1971 Samford Bulldogs football team

The Samford Bulldogs football program, 1970–1973 represented Samford University during the 1970s in college football. During this time, the Bulldogs were led by head coach Wayne Grubb and had an overall record of 22–14–2 during this period. During this decade, the Bulldogs competed as an independent and played their home games at Seibert Stadium on-campus in Homewood, Alabama.

After they finished with a 5–5 record in 1970, Grubb led the Bulldogs to a 9–1 season with a victory in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl in 1971. However, their victory in the Stagg Bowl was later vacated after it was discovered they played the game with ineligible players, which made their 1971 record 8–1. Samford finsied this era with records of 5–3–2 in 1972 and 4–5 in 1973.

In February 1974, the chairman of the university Board of Trustees Ben R. Brown announced Samford was formally discontinuing their football program. At the time of the announcement, both financial losses and dwindling fan support were cited as the primary reasons for the elimination of the program.^[1] In 1984 Samford reestablished their football program.^[2][3]

1970

The 1970 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 5–5 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Pensacola Navy	Kane Field Pensacola, FL	W 17–14	7,006	[4]
September 19	Jacksonville State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL (rivalry)	L 9–34	6,000	[5]
October 3	Delta State	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 26–0	5,500	[6]
October 10	vs. Livingston	Ray Stadium Meridian, MS	L 21–37		[7]
October 17	Gardner–Webb	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 56–28		[8]
October 24	Mississippi College	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 21–13	3,100	[9]
October 31	at Florence State	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	L 10–24	7,500	[10]
November 7	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	W 42–35	4,500	[11]
November 14	at Newberry	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	L 21–35	2,500	[12]
November 21	at Carson–Newman	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	L 12–21		[13]
Homecoming

1971

The 1971 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their third year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 8–1 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

In April 1972, the NCAA determined three ineligible players competed for Samford in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. As part of their punishment for this infraction, their Stagg Bowl victory was officially vacated.^[14]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Carson–Newman	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 7–0	4,000	[15]
October 2	vs. Florence State	Russellville Stadium Russellville, AL	W 17–10	8,000	[16]
October 9	Livingston	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 3–28	5,500	[17]
October 16	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	W 9–7	4,500	[18]
October 23	at Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	W 31–21	6,200	[19]
October 30	Millsaps	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 33–0	3,500	[20]
November 6	at Mississippi College	Robinson Field Clinton, MS	W 41–0		[21]
November 13	Newberry	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 21–0	2,500	[22]
November 20	at Delta State	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	W 30–24	3,000	[23]
November 25	vs. Ohio Wesleyan	Phenix Municipal Stadium Phenix City, AL (Stagg Bowl)	W 20–10 (vacated)	1,200	[24]
Homecoming

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1972

The 1972 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	at Carson–Newman	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	L 19–27	7,500	[26]
September 16	at Florence State	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	W 24–10	6,000	[27]
September 23	Gardner–Webb	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 21–7	2,100	[28]
September 30	Arkansas–Monticello	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 35–21	4,500	[29]
October 7	Wofford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 30–14	5,000	[30]
October 14	at Henderson State	Haygood Stadium Arkadelphia, AR	W 27–21	3,500	[31]
October 21	at Livingston	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	L 0–10	5,500	[32]
November 4	vs. Jacksonville State	Memorial Stadium Anniston, AL (rivalry)	L 6–27	5,000	[33]
November 11	at Newberry	Setzler Field Newberry, SC	T 7–7	3,500	[34]
November 18	Mississippi College	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	T 13–13	1,000	[35]
Homecoming

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1973

The 1973 Samford Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Samford University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their fifth year under head coach Wayne Grubb, the team compiled a 4–5 record. Samford played their home games on campus at Seibert Stadium in Homewood, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Elon	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 10–33	4,000	[37]
September 22	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	L 0–17	3,111	[38]
September 29	at Arkansas–Monticello	Cotton Boll Stadium Monticello, AR	L 17–20	3,100	[39]
October 6	at Guilford	Armfield Athletic Center Greensboro, NC	W 35–0	2,415	[40]
October 13	Livingston	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 6–8	4,501	[41]
October 20	Harding	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 35–22		[42]
October 27	Newberry	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	W 42–28	2,350	[43]
November 3	at Mars Hill	Meares Stadium Mars Hill, NC	W 45–27	2,650	[44]
November 17	at Mississippi College	Robinson Field Clinton, MS	L 10–12	2,381	[45]
Homecoming

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