SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-2021 GAME NOTES GAME 1: EASTGAME TENNESSEE 1: UNIVERSITY STATE OF KENTUCKY • JAN. 1, 2021 • PETE HANNA CENTER • BIRMINGHAM,SAMFORD ALA. FOOTBALL • 2021 SPRING NOTES1 FOOTBALL 2021 SPRING NOTES BULLDOGS BUCS 2021 SPRING SCHEDULE/RESULTS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 OVERALL SoCON OVERALL SoCON OVERALL RECORD: 0-0 SoCON: 0-0 NR NR NON-CONFERENCE: 0-0 NCAA FCS TOP 25 NCAA FCS TOP 25 HOME: 0-0 AT AWAY: 0-0 CHRIS HATCHER RANDY SANDERS NEUTRAL: 0-0 HEAD COACH HEAD COACH EAST TENNESSEE STATE 153-83 21ST 11-13 3RD Feb. 20, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ OVERALL SEASON OVERALL SEASON Greene Stadium | Johnson City, Tenn. Results: WESTERN CAROLINA THE KICKOFF: ETSU Feb. 27, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ TALE OF THE TAPE Seibert Stadium | Birmingham, Ala. • The wait is finally over for theSamford University Results: football team, as the Bulldogs (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) kickoff the SERIES RECORD 7TH MEETING Overall Samford leads 6-1 spring 2021 campaign on Saturday, Feb. 20 at East Tennes- Last Meeting Oct. 26, 2019 - W, 24-17 - Birmingham, Ala. see State University (0-0, 0-0 SoCon). Game time is set FURMAN for 12 PM at William B. Greene Stadium in Johnson City, Tenn. March 6, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ Paladin Stadium | Greenville, S.C. ESPN+ will have complete coverage of the game. Results: • Samford and ETSU are meeting for the 7th time on the gridiron with the Bulldogs owning a 6-1 edge in the series standings. Samford has an all-time record of 86-83-9 BULLDOGS 2019 BUCCANEERS WOFFORD against teams from the state of Tennessee. 32.2 PPG 20.1 March 13, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ 22.5 1st Downs 17.5 Seibert Stadium | Birmingham, Ala. • ETSU is coming off a 3-9 season in 2019 that saw the Bucs Results: post a 1-7 mark in SoCon play. Randy Sanders (11-13) is 164.5 Rush YPG 171.8 entering his third season as head coach in Johnson City, Tenn., 239.2 Pass YPG 164.0 with the Bucs picked to finish eighth in the league this year. 403.7 Total Offense 335.8 VIRGINIA MILITARY (VMI) • The two teams last met on Oct. 26, 2019, with Samford 24 Pass TD 13 March 20, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ 14 Pass Int 7 Seibert Stadium | Birmingham, Ala. coming away with a 24-17 victory over the Bucs. For Sam- Results: ford in the win, quarterback Chris Oladokun completed 22 Rush TD 15 19-of-31 passes for 134 yards and one touchdown. He also 15-of-21 Field Goals 14-of-18 rushed 20 times for 43 yards. Jay Stanton rushed 12 times 24:42 Time of Possession 30:04 THE CITADEL for 44 yards and a touchdown. Jordan Montgomery and 16-123 Sacks Allowed 21-118 March 27, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ 44-of-55 (80%) Red Zone Attempts-Scores 31-of-37 (84%) Johnson-Hagood Stadium | Charleston, S.C. Ty Herring had nine tackles each to lead the defense. Results: • The Bulldogs are entering the spring 2021 season picked 37.8 Scoring Defense 26.2 to finishfifth in the Southern Conference in both the 235.5 Rush YPG/Allowed 203.1 Preseason Coaches and Media Polls. Wofford was picked as 221.2 Pass YPG/Allowed 170.2 CHATTANOOGA the favorite to win the SoCon by the coaches, while the media 456.8 Total Offense/Allowed 373.3 April 10, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ 16-123 Sacks By 19-111 Finley Stadium | Chattanooga, Tenn. tabbed Furman as their favorite. Results: • Samford has an all-time record of 47-53-4 in season-open- 4 Interceptions By 7 ers, including a 4-1 mark under head coach Chris Hatcher. 15-7 Fumbles Forced/Recovered 15-10 -1 Turnover Margin -2 MERCER April 17, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ NUMBERS TO KNOW Seibert Stadium | Birmingham, Ala. Results: Samford averaged 32.2 points per Preseason All-SoCon pick Nathan East, LEGEND: All times Central and subject to change. game in 2019, including a season-high 61 a 6-2 linebacker from McCalla, is the top 32.2 versus No. 25 The Citadel. 82 returning tackler on the squad with 82. SAMFORD FOOTBALL | UNLEASHED 1 SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-2021 GAME NOTES GAME 1: EASTGAME TENNESSEE 1: UNIVERSITY STATE OF KENTUCKY • JAN. 1, 2021 • PETE HANNA CENTER • BIRMINGHAM,SAMFORD ALA. FOOTBALL • 2021 SPRING NOTES2 SAMFORD FAST FACTS COACHING STAFF Name of School Samford University Head Coach Charis Hatcher City/Zip 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, AL 35229 Alma Mater/Year Valdosta State / 1994 Founded 1841 Record at Samford/Years 32-26 / 6th Enrollment 5,642 Career Collegiate Record 153-83 / 21st Nickname Bulldogs National Championships 2004 / Valdosta State (DII) School Colors Navy Blue (PMS 289) and Red (PMS 200) NCAA Playoff Appearances Seven Affiliation NCAA Division I Football Office Phone (205) 726-2575 Conference Southern President TBA ASSISTANT COACHES & SUPPORT STAFF Athletic Director Martin Newton (Samford, 1984) Ricky Turner Assistant Head Coach/ST Coordinator/Running Backs Nick Benedetto Defensive Coordinator STADIUM INFORMATION Mitch Stewart Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Home Field F. Page Seibert Stadium Shawn Bostick Offensive Line Capacity 6,700 Kevin Corless Linebackers Surface LSR Blade Artificial Turf Kynjee Cotton Defensive Ends Record @ Seibert Stadium 169-80-4 Darius Eubanks Defensive Backs Alex Garcia Defensive Tackles HISTORY Mack Helms Tackles/Assistant OL First Year of Football 1906 Hunter Stockton Offensive Quality Control All-Time Record 469-470-47 Dalton Brown Offensive Quality Control First Year of Football 1906 Branson Davis Defensive Quality Control All-Time Record 469-470-47 Andrew Gray Defensive Quality Control SoCon Championships 1 (2013) TBA Director of Strength and Conditioning NCAA National Championships 1 (1971 NCAA D-II West Region Championship James Carlson Director of Equipment Services No. of Years in NCAA Tournament 6 (5 FCS, 1 D-II) Steve Adams General Manager NCAA Postseason Record 3-5 (2-5 in FCS, 1-0 in D-II) Rocky Sabbatini Video Coordinator All-Time Bowl/Post-Season Record 5-6-1 Sam Fleming Director of Football Operations Last Post-Season Appearance 2017 Will Word Head Football Athletic Trainer Finish at Kennesaw State, L, 17-28 (FCS First Round) EXTERNAL AFFAIRS | ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS TEAM INFORMATION Samford University’s Office of External Affairs provides a full service public relations shop 2019 Final Record 5-7 to members of the media. Game day services include credentials, statistics, photography, video Southern Conference 4-4 clips (where available), and post-game access to coaches and student-athletes. The Office of Final National Ranking Not Ranked External Affairs is located on the first floor of the Pete Hanna Center adjacent to Seibert Stadium Basic Offense Air Raid and the Sullivan-Cooney Fieldhouse. Basic Defense 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost 15/9 Offense 6/5 Defense 7/4 Specialty 2/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost 63/31 Graduates 14 Seniors 7 MATT JONES JOEY MULLINS JON MCAFOOS IZZY ROTHSCHADL Juniors 14 Sr. Associate AD Asst. AD/Comms Director of Broadcasting Director of Social Media Sophomores 30 Freshmen 48 Senior Associate AD / External (FB Secondary) .............................................Matt Jones E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 719-9160 Assistant AD / Football Contact ..................................................................Joey Mullins WEEKLY SCHEDULE E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (205) 532-3477 MONDAY | 15 TUESDAY | 16 WEDNESDAY | 17 THURSDAY | 18 FRIDAY | 19 SATURDAY | 20 SUNDAY | 21 • 4:01 PM | Practice • 12 PM | Press • 4:01 PM | Practice • 4:01 PM | Practice • 6:21 AM | Practice • 12 PM @ ETSU • Players Off • 4:01 PM | Practice • Depart for ETSU @SAMFORDFOOTBALL | @HATCHATTACK1 | @SAMFORDSPORTS 2 SAMFORD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-2021 GAME NOTES GAME 1: EASTGAME TENNESSEE 1: UNIVERSITY STATE OF KENTUCKY • JAN. 1, 2021 • PETE HANNA CENTER • BIRMINGHAM,SAMFORD ALA. FOOTBALL • 2021 SPRING NOTES3 SEASON SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN EAST TENNESSEE STATE ESPN+ / NexStar - ETSU is coming off a 3-9 season in 2019 that saw Feb. 20, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ the Bucs post a 1-7 mark in Southern Conference play. Randy Sanders Greene Stadium | Johnson City, TN (11-13) is entering his third season as head coach in Johnson City, Tenn., Results: with the Bucs picked to finish eighth in the league this year. WESTERN CAROLINA ESPN+ SETTING THE SCENE Feb. 27, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ Location Johnson City, Tenn. Seibert Stadium | Birmingham Results: Kickoff 12 p.m. (CT) Site William B. Greene Stadium Capacity 10,000 FURMAN ESPN+ Surface Artifical Turf March 6, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ TV ESPN+ Paladin Stadium | Greenville, S.C. Results: All-Time Series Samford leads 6-1 In Johnson City, Tenn. SU leads 3-1 Last Meeting Oct. 26, 2019 / Birmingham, Ala. WOFFORD ESPN+ Result W, 24-17 March 13, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ Seibert Stadium | Birmingham Results: GET SOCIAL Official Twitter Account @SamfordSports VIRGINIA MILITARY ESPN+ Football Twitter Account @SamfordFootball March 20, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ Seibert Stadium | Birmingham Instagram Account @SamfordSports Results: Instagram Account @SamfordFootball Facebook Account Facebook.com/SamfordFootball Hashtags #Unleashed / #AllforSAMford / #HatchAttack THE CITADEL ESPN+ March 27, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ Johnson-Hagood | Charleston, SC Results: ESPN+ TV COVERAGE Play-by-Play Pete Yanity CHATTANOOGA ESPN+ Analyst Jared Singleton April 10, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ Sideline Reporter - Finley Stadium | Chattanooga, TN Online (iOS | Android) SamfordSports.com Results: MERCER ESPN+ April 17, 2021 | 12 pm | ESPN+ Seibert Stadium | Birmingham Results: DORIEN GOOCH 38 | LB | Tampa, Fla. SoCON CELEBRATING 100 YEARS IN 2021 One of the oldest conferences in college athletics, the Southern Conference will celebrate a century of athletic and academic achievement in 2021 with a variety of initiatives throughout the year. Throughout the 2021 calendar year, the SoCon will celebrate the milestone in a multitude of ways.