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 Southern Conference (SoCon). Samford's first football team was fielded in 1902. The team was known as the Howard Bulldogs through the 1965 season when Howard College was renamed as Samford University. Howard was located in Birmingham, Alabama prior to 1957. Since 1958, the Bulldogs have played their home games at Pete Hanna Stadium, which now has a seating capacity of 6,700, in Homewood. Chris Hatcher has served as Samford's head coach since the 2015 season.

Classifications

 * 1937–1971: NA
 * 1972: NCAA College Division
 * 1973: NCAA Division III
 * 1974–1983: no program
 * 1984–1988: NCAA Division III
 * 1989–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

 * Samford University Seibert Stadium.jpg–1905: Independent
 * 1906–1931: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
 * 1931–1954: Dixie Conference
 * 1955–1972: Independent
 * 1973: NCAA Division III independent
 * 1974–1983: No program
 * 1984–1988: NCAA Division III independent
 * 1989–2002: NCAA Division I–AA independent
 * 2003–2007: Ohio Valley Conference
 * 2008–present: Southern Conference

Conference Championships
The Bulldogs have won 4 conference championships, with three coming in the Dixie Conference and two in the Southern Conference.

† Co-champions

Division I-AA/FCS Playoffs results
The Bulldogs have appeared in the I-AA/FCS playoffs six times with an overall record of 3–6.

Notable former players

 * Bobby Bowden
 * James Bradberry
 * Cortland Finnegan
 * Jimbo Fisher
 * Scott Fountain
 * Jeremy Towns
 * Ahmad Gooden
 * Devlin Hodges
 * Michael Pierce
 * Nate Schenker
 * Jaquiski Tartt
 * Montrell Washington
 * Corey White
 * Nick Williams

Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of July 9, 2024.