Samford Bulldogs
FCS
Southern Conference · SAM
Team Vitals
-11.0
power · 2026 · #357 D1
-6.2 / -4.7
off / def (higher = better)
1–11
2025 record
108
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-29 | Wk 1 | North Alabama FCS | NEUTRAL | North Alabama 63% |
| 2026-09-03 | Wk 1 | Southern Illinois FCS | HOME | Southern Illinois 77% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Tennessee Tech FCS | AWAY | Tennessee Tech 81% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | VMI FCS | HOME | Samford 56% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | UAB FBS | AWAY | UAB 72% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | Chattanooga FCS | AWAY | Chattanooga 69% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Mercer FCS | HOME | Mercer 74% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Furman FCS | AWAY | Furman 68% |
| 2026-10-31 | Wk 9 | Wofford FCS | HOME | Wofford 66% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | East Tennessee State FCS | AWAY | East Tennessee State 78% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Western Carolina FCS | HOME | Western Carolina 66% |
| 2026-11-21 | Wk 12 | Auburn FBS | AWAY | Auburn 88% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | Texas A&M @ | L | 0–48 |
| 2025-11-15 | 2025 | Wk 12 | Austin Peay @ | L | 16–30 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | East Tennessee State vs | L | 14–38 |
| 2025-11-01 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Wofford @ | L | 16–26 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | Chattanooga vs | L | 13–49 |
| 2025-10-18 | 2025 | Wk 8 | VMI @ | W | 24–22 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Mercer @ | L | 21–45 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Furman vs | L | 13–31 |
| 2025-09-20 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Western Carolina @ | L | 35–50 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Baylor @ | L | 7–42 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | The Citadel vs | L | 13–40 |
| 2025-08-28 | 2025 | Wk 1 | West Georgia vs | L | 3–34 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 175 | 455 | -280 |
| 2024 | 4 | 7 | 267 | 291 | -24 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 319 | 267 | +52 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 426 | 331 | +95 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 | 417 | 434 | -17 |
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 387 | 453 | -66 |
| 2018 | 6 | 5 | 423 | 290 | +133 |
| 2017 | 8 | 4 | 336 | 267 | +69 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | 421 | 327 | +94 |
| 2015 | 6 | 5 | 381 | 294 | +87 |
Injuries
None reported.
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Jones | WR | 77 | #100 | 10 | 61 rec · 654 yds · 6 TD |
| Preston Bird | WR | 70 | #230 | 11 | 53 rec · 617 yds · 4 TD |
| Donovan Grayson | DL | 70 | #242 | 2 | 8 tkl |
| Amari Wansley | DB | 70 | #314 | 2 | 13 tkl · 1 PD |
| Jalen Nelson | DB | 68 | #379 | 2 | 12 tkl · 1 PD |
| Jaden Gibson | WR | 67 | #322 | 7 | 44 rec · 405 yds |
| LaShon Young | DB | 67 | #426 | 3 | 8 tkl · 2 INT |
| Carson Sloan | LB | 67 | #272 | 2 | 14 tkl |
| Jaden Mosley | LB | 66 | #295 | 3 | 22 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Maxton Woodward | DL | 65 | #428 | 2 | 6 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Sam Pickett III | WR | 64 | #441 | 9 | 33 rec · 450 yds · 2 TD |
| Gumbo Gaskins | DB | 62 | #707 | 2 | 2 tkl · 2 INT |
| Conroy Cunningham II | DL | 60 | #702 | 2 | 8 tkl |
| C.J. Evans | RB | 59 | #535 | 11 | 243 rush yds · 2 TD · 22 rec |
| Jacob Johnson | LB | 58 | #597 | 2 | 10 tkl |
| Dylon Henderson | DB | 56 | #1131 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Corey Warren | DL | 56 | #933 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Nahil Perkins | DB | 55 | #1228 | 2 | 4 tkl · 1 INT |
| Trey Lenhardt | DB | 55 | #1238 | 1 | 1 INT |
| Vance Nicklaus | TE | 53 | #383 | 1 | 1 rec · 21 yds |
| KeShawn Washington | DB | 53 | #1390 | 3 | 6 tkl · 1 INT |
| Hank Weber | DL | 52 | #1185 | 1 | — |
| Andrew Jordan | DL | 52 | #1200 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Jake Garner | K | 52 | #245 | 9 | 10 FG · 12 XP · 42 pts |
| Mailk Gaither | LB | 51 | #971 | 2 | 6 tkl |
| Dee Newsome | DB | 50 | #1637 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Luke Wattenbarger | DB | 50 | #1652 | 2 | 1 tkl · 1 INT |
| Caidan Maddux | DB | 50 | #1661 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Torrey Ward | WR | 48 | #1421 | 8 | 17 rec · 200 yds · 1 TD |
| Caulen Dunn | LB | 48 | #1107 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Noah Jones | P | 48 | #180 | 12 | 88 punts · 41.3 yd avg |
| Malik Thornton | DB | 47 | #1896 | 3 | 4 tkl · 1 INT |
| Joseph Shannon | DL | 47 | #1538 | 2 | 1 tkl |
| Carter Pace | RB | 47 | #1154 | 1 | 1 rush yds |
| Kelton Crisp | DL | 47 | #1573 | 2 | 4 tkl |
| Jackson Bussey | DL | 46 | #1578 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Tyler Durant | DL | 46 | #1579 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Jalik Yancey | DB | 46 | #1960 | 1 | 1 tkl |
| Ken Cherry | RB | 45 | #1227 | 12 | 197 rush yds · 1 TD · 20 rec |
| Nicholas Bookman | WR | 44 | #1702 | 4 | 9 rec · 87 yds |