The 2016 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 7–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost to Youngstown State in the first round.
Schedule
Ranking movements
Game summaries Mars Hill
Statistics MARSAM First downs 8 36 Total yards 136 573 Rushing yards 48 221 Passing yards 88 352 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 27:14 32:46 Team Category Player StatisticsMars Hill Passing Austin Brown 6/10, 68 yards, TD Rushing Jamel Harbison 17 rushes, 27 yards Receiving Craig Rucker 5 receptions, 62 yards, TDSamford Passing Devlin Hodges 39/49, 313 yards, 5 TD Rushing Roland Adams 13 rushes, 89 yards, TD Receiving TaDarryl Marshall 14 receptions, 100 yards, TD
At Central Arkansas
Statistics SAMUCA First downs 11 36 Total yards 257 577 Rushing yards -25 231 Passing yards 282 346 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 23:14 36:46 Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Devlin Hodges 23/35, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Kelvin McKnight 1 carry, 7 yards Receiving Kelvin McKnight 7 receptions, 108 yards, TDCentral Arkansas Passing Hayden Hildebrand 26/48, 346 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Carlos Blackman 28 rushes, 123 yards, TD Receiving Jatavious Wilson 9 receptions, 134 yards
At No. 5 Chattanooga
Statistics SAMCHAT First downs 19 22 Total yards 389 518 Rushing yards 46 282 Passing yards 343 236 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 20:42 39:18 Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Devlin Hodges 28/45, 314 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Krondis Larry 5 rushes, 25 yards Receiving Kelvin McKnight 9 receptions, 143 yards, 2 TDChattanooga Passing Alejandro Bennifield 19/34, 236 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Derrick Craine 23 rushes, 222 yards, 2 TD Receiving Xavier Borishade 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD
Wofford
Statistics WOFSAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWofford Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving
At Furman
Statistics SAMFUR First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving Furman Passing Rushing Receiving
VMI
Statistics VMISAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsVMI Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving
Western Carolina
Statistics WCUSAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Carolina Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving
At Mississippi State
Statistics SAMMSST First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving Mississippi State Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 5 The Citadel
Statistics SAMCIT First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving The Citadel Passing Rushing Receiving
Mercer
Statistics MERSAM First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsMercer Passing Rushing Receiving Samford Passing Rushing Receiving
At East Tennessee State
Statistics SAMETSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving East Tennessee State Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 13 Youngstown State (NCAA Division I first round)
Statistics SAMYSU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsSamford Passing Rushing Receiving Youngstown State Passing Rushing Receiving
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