The 2018 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Hatcher and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in SoCon play to finish in fourth place.
Preseason
Award watch lists Walter Payton AwardDevlin HodgesQBSRBuck Buchanan AwardAhmad GoodenDESR
Preseason media poll The SoCon released their preseason media poll on July 25, 2018, with the Bulldogs predicted to finish as SoCon champions. The same day the coaches released their preseason poll with the Bulldogs also predicted to finish as SoCon champions.
+Media poll 1 Samford 204 (20) 2 Furman 174 (2) 3 Wofford 163 (1) 4 Mercer 133 5 Western Carolina 114 6 Chattanooga 88 7 The Citadel 83 8 East Tennessee State 53 9 VMI 23 +Coaches poll 1 Samford 63 (7) 2 Wofford 53 (1) 3 Furman 52 (1) 4 Western Carolina 39 5 Chattanooga 34 6 Mercer 32 7 The Citadel 28 8 East Tennessee State 15 9 VMI 8
Preseason All-SoCon Teams The Bulldogs placed seven players on the all-SoCon teams. Quarterback Devlin Hodges was selected as preseason offensive player of the year and Defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden was selected as preseason defensive player of the year.
Offense
1st team
Devlin Hodges – QB
Nick Nixon – OL
Kelvin McKnight – WR
2nd team
Chris Shelling – WR
Defense
1st team
Ahmad Gooden – DL
2nd team
Christian Stark – LB
Darius Harvey – DB
Schedule
Schedule
Game summaries
Shorter
At Florida State
Mercer
At Chattanooga
At Kennesaw State
Western Carolina
VMI
At Furman
Wofford
At The Citadel
At East Tennessee State
Ranking movements
References