The 2020 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They played as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 4–3 (4–3 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Derrick Sherman (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Air raid |
Defensive coordinator | Nick Benedetto (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Seibert Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 VMI $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chattanooga† | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samford | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford† | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editSamford had a game scheduled against Florida State, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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February 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 2106 | |||
February 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Carolina |
| ESPN+ | W 55–27 | 1276 | ||
March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Furman | ESPN+ | L 37–44 OT | 2102 | |||
March 13 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Wofford |
| ESPN+ | W 37–31 | 1176 | ||
March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 VMI |
| ESPN+ | L 37–38 OT | 1156 | ||
March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | ESPN+ | W 55–7 | 3081 | |||
| | | | Canceled[a] | ||||
April 17 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 23 Mercer |
| ESPN+ | W 44–20 | 1176 | ||
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Notes
edit- ^ On March 29, 2021, Chattanooga announced that it would opt out of the remainder of the 2021 spring season due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
References
edit- ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Chattanooga Football Opting Out of the Remainder of the 2021 Spring FCS Season". University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Athletics. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Samford Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.