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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
Late Rally Falls Just Short At No. 8 Alabama
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Samford University baseball team plated seven runs in the top of the seventh inning to cut an eight-run deficit to one, but the Bulldogs could not get over the hump as they eventually fell, 11-9, at eighth-ranked Alabama Tuesday evening at Sewell-Thomas Stadium.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Samford softball team returned to action tonight as they hit the road to face No. 24 ranked Alabama. The Bulldogs entered riding a three-game winning streak but fell behind early before ultimately dropping the game 9-3. The Bulldogs fall to 23-15 on the season overall but sit atop the SoCon with a 5-1 record in the league.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford softball team is back in action tomorrow as they take a break from Southern Conference play to face Alabama in Tuscaloosa tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. as the Bulldogs enter the game with a 23-14 record while the Crimson Tide are 25-13.
Samford Baseball To Play At No. 8 Alabama Tuesday Evening
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford University baseball team will travel to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to take on the eighth-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. The game can be seen live on SECN+.