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American college football season
The 2023 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by ninth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.
On October 14, 2023, Samford University announced that the stadium would be renamed to Pete Hanna Stadium.[1][2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 7:00 p.m. | Shorter* | No. 9 | | ESPN+ | W 69–14 | 5,931 |
September 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Western Carolina | No. 8 | | ESPN+ | L 7–30 | 12,410 |
September 16 | 6:30 p.m. | at Auburn* | No. 18 | | SECN+/ESPN+ | L 13–45 | 88,043 |
September 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Chattanooga | No. 20 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | L 24–47 | 10,870 |
September 30 | 12:00 p.m. | East Tennessee State | | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | W 42–28 | 2,931 |
October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wofford | | | ESPN+ | W 31–10 | 4,514 |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Furman | | - Pete Hanna Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | L 21–27 | 5,908 |
October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at VMI | | | ESPN+ | W 27–14 | 4,245 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel![dagger](//up.wiki.x.io/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Pete Hanna Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | W 37–7 | 5,023 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Mercer | | | ESPN+ | L 21–28 | 9,772 |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 UT Martin* | | - Pete Hanna Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 3,043 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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at Western Carolina
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Pregame line |
Over/under
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SAM –6.0 |
64.5
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Game Two – Western Carolina Catamounts (0–1) vs No. 8 Samford Bulldogs (1–0)
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
Samford |
7 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
Western Carolina |
7 |
13 |
3 | 7 | 30 |
at E.J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, North Carolina
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SE 5 MPH
- Game attendance: 12,410
- Referee: Michael Farmer
- TV: ESPN+
- [1] • [2] • [3]
Game information
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- First quarter
- (7:03) SAM – Michael Vice 8-yard pass from Michael Hiers, Wilson Beaverstock kick (Drive: 7 plays, 97 yards, 2:00; Samford 7–0)
- (3:21) WCU – AJ Colombo 21-yard pass from Cole Gonzales, Richard McCollum kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:32; Tied 7–7)
- Second quarter
- (13:42) WCU – Censere Lee 6-yard pass from Cole Gonzales, Richard McCollum kick (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 3:58; Western Carolina 14–7)
- (1:38) WCU – Richard McCollum 23-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 6:43; Western Carolina 17–7)
- (0:00) WCU – Richard McCollum 41-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:11; Western Carolina 20–7)
- Third quarter
- (4:29) WCU – Richard McCollum 18-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 5:50; Western Carolina 23–7)
- Fourth quarter
- (8:02) WCU – Desmond Reid 2-yard run, Richard McCollum kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 6:14; Western Carolina 30–7)
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Statistics
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SAM
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WCU
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First downs |
15 |
34
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Plays–yards |
57–361 |
84–546
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Rushes–yards |
23–46 |
49–284
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Passing yards |
315 |
262
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Passing: comp–att–int |
21–34–0 |
29–35–0
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Time of possession |
18:51 |
41:09
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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No. 8 Samford
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Passing |
Michael Hiers |
21/34, 315 yards, TD
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Rushing |
Jay Stanton |
7 carries, 26 yards
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Receiving |
Ty King |
3 receptions, 96 yards
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Western Carolina
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Passing |
Cole Gonzales |
29/35, 262 yards, 2 TD
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Rushing |
Desmond Reid |
27 carries, 170 yards, TD
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Receiving |
AJ Colombo |
5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
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Game Three – No. 18 Samford Bulldogs (1–1) at (FBS) Auburn Tigers (2–0)
Quarter |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 18 Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
13 | 0 | 13 |
(FBS) Tigers |
0 |
17 |
14 | 14 | 45 |
at Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama
- Date: Saturday, September 16, 2023
- Game time: 6:02 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 88,043
- Referee: David Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN+/SEC Network+): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst)
Statistics
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SAM
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AUB
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First downs |
12 |
26
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Plays–yards |
61–218 |
79–562
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Rushes–yards |
28–74 |
43–222
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Passing yards |
144 |
340
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Passing: comp–att–int |
19–33–2 |
27–36–2
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Time of possession |
26:32 |
33:28
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Team |
Category |
Player |
Statistics
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Samford
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Passing |
Michael Hiers |
18/31, 141 yds, TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Damonta Witherspoon |
5 carries, 30 yds
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Receiving |
Ty King |
5 receptions, 24 yds
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Auburn
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Passing |
Payton Thorne |
24/32, 282 yds, TD, 2 INT
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Rushing |
Payton Thorne |
11 carries, 123 yds, 2 TD
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Receiving |
Jay Fair |
7 receptions, 93 yds
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East Tennessee State
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