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Samford Athletics
The university fields 17 NCAA Division I varsity sports. Ranked with the 2nd highest score in the nation, our teams earned a 98% Graduation Success Rate from the NCAA.Visit Samford Athletics
Highest Score in the Nation Graduation Success RateNCAA Division I
80
Southern Conference Championships Since Joining in 2008
98%
NCAA Division I Graduation Success Rate
Quick Facts
Division: NCAA Division I
Conference: Southern
Mascot: Bulldog
Athletic Director: Martin Newton
The university fields 17 varsity sports—eight men’s and nine women’s teams—that participate at the NCAA Division I level in the Southern Conference. Ranked with the 2nd highest score in the nation, Samford’s athletic teams earned a 98% Graduation Success Rate (GSR) by the NCAA.
Samford Athletics Hall of Fame Celebration – May 4
The 2024 class, the seventh in the Hall of Fame's history, consists of the 2012 baseball team, football's Devlin Hodges, track and field's Karisa Nelson, basketball's Reed Rawlings, baseball's John Russell and basketball's Jimmy Tillette.
Samford Athletics’ S-Club Golf Tournament exists to connect former student-athletes with each other and with Samford. All gifts to our golf tournament go directly to the S-Club and are used to host S-Club events as well as support our 360 student-athletes.
Samford Athletics’ 10th annual Samford Classic golf tournament will be hosted at Shoal Creek. Various sponsorship and volunteer opportunities exist. More details to be shared closer to the tournament.
“Being a former athlete, I understand the levels of needed support in order to have a fruitful experience. I see being involved as a supporter as a prime opportunity to pay it forward by investing in today’s student-athletes.”
—Pearlie Harris, Football ‘97
Latest News
Women’s Tennis Earns 6-1 Win Over Belmont
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford women's tennis team earned a 6-1 win over the Belmont Bruins Saturday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Center.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Samford men's basketball team hit the road in the Southern Conference as they looked for payback against ETSU tonight. The Bulldogs and Bucs were in a tight game throughout before the home side pulled away late as Samford fell 66-59. The Dogs fall to 19-6 with the defeat and 9-3 in SoCon play while ETSU moves to 15-10 overall.
TROY, Ala. - The Samford softball team opened its season today at the Trojan Invitational as they played two games in the morning against North Texas followed by Central Michigan. The Bulldogs fell late in their opener against the Mean Green before bouncing back to defeat the Chippewas in game two. Samford's record sits at 1-1 after their opening day while UNT moves to 2-1 and CMU sits at 0-3.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford men's and women's track and field teams competed for the third time during its indoor track season today at the UAB Invite. After competing last Sunday, a handful of the Bulldog regulars took the meet off, but that didn't stop Samford from getting top-three finishes in multiple events throughout the day.