# 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team

The 2014 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Pat Sullivan, they played their home games at Seibert Stadium and were a member of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a 7–4 overall record, including a 5–2 mark in SoCon play, securing a tie for second place.
On December 2, head coach Pat Sullivan stepped down. He finished at Samford with an eight year record of 47–43.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 pm | at TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FCS | L 14–48 | 40,094 |
| September 11 | 6:30 pm | Stillman* | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | | W 52–0 | 4,968 |
| September 20 | 2:00 pm | VMI | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ESPN3 | W 63–21 | 4,618 |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at No. 14 Chattanooga | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | ASN | L 24–38 | 8,872 |
| October 4 | 2:00 pm | Mercer | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | | W 21–18 | 8,713 |
| October 18 | 2:00 pm | Wofford | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | | L 20–24 | 4,157 |
| October 25 | 12:30 pm | at Furman | Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC | ESPN3 | W 45–0 | 8,047 |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | Concordia* | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | | W 55–0 | 4,871 |
| November 8 | 2:30 pm | Western Carolina | Seibert StadiumHomewood, AL | ASN | W 34–20 | 4,689 |
| November 15 | 12:00 pm | at The Citadel | Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC | | W 20–17 | 7,638 |
| November 22 | 6:00 pm | at No. 16 (FBS) Auburn* | Jordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AL | ESPNU | L 7–31 | 87,451 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### @ TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • Horned Frogs | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 48 |
In their first game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 48–14 to the TCU Horned Frogs.

### Stillman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Bulldogs | 14 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 52 |
In their second game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 52–0 over the Stillman Tigers.

### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| • Bulldogs | 28 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 63 |
In their third game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 63–21 over the VMI Keydets.

### @ Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
| • #14 Mocs | 17 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
In their fourth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 38–24 to the Chattanooga Mocs.

### Mercer

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 3 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| • Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
In their fifth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 21–18 over the Mercer Bears.

### Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Terriers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
In their sixth game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 24–20 to the Wofford Terriers.

### @ Furman

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Bulldogs | 21 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 45 |
| Paladins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In their seventh game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 45–0 over the Furman Paladins.

### Concordia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Bulldogs | 21 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 55 |
In their eighth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 55–0 over the Concordia Hornets.

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| • Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
In their ninth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 34–20 over the Western Carolina Catamounts.

### @ The Citadel

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Samford | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| The Citadel | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
In their tenth game of the season, the Bulldogs won, 20–17 over The Citadel Bulldogs.

### @ Auburn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #16 Tigers | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
In their eleventh game of the season, the Bulldogs lost, 31–7 to the Auburn Tigers.