2009 Samford Bulldogs football team

2009 Samford Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumSeibert Stadium
2009 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Appalachian State $^   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 9 Elon ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Furman   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Chattanooga   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Georgia Southern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
  3 – 5     5 – 6  
Wofford   2 – 6     3 – 8  
The Citadel   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Western Carolina   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Pat Sullivan, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SoCon. The team played home games at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at UCF*
L 24–2834,486[1]
September 12Jacksonville*
W 27–05,328[2]
September 19Miles*
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 31–124,567[3]
September 26at No. 10 Appalachian State
L 7–2022,139[4]
October 3Western Carolina
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 16–34,377[5]
October 10Chattanooga
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 7–146,393[6]
October 17at Furman
L 24–2610,846[7]
October 31at The Citadel
L 16–288,317[8]
November 7Georgia Southern
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
W 31–107,730[9]
November 14at Wofford
W 27–245,917[10]
November 21No. 10 Elon
  • Seibert Stadium
  • Homewood, AL
L 7–274,283[11]

References

  1. ^ "Knights fans need to see consistency". The Orlando Sentinel. September 6, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs' defense gets stingy in shutout win over Dolphins". The Birmingham News. September 13, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs rally to beat Golden Bears". The Birmingham News. September 20, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Apps prove point". Winston-Salem Journal. September 27, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Freshman kicker takes care of Western Carolina". News and Record. October 4, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs can't overcome turnovers, UT transfer". The Birmingham News. October 11, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "McKinney, Paladins deny Bulldogs in wild finish". The Greenville News. October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Edwards paces Citadel". The Greenville News. November 1, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia products get best of Eagles". The Macon Telegraph. November 8, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Samford's Evans runs over Terriers". The Greenville News. November 15, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Elon defense puts the shackles on Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. November 22, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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