Homewood
Samford
RECORD
1-2
CONFERENCE
Southern
PF / PA
77/62
Last 15 games
4-11 in the last 15 · 23.1 scored · 34.1 allowed WON 55-35 scored 55 · allowed 35 See game LOST 11-28 scored 11 · allowed 28 See game WON 36-13 scored 36 · allowed 13 See game LOST 42-47 scored 42 · allowed 47 See game LOST 13-40 scored 13 · allowed 40 See game LOST 7-42 scored 7 · allowed 42 See game LOST 35-50 scored 35 · allowed 50 See game LOST 13-31 scored 13 · allowed 31 See game LOST 21-45 scored 21 · allowed 45 See game WON 24-22 scored 24 · allowed 22 See game LOST 13-49 scored 13 · allowed 49 See game LOST 0-48 scored 0 · allowed 48 See game LOST 18-22 scored 18 · allowed 22 See game WON 45-7 scored 45 · allowed 7 See game LOST 14-33 scored 14 · allowed 33 See game
Points scored, win Points scored, loss Points allowed
Next games
Samford vs 
Chattanooga
vs Chattanooga Mercer 
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Furman
vs Furman Western Carolina 
vs Samford
vs Samford Samford vs 
Auburn
vs Auburn Roster
5Ryan OliverQB8Gabarri JohnsonQB9Will ShieldsQB10Coulter ClelandQB12Charlie GilliamQB17James McGinnQB Season stats
Points per game21.2
Yards per play4.8
Rush yards per game82.4
Pass yards per game227.0
Turnover margin-1
Season
Unit
Offense
56 playersDefense
55 players
Special teams
6 players| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Ethan Fisher | PK |
| 26 | Jake Garner | PK |
| 36 |  Ty Ippolito | PK |
| 59 | Will Thorley | P |
| 53 | Kaden McKeown | LS |
| 56 | Aidan Barr | LS |
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Recent results
2026-09-03 FINAL L
Southern Illinois 
22 : 18 Samford
22 : 18 Samford 
2025-10-04 FINAL L
Samford 21 : 45 Mercer
21 : 45 Mercer 2025-09-27 FINAL L
Furman 31 : 13 Samford
31 : 13 Samford 2025-09-20 FINAL L
Samford 35 : 50 Western Carolina
35 : 50 Western Carolina 2025-09-13 FINAL L
Samford 7 : 42
Baylor
7 : 42 Baylor 
40 2024-11-23 FINAL L
Western Carolina 47 : 42 Samford
47 : 42 Samford The latest 12 games.
Upcoming
OCT 17 UPCOMING
Mercer vs Samford
Game page vs Samford OCT 24 UPCOMING
Samford vs Furman
Game page vs Furman NOV 14 UPCOMING
Western Carolina vs Samford
Game page vs Samford NOV 21 UPCOMING
Samford vs Auburn
Game page vs Auburn Points per game
21.2
Yards per play
4.8
Rush yards per game
82.4
Pass yards per game
227.0
Turnover margin
-1
Sacks
12
Who gets the ball: share of plays, 2026 season
The share of Samford's offensive plays on which each player threw the ball, ran it or was targeted. College programs do not publish snap counts; this is the closest public measure.
| Player | Pos | All plays | Pass plays | Run plays | 3rd down |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabarri Johnson | QB | 61.9% | 95.7% | 19.1% | 84.3% |
| Domonique Thomas | RB | 15.0% | 5.4% | 30.5% | 15.7% |
| Marquise Henderson | WR | 11.9% | 20.1% | 1.9% | 7.5% |
| Preston Bird | WR | 11.1% | 19.9% | 0.0% | 15.7% |
| Emerson Russell | RB | 10.1% | 2.7% | 20.7% | 5.6% |
| Ken Cherry | RB | 9.9% | 3.2% | 20.6% | 4.3% |
| Cayden Aukerman | WR | 8.1% | 14.5% | 0.0% | 8.6% |
| Coulter Cleland | QB | 8.0% | 12.9% | 4.7% | 9.1% |
| Kevonte Corbin | WR | 6.3% | 11.3% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| Maddox McKim | TE | 4.7% | 8.3% | 0.0% | 10.2% |
| Carter Pace | RB | 4.0% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 0.0% |
| Zamarcus Lindley | RB | 4.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 9.1% |
| Bryon Martin | WR | 3.9% | 5.7% | 0.0% | 7.1% |
| Keion Dunlap | RB | 3.2% | 1.4% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Jadon Loving | WR | 3.2% | 5.8% | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Cam Bland | RB | 3.2% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 0.0% |
| Charlie Gilliam | QB | 2.7% | 6.5% | 0.0% | 9.1% |
| Mac Owen | WR | 2.7% | 6.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| David Theado | TE | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 4.2% |
| Cannon Pigg | TE | 1.8% | 3.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Nicholas Bookman | WR | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Will Shields | QB | 1.3% | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass plays and run plays: the share of those plays that went through the player. Source: CollegeFootballData via our data hub.
Strength of schedule
Opponents by win total, week by week, with remaining-schedule difficulty
Avg opponent wins, 2025
5.5
FBS average
6.4
Played
4.0
Remaining
6.4
2026 weekly schedule
H · 1 BYEWk 2
BYEWk 3
H · 4 
A · 5 A · 6 H · 7 A · 8 BYEWk 9
BYEWk 10
H · 11 A · 12 BYEWk 13
BYEWk 14
BYEWk 15
Tougher than average Easier than average · number = opponent's win total
Samford 2026 opponents
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Opp wins | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Illinois | vs | 7 | Played |
| 4 | VMI | vs | 1 | Played |
| 5 | UAB | @ | 4 | Played |
| 6 | Chattanooga | @ | 5 | Upcoming |
| 7 | Mercer | vs | 9 | Upcoming |
| 8 | Furman | @ | 6 | Upcoming |
| 11 | Western Carolina | vs | 7 | Upcoming |
| 12 | Auburn | @ | 5 | Upcoming |
Opponent strength = each opponent's win total in 2025, its last full season (records-based, no betting win totals are used). Schedule and records from CollegeFootballData. See the full conference strength-of-schedule ranking.
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Frequently asked questions
What conference is Samford in?
Samford plays in the Southern.
Has Samford ever won a national championship?
No. Samford has not claimed a national championship.