7 0 0 Bulldogs 14 14 21 28 September 1 Seibert StadiumHomewood, Alabama 6:00 PM CDT 4,482 Partly cloudy, 90 F C Bob Johnson ESPN3 Statistics MARSAM First downs 8 36 Total yards 136 573 Rushing yards 48 221 Passing yards 88 352 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 27:14 32:46 Team Category Player StatisticsMars Hill Passing Austin Brown 6/10, 68 yards, TD Rushing Jamel Harbison 17 rushes, 27 yards Receiving Craig Rucker 5 receptions, 62 yards, TDSamford Passing Devlin Hodges 39/49, 313 yards, 5 TD Rushing Roland Adams 13 rushes, 89 yards, TD Receiving TaDarryl Marshall 14 receptions, 100 yards, TD At Central Arkansas 2016 Central Arkansas Bears football team Samford at Central Arkansas Bulldogs 7 21 7 0 Bears 3 7 0 19 September 10 Estes StadiumConway, Arkansas 6:00 PM CDT 9,987 Statistics SAMUCA First downs 11 36 Total yards 257 577 Rushing yards -25 231 Passing yards 282 346 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 23:14 36:46 Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Devlin Hodges 23/35, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Kelvin McKnight 1 carry, 7 yards Receiving Kelvin McKnight 7 receptions, 108 yards, TDCentral Arkansas Passing Hayden Hildebrand 26/48, 346 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Carlos Blackman 28 rushes, 123 yards, TD Receiving Jatavious Wilson 9 receptions, 134 yards At No. 5 Chattanooga 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team Samford at Chattanooga Bulldogs 0 7 7 7 No. 5 Mocs 7 14 10 10 September 24 Finley StadiumChattanooga, Tennessee 1:00 PM CDT 8,714 Mostly sunny, 84 F C SDN Statistics SAMCHAT First downs 19 22 Total yards 389 518 Rushing yards 46 282 Passing yards 343 236 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 20:42 39:18 Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Devlin Hodges 28/45, 314 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Krondis Larry 5 rushes, 25 yards Receiving Kelvin McKnight 9 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TDChattanooga Passing Alejandro Bennifield 19/34, 236 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Derrick Craine 23 rushes, 222 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Borishade 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD Wofford 2016 Wofford Terriers football team Wofford at Samford Terriers 7 10 3 6 Bulldogs 7 14 0 7 October 1 Seibert StadiumHomewood, Alabama 2:00 PM CDT 8,509 ESPN3/SDN Statistics WOFSAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWofford Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving At Furman 2016 Furman Paladins football team Samford at Furman Bulldogs 14 10 7 7 Paladins 0 14 0 7 October 8 Paladin StadiumGreenville, South Carolina 12:00 PM CDT 4,587 ESPN3 Statistics SAMFUR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving Furman Passing Rushing Receiving VMI 2016 VMI Keydets football team VMI at Samford Keydets 7 7 7 0 No. 24 Bulldogs 28 10 0 17 October 15 Seibert StadiumHomewood, Alabama 2:00 PM CDT 4,085 ESPN3 Statistics VMISAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsVMI Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving Western Carolina 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team Western Carolina at Samford Catamounts 7 0 3 7 No. 21 Bulldogs 7 6 14 3 October 22 Seibert StadiumHomewood, Alabama 6:00 PM CDT 4,031 ASN Statistics WCUSAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Carolina Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving At Mississippi State 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team Samford at Mississippi State No. 20 SAM Bulldogs 13 7 13 8 MSST Bulldogs 21 7 21 7 October 29 Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, Mississippi 2:30 PM CDT 58,019 SECN Statistics SAMMSST First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving Mississippi State Passing Rushing Receiving At No. 5 The Citadel 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team Samford at The Citadel No. 20 SAM Bulldogs 7 13 0 14 0 No. 5 CIT Bulldogs 7 7 7 13 3 November 5 Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, South Carolina 1:00 PM CDT 15,015 ESPN3 Statistics SAMCIT First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving The Citadel Passing Rushing Receiving Mercer 2016 Mercer Bears football team Mercer at Samford Bears 0 10 0 9 No. 22 Bulldogs 21 0 0 3 November 12 Seibert StadiumHomewood, Alabama 2:30 PM CST 8,379 ESPN3 Statistics MERSAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsMercer Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving At East Tennessee State 2016 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team Samford at East Tennessee State No. 18 Bulldogs 7 0 7 0 Buccaneers 0 3 6 6 November 19 Kermit Tipton StadiumJohnson City, Tennessee 2:30 PM CST 5,752 SDN Statistics SAMETSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving East Tennessee State Passing Rushing Receiving At No. 13 Youngstown State (NCAA Division I first round) 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team Samford at Youngstown State No. 23 Bulldogs 7 0 0 17 No. 13 Penguins 7 3 14 14 November 26 Stambaugh StadiumYoungstown, Ohio 4:00 PM CST 5,322 ESPN3 Statistics SAMYSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford 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