The 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bulldogs were led by eighth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Kennesaw State* | | | ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 5,333 |
September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 (FBS) Georgia* | No. 25 | | SECN | L 0–33 | 92,746 |
September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech* | No. 24 | | ESPN+ | W 33–28 | 9,249 |
September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 21 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | W 35–12 | 7,519 |
October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman | No. 16 | | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 9,507 |
October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Wofford | No. 13 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 3,513 |
October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | No. 15 | | ESPN3 | W 55–45 | 10,327 |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | No. 13 | | ESPN+ | W 38–3 | 8,603 |
November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 10 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | W 34–15 | 5,375 |
November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Chattanooga | No. 10 | | ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 7,128 |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Mercer | No. 9 | - Seibert Stadium
- Homewood, AL
| ESPN+ | W 50–44 2OT | 6,033 |
December 3 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 8 | | ESPN+ | W 48–42 OT | 4,587 |
December 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 8 | | ESPN2/ESPN+ | L 9–27 | 11,825 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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No. 8 Kennesaw State
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2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
No. 8 Owls |
7 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
Bulldogs |
0 |
14 |
0 |
13 |
27 |
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At No. 2 (FBS) Georgia
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Samford |
0 |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 2 (FBS) Georgia |
13 |
17 |
0 | 3 | 33 |
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More information Game information ...
Game information |
- First quarter
- (7:51) UGA – Jack Podlesny 27 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 3–0)
- (5:34) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 6–0)
- (14:55) UGA – Stetson Bennett 3 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 13–0)
- Second quarter
- (8:48) UGA – Dillon Bell 3 Yd pass from Stetson Bennett (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 20–0)
- (5:01) UGA – Jack Podlesny 26 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 23–0)
- (0:55) UGA – Kenny McIntosh 1 Yd Run (Jack Podlesny Kick) (Georgia 30–0)
- Third quarter
no scoring
- Fourth quarter
- (11:11) UGA – Jack Podlesny 25 Yd Field Goal (Georgia 33–0)
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Game Two – No. 2 (FBS) Georgia Bulldogs (1–0) vs. No. 25 Samford Bulldogs (1–0)
at Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia
- Date: Saturday, September 10, 2022
- Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: - • Wind:
- Game attendance: 92,746
- Referee: Wayne Winkler
- TV announcers (SEC Network): Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (color) and Alyssa Lang (sideline)
- Pregame line: Georgia −53.0 • Odds to win: Georgia 99.9%
More information Statistics, SAM ...
Statistics |
SAM |
UGA |
First downs | 3 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 43–128 | 75–479 |
Rushes–yards | 19 | 127 |
Passing yards | 109 | 352 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 16–26-0 | 29–43–0 |
Time of possession | 19:57 | 40:03 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Samford |
Passing | Michael Hiers | 13/21, 62 yards |
Rushing | Jay Stanton | 5 carries, 12 yards |
Receiving | Ty King | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
Georgia |
Passing | Stetson Bennett | 24/34, 300 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Kendall Milton | 10 carry, 85 yards |
Receiving | Kenny McIntosh | 5 receptions, 61 yards |
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At Tennessee Tech
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No. 24 Bulldogs |
10 |
7 |
7 |
9 |
33 |
Golden Eagles |
14 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
28 |
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Western Carolina
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Catamounts |
0 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
No. 21 Bulldogs |
7 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
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At Furman
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2 |
3 |
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No. 16 Bulldogs |
0 |
20 |
14 |
0 |
34 |
Paladins |
10 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
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Wofford
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Terriers |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
No. 13 Bulldogs |
7 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
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At East Tennessee State
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2 |
3 |
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No. 15 Bulldogs |
10 |
24 |
14 |
7 |
55 |
Buccaneers |
10 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
45 |
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At The Citadel
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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No. 13 Samford Bulldogs |
7 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
38 |
Citadel Bulldogs |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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VMI
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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Keydets |
6 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
No. 10 Bulldogs |
0 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
34 |
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At No. 11 Chattanooga
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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No. 10 Bulldogs |
7 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
35 |
No. 11 Mocs |
7 |
3 |
14 |
0 |
24 |
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No. 19 Mercer
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2 |
3 |
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No. 19 Bears |
17 |
0 |
3 |
17 | 7 | 0 |
44 |
No. 9 Bulldogs |
14 |
6 |
7 |
10 | 7 | 6 |
50 |
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No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana – second round
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2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
No. 17 Lions |
14 |
0 |
14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
No. 8 Bulldogs |
14 |
7 |
7 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
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Southeastern Louisiana Lions at Samford Bulldogs
at Seibert Stadium, Homewood, AL
- Date: December 3
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 4,587
- Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
- TV: ESPN+
At No. 4 North Dakota State – Quarterfinals
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2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
No. 8 (6) Bulldogs |
0 |
0 |
0 | 9 | 9 |
No. 4 (3) Bison |
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10 |
14 | 3 | 27 |
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Samford Bulldogs (11–1) vs. North Dakota State Bison (10–2)
at Fargodome, Fargo, ND
- Date: December 9, 2022
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. (CT)
- Game weather: Indoors; 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 11,825
- Referee: Reed Brotherton
- TV announcers (ESPN2): Tiffany Greene, Jay Walker, Taylor Davis
More information Statistics, Samford ...
Statistics |
Samford |
North Dakota State |
First downs | 19 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 71–336 | 66–360 |
Rushes–yards | 24–57 | 48–166 |
Passing yards | 279 | 194 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 30–47–1 | 15–18–0 |
Time of possession | 20:55 | 39:05 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Samford |
Passing | Michael Hiers | 22/30, 227 yds, TD, INT |
Rushing | Jay Stanton | 10 car, 39 yds |
Receiving | Chandler Smith | 6 rec, 120 yds, TD |
North Dakota State |
Passing | Cam Miller | 15/18, 194 yds, TD |
Rushing | Kobe Johnson | 15 car, 48 yds |
Receiving | Joe Stoffel | 3 rec, 60 yds, TD |
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More information Scoring summary, Quarter ...
Scoring summary |
Quarter |
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Drive |
Team |
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Plays |
Yards |
TOP |
SAM |
NDSU |
2nd |
1:25 |
12 |
69 |
7:28 |
NDSU |
Joe Stoffel (#82) 2-yard touchdown reception from Cam Miller (#7), Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good |
0 |
7 |
2nd |
0:00 |
3 |
24 |
0:25 |
NDSU |
44-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) |
0 |
10 |
3rd |
10:57 |
7 |
82 |
3:59 |
NDSU |
TK Marshall (#28) 7-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good |
0 |
17 |
3rd |
2:02 |
12 |
63 |
7:15 |
NDSU |
Cam Miller (#7) 1-yard touchdown run, Griffin Crosa (#39) kick good |
0 |
24 |
4th |
12:08 |
12 |
66 |
4:48 |
SAM |
28-yard field goal by Zach Williams (#59) |
3 |
24 |
4th |
6:04 |
9 |
71 |
6:04 |
NDSU |
22-yard field goal by Griffin Crosa (#39) |
3 |
27 |
4th |
3:53 |
8 |
75 |
2:11 |
SAM |
Chandler Smith (#0) 40-yard touchdown reception from Michael Hiers (#10), 2-point pass incomplete |
9 |
27 |
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27 |
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