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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
Samford Baseball Wraps Up Regular Season With Impressive 14-3 Win At Mercer
MACON, Ga. – The Samford University baseball team closed out its regular season with an impressive 14-3 win over Mercer Saturday afternoon at OrthoGeorgia Park.
MACON, Ga. – The Samford University baseball team took the lead in the eighth inning but was unable to hold it as the Bulldogs dropped a 6-5 decision in the second game of a three-game series at Mercer Friday evening at OrthoGeorgia Park.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Samford track and field team earned awards from the Southern Conference office this afternoon as Bryce Davis and Rod Tiffin earned specialty awards this afternoon. The accolades come after the Bulldogs won the men's and women's SoCon Outdoor Championship for the fifth straight year earlier this week.
MACON, Ga. – The Samford University baseball team dropped a hard-fought pitchers' duel in the first game of its three-game series at Mercer, 2-1, Thursday evening at Ortho Park.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Samford head women's basketball coach Matt Wise recently announced a pair of staff changes. Hannah Barber has been hired as an assistant coach for Wise's first coaching staff, while Walker Martin is being promoted to assistant coach.