2001 Samford Bulldogs football team

2001 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Cal Poly   –     6 – 5  
Saint Mary's   –     6 – 5  
  –     5 – 5  
Charleston Southern   –     5 – 6  
Morris Brown   –     5 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   –     4 – 6  
Cal State Northridge   –     3 – 7  
Liberty   –     3 – 8  
Savannah State   –     2 – 7  
Elon   –     2 – 9  
Southern Utah   –     2 – 9  

The 2001 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7. The team played home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama. Eighth-year head coach Pete Hurt led Samford to a 1–4 record before he was fired mid-season. Bill Gray served as head coach for the remainder of the season and went 4–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Chattanooga
L 14–286,403[2]
September 15Tennessee Tech
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
Canceled N/A[3]
September 22at Gardner–Webb
W 49–41 3OT[4]
September 29at Nicholls State
L 16–20[5]
October 6Jacksonville State
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL (rivalry)
L 7–398,235[6]
October 13at Alcorn State
L 7–17[7]
October 20at Charleston Southern
W 45–24[8]
October 27Tennessee–Martin
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 31–85,542[9]
November 3Elon
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 43–36[10]
November 10at Eastern Kentucky
L 11–33[11]
November 17at VMI
W 46–284,355[12]
  • Homecoming

References

  1. ^ "Samford fires football coach". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. October 18, 2001. p. B4. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ "Offense struggles in first-game loss". Birmingham Post-Herald. August 31, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Samford cancels all weekend athletic events". The Birmingham News. September 14, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Samford needs 3 OTs to defeat Gardner–Webb". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nicholls tops Samford". The Mobile Register. September 30, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gamecocks pound 'Dogs". The Birmingham News. October 7, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn St. 17, Samford 7". The Sun Herald. October 14, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nelson leads emotional Bulldogs to big win". The Birmingham News. October 21, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Not pretty, but Bulldogs claim another win". The Birmingham News. October 28, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late TD sinks Elon". News and Record. November 4, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs' early lead wiped out by EKU". The Birmingham News. November 11, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Change for a quarter foils VMI". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 2001. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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