In the Nation for Student-Athlete Graduation Success Rate (Tied) NCAA 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 No. 6 nationally, 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
Volleyball Drops Road Match At Mercer
MACON, Ga. – The Samford volleyball team fell at Mercer by a score of 3-0 (19-25, 12-25, 18-25) Saturday evening at Hawkins Arena.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Tennessee Tech scored in all three phases of the game as the Golden Eagle football team defeated Samford, 27-7, Saturday afternoon at Pete Hanna Stadium.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Samford women's basketball team will continue its season-opening road swing with a game at Memphis Sunday at 2 p.m. at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.
Soccer Set To Play At Western Carolina In SoCon Tournament Final
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University soccer team will play at Western Carolina in the championship game of the Southern Conference Tournament Sunday at 1 p.m. (CT) in Cullowhee, N.C.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Red Team finished off the Red-Blue World Series by taking game three in another pitcher's duel, 2-1, to close out the fall season.
ITHACA, N.Y.– Cornell's Jake Fiegen hit a three-pointer with eight-tenths of a second left to lift the Big Red men's basketball team to an 88-86 win over Samford Friday evening at Newman Arena.