2013 Samford Bulldogs football team

The 2013 Samford Bulldogs football team represented Samford University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh year head coach Pat Sullivan and played their home games at Seibert Stadium. They were a member of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in SoCon play to share the conference title with Chattanooga and Furman. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the first round to Jacksonville State.

2013 Samford Bulldogs football
SoCon co-champion
FCS Playoffs First Round, L 14–55 vs. Jacksonville State
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19
FCS Coaches	No. 18
Record	8–5 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Pat Sullivan (7th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Brandon Herring (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Travis Trickett (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill D'Ottavio (7th season)
Home stadium	Seibert Stadium

2013 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Furman +^		6	–	2					8	–	6
No. 19 Samford +^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 23 Chattanooga +		6	–	2					8	–	4
Georgia Southern *		4	–	4					7	–	4
Wofford		4	–	4					5	–	6
The Citadel		4	–	4					5	–	7
Appalachian State *		4	–	4					4	–	8
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant * – Appalachian State and Georgia Southern ineligible for conference championship and FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Georgia State*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA		W 31–21	17,606
September 7	6:00 pm	at Arkansas*		War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	PPV	L 21–31	47,358
September 14	1:00 pm	at Florida A&M*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 27–20	10,034
September 21	2:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana*		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	SSTV	L 31–34	4,598
September 28	2:00 pm	Western Carolina		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	SSTV	W 63–23	8,625
October 5	2:00 pm	No. 16 Georgia Southern		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	SSTV	W 44–34	7,896
October 12	2:30 pm	at Appalachian State	No. 23	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		W 34–10	24,491
October 26	12:30 pm	at No. 12 Wofford	No. 22	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		W 34–27	7,936
November 2	1:00 pm	at The Citadel	No. 15	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 26–28	13,828
November 9	12:30 pm	at Furman	No. 20	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC		L 17–35	9,127
November 16	2:00 pm	No. 17 Chattanooga		Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN3	W 17–14 OT	8,415
November 23	2:00 pm	Elon	No. 24	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	SSTV	W 33–32	8,025
November 30	7:00 pm	at No. 20 Jacksonville State*	No. 18	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	L 14–55	8,992
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	22	22	15	20	RV	24	18	19
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV	RV	19	22	RV	23	16	18