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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 – April 26
The 2025 class, the eighth in the Hall of Fame's history, consists of football's James Bradberry, track and field's Ashley Cope, basketballs' Joey Davenport, basketball's Bill Lankford, and the 1991 Football Team.
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
SOCON CHAMPS! Bulldogs Take SoCon Tournament Title From Furman, 4-3
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Samford men's tennis team won the Southern Conference Tournament title with a 4-3 win over Furman in the championship match Saturday afternoon at The Champions Club.
GREENSBORO, Ga. – The Samford men's golf team will compete in the Southern Conference Championship, Sunday through Tuesday at Reynolds Lake Oconee (Par 72, 7,393 yards).
ATLANTA, Ga. - The Samford track and field program finished two days of competition at the Georgia Tech Invitational this weekend. The Bulldogs went up against a strong field on the weekend and had multiple athletes reach top-10 marks in school history.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford softball team hit the field today atop the Southern Conference standings alone as they looked to finish off a home series sweep of Furman. They were unable to come up with the late-inning magic they had in game two yesterday as they fell to the Paladins 6-1 today. Samford's record falls to 30-18 with the defeat and they move to 11-4 in league play.
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Samford University baseball team belted eight home runs on its way to a 16-4, seven-inning win in the final game of a three-game series at VMI Saturday afternoon at Gray-Minor Stadium.
Samford Baseball Evens Series At VMI With 9-2 Win Friday
LEXINGTON, Va. – The Samford University baseball team evened its series at VMI with an impressive 9-2 win over the Keydets Friday evening at Gray-Minor Stadium.