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American college football season
The 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Mars Hill* | | | ESPN3 | W 77–7 | 4,482 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Central Arkansas* | | | BNN | W 35–29 | 9,987 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 Chattanooga | | | SDN | L 21–41 | 8,714 |
| October 1 | 2:00 pm | Wofford | | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN3 | W 28–26 | 8,509 |
| October 8 | 12:00 pm | at Furman | | | ESPN3 | W 38–21 | 4,587 |
| October 15 | 2:00 pm | VMI | No. 24 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN3 | W 55–21 | 4,085 |
| October 22 | 6:00 pm | Western Carolina | No. 21 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ASN | W 30–17 | 4,031 |
| October 29 | 2:30 pm | at Mississippi State* | No. 20 | | SECN | L 41–56 | 58,019 |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | at No. 5 The Citadel | No. 20 | | ESPN3 | L 34–37 OT | 15,015 |
| November 12 | 2:30 pm | Mercer | No. 22 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN3 | W 24–19 | 8,379 |
| November 19 | 2:30 pm | at East Tennessee State | No. 18 | | SDN | L 14–15 | 5,752 |
| November 26 | 4:00 pm | at No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 23 | | ESPN3 | L 24–38 | 5,322 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Mars Hill @ Samford
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mountain Lions |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
| • Bulldogs |
14 |
14 | 21 | 28 |
77 |
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At Central Arkansas
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Samford @ Central Arkansas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs |
7 |
21 | 7 | 0 |
35 |
| Bears |
3 |
7 | 0 | 19 |
29 |
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Samford @ Chattanooga
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs |
0 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
| • #5 Mocs |
7 |
14 | 10 | 10 |
41 |
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Wofford @ Samford
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers |
7 |
10 | 3 | 6 |
26 |
| • Bulldogs |
7 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
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Samford @ Furman
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs |
14 |
10 | 7 | 7 |
38 |
| Paladins |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
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VMI @ Samford
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets |
7 |
7 | 7 | 0 |
21 |
| • #24 Bulldogs |
28 |
10 | 0 | 17 |
55 |
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Western Carolina @ Samford
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts |
7 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
17 |
| • #21 Bulldogs |
7 |
6 | 14 | 3 |
30 |
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At Mississippi State
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Samford @ Mississippi State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Bulldogs (SAM) |
13 |
7 | 13 | 8 |
41 |
| • Bulldogs (MSU) |
21 |
7 | 21 | 7 |
56 |
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Samford @ The Citadel
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #20 Bulldogs (SAM) |
7 |
13 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
34 |
| • #5 Bulldogs (CIT) |
7 |
7 | 7 | 13 | 3 |
37 |
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Mercer @ Samford
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears |
0 |
10 | 0 | 9 |
19 |
| • #22 Bulldogs |
21 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
24 |
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At East Tennessee State
[edit]
Samford @ East Tennessee State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Bulldogs |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
| • Buccaneers |
0 |
3 | 6 | 6 |
15 |
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First round – Youngstown State
[edit]
Samford @ Youngstown State
| |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #23 Bulldogs |
7 |
0 | 0 | 17 |
24 |
| • #13 Penguins |
7 |
3 | 14 | 14 |
38 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 23 | 23 |
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| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 23 |
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