1999 Samford Bulldogs football team

1999 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Hofstra ^       11 2  
No. 21 Elon       9 2  
Davidson       8 3  
Southern Utah       8 3  
No. 23 South Florida       7 4  
      7 4  
St. Johns (NY)       7 4  
Morehead State       5 5  
Charleston Southern       4 6  
Liberty       4 7  
Jacksonville       3 6  
Cal Poly       3 8  
Austin Peay       3 8  
Saint Mary's       2 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as an independent during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Pete Hurt, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–4. The team played home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2ChattanoogaL 27–296,340[1]
September 11at Austin PeayW 51–03,052[2]
September 18at Tennessee–MartinW 32–7[3]
September 25Eastern Kentucky
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 16–17[4]
October 2Jacksonville State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL (rivalry)
W 34–187,340[5]
October 16Elon
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 31–34 2OT[6]
October 21at Murray StateL 27–34[7]
October 30Liberty
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 35–28[8]
November 6at Western CarolinaW 35–32 OT[9]
November 13at Nicholls StateW 28–24[10]
November 18Tennessee Tech
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 19–15[11]

References

  1. ^ "Fouled up: Penalties, turnovers doom the Bulldogs". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 3, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Outmatched: A week after win, APSU blown out by Samford". The Leaf-Chronicle. September 12, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Samford offensive eruption buries UTM". The Birmingham News. September 19, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern beats Samford 17–16". The Advocate-Messenger. September 26, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Samford thumps Jax State". The Dothan Eagle. October 3, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Elon needs two OT's to get past Samford". News and Record. October 17, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Racers run over Bulldogs". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 22, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LU comes up short in final minutes at Samford". The News and Advance. October 31, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Catamounts blow lead, lose to Samford in OT". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Samford secures winning seson, beating Nicholls State". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs put it all on the line, rally for victory". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 19, 1999. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.