# 2022 Samford Bulldogs football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 8 Kennesaw State* | | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN+ | W 27–17 | 5,333 |
| September 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 (FBS) Georgia* | No. 25 | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | SECN | L 0–33 | 92,746 |
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech* | No. 24 | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | W 33–28 | 9,249 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Western Carolina | No. 21 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN+ | W 35–12 | 7,519 |
| October 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at Furman | No. 16 | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 9,507 |
| October 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Wofford | No. 13 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 3,513 |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State | No. 15 | William B. Greene Jr. StadiumJohnson City, TN | ESPN3 | W 55–45 | 10,327 |
| October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | at The Citadel | No. 13 | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | ESPN+ | W 38–3 | 8,603 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | VMI | No. 10 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN+ | W 34–15 | 5,375 |
| November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Chattanooga | No. 10 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 7,128 |
| November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 Mercer | No. 9 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN+ | W 50–44 $^{2OT}$ | 6,033 |
| December 3 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 8 | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN+ | W 48–42 $^{OT}$ | 4,587 |
| December 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 4 North Dakota State* | No. 8 | FargodomeFargo, ND (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN2/ESPN+ | L 9–27 | 11,825 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### No. 8 Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 Owls | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 27 |

### At No. 2 (FBS) Georgia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Samford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 2 (FBS) Georgia | 13 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
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%
| 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Samford | Passing | Michael Hiers | 13/21, 62 yards |
| Samford | Rushing | Jay Stanton | 5 carries, 12 yards |
| Samford | Receiving | Ty King | 4 receptions, 52 yards |
| Georgia | Passing | Stetson Bennett | 24/34, 300 yards, 1 TD |
| Georgia | Rushing | Kendall Milton | 10 carry, 85 yards |
| Georgia | Receiving | Kenny McIntosh | 5 receptions, 61 yards |

### At Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 24 Bulldogs | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| No. 21 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |

### At Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 Bulldogs | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
| Paladins | 10 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 27 |

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Terriers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| No. 13 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### At East Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 15 Bulldogs | 10 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 55 |
| Buccaneers | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### At The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 13 Samford Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Citadel Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| No. 10 Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 34 |

### At No. 11 Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Bulldogs | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| No. 11 Mocs | 7 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 24 |

### No. 19 Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 19 Bears | 17 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 44 |
| No. 9 Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 50 |

## FCS Playoffs
### No. 17 Southeastern Louisiana – second round

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| No. 17 Lions | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| No. 8 Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 48 |
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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 8 (6) Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
| No. 4 (3) Bison | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
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
| 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Samford | Passing | Michael Hiers | 22/30, 227 yds, TD, INT |
| Samford | Rushing | Jay Stanton | 10 car, 39 yds |
| Samford | Receiving | Chandler Smith | 6 rec, 120 yds, TD |
| North Dakota State | Passing | Cam Miller | 15/18, 194 yds, TD |
| North Dakota State | Rushing | Kobe Johnson | 15 car, 48 yds |
| North Dakota State | Receiving | Joe Stoffel | 3 rec, 60 yds, TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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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