in Alabama for Graduation Success Rate,NCAA Division I
78
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
Samford Wraps Up Action At Crimson Tide Invitational
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Samford men's and women's track and field teams opened the month of April at the Alabama-hosted Crimson Tide Invitational, held Friday and Saturday at Sam Bailey Stadium.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – On a day that saw the Samford softball team score 20 runs on the defending Southern Conference champions, the Bulldogs took both ends of the Saturday doubleheader against the UNCG Spartans by scores of 8-3 and 12-0 in five innings.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford men's tennis team earned an impressive 6-1 Southern Conference win over Wofford Saturday afternoon at the Samford Tennis Center.
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Samford baseball team plated 15 runs on 14 hits in taking a 15-2 win over The Citadel in game two of a three-game series Saturday afternoon at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – In a rematch of the 2023 Southern Conference Tournament Finals, the Samford softball team returns home for a weekend series with the UNCG Spartans.
Ross Throws One-Hit Shutout As Baseball Takes Game One At The Citadel
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Samford pitcher Michael Ross tossed a one-hit shutout in leading the Bulldog baseball team to a 2-0 win in game one of its weekend Southern Conference series at The Citadel Friday at Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Park.