CFB
Model

Samford

Southern · 9 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

1.8 projected wins
Field
<1%
Seeded
0%
Quarters
0%
Semis
0%
Final
0%
Title
0%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in <1% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 5 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1vs#176North AlabamaL10–22
1vs#136Southern IllinoisL18–22
2at#146Tennessee TechL19–45
4vs#263VMIW45–7
6at#167ChattanoogaL3–19
7vs#151MercerWin chance 11% · Margin -20.1—
8at#185FurmanWin chance 22% · Margin -12.7—
9vs#166WoffordWin chance 25% · Margin -11.2—
10at#168East Tennessee StateWin chance 9% · Margin -22.0—
11vs#180Western CarolinaWin chance 18% · Margin -15.3—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 70.6 · Offense 67.7 · Defense 73.6

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 81.5

#30 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 70.7

#72 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 70.4

#51 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 60.1

#92 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 63.6

#70 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 65.1

#117 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 83.0

#2 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 74.7

#23 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • QBCoulter Cleland81.5
  • RBEmerson Russell75.4
  • WRMarquise Henderson73.6
  • WRMac Owen71.8
  • KAidan Barr70.7
  • KWill Thorley67.2
  • QBGabarri Johnson67.0
  • RBZamarcus Lindley65.9

defense · overall grade

  • LBWalker Turner90.8
  • LBBrandon Franklin81.0
  • DBLawson Estes80.2
  • LBSpencer Conn77.1
  • DBMax Steve74.5
  • DBNoah Holton74.1
  • DBLaShon Young73.2
  • DBJayden Lewis71.4

Past seasons

Year by year
-23.0 points since 2022
102335486048.8202242.4202341.3202425.82025
2022 48.82023 42.42024 41.32025 25.8

2025

1-11
D-I rank
#247
Rating
25.8

2024

4-7
D-I rank
#175
Rating
41.3

2023

5-5
D-I rank
#173
Rating
42.4

2022

11-2
D-I rank
#135
Rating
48.8