1993 Samford Bulldogs football team

1993 Samford Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Chan Gailey (1st season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium

1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Troy State ^			–					11	–	0	–	1
Youngstown State ^			–					10	–	2	–	0
UAB			–					9	–	2	–	0
Wagner			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 12 UCF ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 24 Towson State			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Western Kentucky			–					8	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	3	–	1
Saint Mary's			–					6	–	3	–	1
Davidson			–					6	–	4	–	0
Central Connecticut State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Liberty			–					5	–	5	–	0
Marist			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	6	–	0
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Saint Francis			–					3	–	7	–	0
Charleston Southern			–					3	–	8	–	0
Monmouth			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Chan Gailey, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Glenville State	No. 14	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 20–14
September 11	at Auburn	No. 12	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 7–35	68,936
September 18	Tennessee Tech	No. 15	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 30–3
September 25	Bethune–Cookman	No. 13	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 27–10
October 9	at No. 16 UCF	No. 9	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 17–48	8,081
October 16	Mississippi College	No. 19	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 14–21
October 23	at No. 3 Youngstown State		Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 7–24	15,194
November 6	Tennessee–Martin		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 10–0
November 13	at Southwest Missouri State		Plaster Sports Complex Springfield, MO	L 14–42
November 20	No. 1 Troy State		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 24–52
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game