Samford-Furman Football Rivalry
The College Football Rivalry between the Furman University Paladins and the Samford University Bulldogs started in the 1960s, where the two schools met six times that decade. The schools didn't play each other in football again until 1997, and then the rivalry grew even more when Samford left the Ohio Valley Conference and joined the Southern Conference in 2008. These two schools are now notable rivals in the Southern Conference. Also, they both were founded (Samford in 1841 formerly Howard College, Furman in 1826 formerly Furman Academy and Theological Institution) by its respective state board of the Southern Baptist Convention, which gives an interesting history to this "Southern Baptist Ballgame". Furman has fourteen Southern Conference Championships while Samford only has two, but the head-to-head record is close. These two schools have met twenty-five times on the gridiron; Furman has won thirteen times, while Samford has won twelve times.
| Sport | College football |
|---|---|
| First meeting | October 14, 1961 Furman, 21-14 |
| Latest meeting | October 1, 2022 Samford, 34-27 |
| Next meeting | October 14, 2023 (at Samford) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 25 |
| All-time series | Furman, 13-12 |
| Largest victory | Samford, 45-0 (2014) |
| Smallest victory | Furman, 28-27 (2008) |
| Longest win streak | Furman, 7 (1997-1998, 2004-2005, 2008-2010) |
| Current win streak | Samford, 1 (2022) |
Game Results
| Samford victories | Furman victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winning team | Losing team | Score | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 14, 1961 | Greenville, SC | Furman | Samford | 21–14 | |||
| 2 | October 13, 1962 | Greenville, SC | Samford | Furman | 14–7 | Bobby Bowden's last year as Howard's (AL) (now Samford) Head Coach | ||
| 3 | November 12, 1966 | Greenville, SC | Samford | Furman | 17–7 | |||
| 4 | November 11, 1967 | Homewood, AL | Samford | Furman | 42–28 | |||
| 5 | November 9, 1968 | Greenville, SC | Samford | Furman | 17–12 | |||
| 6 | October 17, 1969 | Homewood, AL | Samford | Furman | 34–14 | |||
| 7 | September 4, 1997 | Homewood, AL | Furman | Samford | 29–10 | |||
| 8 | September 19, 1998 | Greenville, SC | Furman | Samford | 34–24 | |||
| 9 | September 11, 2004 | Homewood, AL | Furman | Samford | 45–10 | Recap | ||
| 10 | September 17, 2005 | Greenville, SC | Furman | Samford | 45–23 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 1, 2008 | Homewood, AL | Furman | Samford | 28–27 | |||
| 12 | October 17, 2009 | Greenville, SC | Furman | Samford | 26–24 | Recap | ||
| 13 | October 16, 2010 | Homewood, AL | Furman | Samford | 27–10 | Recap | ||
| 14 | October 8, 2011 | Greenville, SC | Samford | Furman | 26–21 | Recap | ||
| 15 | September 1, 2012 | Homewood, AL | Samford | Furman | 24–21 | |||
| 16 | November 9, 2013 | Greenville, SC | Furman | Samford | 35–17 | Recap | ||
| 17 | October 25, 2014 | Greenville, SC | Samford | Furman | 45–0 | Recap | ||
| 18 | October 31, 2015 | Homewood, AL | Furman | Samford | 20–17 | Recap | ||
| 19 | October 8, 2016 | Greenville, SC | Samford | Furman | 38–21 | Recap | ||
| 20 | November 18, 2017 | Homewood, AL | Samford (#13) | Furman (#24) | 26–20 | Recap | ||
| 21 | October 20, 2018 | Greenville, SC | Samford | Furman | 38–25 | Recap | ||
| 22 | October 5, 2019 | Homewood, AL | Furman (#14) | Samford | 58–14 | Recap | ||
| 23 | *March 6, 2021* | Greenville, SC | Furman (#16)(OT) | Samford | 44–37 | *In Spring due to COVID-19.* Recap | ||
| 24 | November 20, 2021 | Homewood, AL | Furman | Samford | 41–34 | Recap | ||
| 25 | October 1, 2022 | Greenville, SC | Samford (#16) | Furman | 34–27 | Recap | ||
| 26 | October 14, 2023 | Homewood, AL | ||||||
| Series: Furman leads 13–12 | ||||||||
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| Campus locations of rivals Samford and Furman 1 2 |
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