NCAA FCS Southern

Samford football predictions & picks

Southern

2026 record: 4-6
Southern: 7th
PPG: 19.0
Streak: W3
Last 5: Lost 3–19 at Chattanooga · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 21–31 vs Mercer · Sat, Oct 17 Won 13–6 at Furman · Sat, Oct 24 Won 10–9 vs Wofford · Sat, Oct 31 Won 37–35 at East Tennessee State · Sat, Nov 7

Samford next game

Wk 11

Samford vs3:30 PM ET Saturday, November 14 W Carolina

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Samford 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Aug 29Aug 29 @North Alabama North Alabama L10–22 —

Wk 1Thu, Sep 3Sep 3 vs Southern Illinois S Illinois L18–22 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech L19–45 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 vs VMI VMI W45–7 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @UAB UAB L14–33 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 @Chattanooga Chattanooga L3–19 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Mercer Mercer L21–31 —

Wk 8Sat, Oct 24Oct 24 @Furman Furman W13–6 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 vs Wofford Wofford W10–9 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @East Tennessee State ETSU W37–35 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs Western Carolina W Carolina 3:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 @Auburn Auburn 2:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Samford team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 19.0/ game 105th

Total yards 297.1/ game 110th

Passing yards 213.2/ game 58th

Rushing yards 83.9/ game 121st

Third-down conversions 30.9% 113th

Giveaways 1.0/ game 21st

Time of possession 28:07 103rd

Defense

Points allowed 22.9/ game 33rd

Yards allowed 345.4/ game 34th

Passing yards allowed 155.3/ game 7th

Rushing yards allowed 190.1/ game 101st

Takeaways 1.1/ game 92nd

Penalties 5.8/ game 48th

Samford leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Gabarri Johnson 1,752yds 9 TD · 7 INT · 58.5% comp. · 10 games

Rushing Ken Cherry 364yds 1 TD · 5.3 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Marquise Henderson 490yds 30 catches · 3 TD · 9 games

Tackles Spencer Conn 89 10 games

Sacks Spencer Conn 4 10 games

Interceptions Lashon Young 2 2 passes defended · 10 games

Southern standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech 910 9-1 .900 356203 +153 W5

2 Mercer Mercer 820 8-2 .800 287163 +124 W6

3 East Tennessee State ETSU 640 6-4 .600 319236 +83 L2

4 Chattanooga Chattanooga 640 6-4 .600 212130 +82 L1

5 Wofford Wofford 550 5-5 .500 227221 +6 L2

6 Western Carolina W Carolina 550 5-5 .500 292297 −5 W2

7 Samford Samford 460 4-6 .400 190229 −39 W3

8 Furman Furman 370 3-7 .300 171211 −40 W1

9 The Citadel The Citadel 280 2-8 .200 181322 −141 L5

10 VMI VMI 0100 0-10 .000 88420 −332 L10

Samford FAQ

Who does Samford play next?

Next up for Samford: home against Western Carolina, Saturday, November 14, 3:30 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Samford’s record this season?

Samford is 4-6, 7th in the Southern.

Who leads Samford in passing yards?

Gabarri Johnson, with 1,752 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (9 TD · 7 INT · 58.5% comp. · 10 games).

Southern rivals

All teams

Chattanooga East Tennessee State Furman Mercer Tennessee Tech The Citadel VMI Western Carolina Wofford

Samford this week

Samford is 4-6, 4-3 in Southern play. Its last game was a 37–35 win over East Tennessee State on November 7, its third in a row. Its offense averages 19.0 points a game (105th in FCS), and its defense allows 22.9 (33rd).

Next up, Samford hosts Western Carolina on Saturday, November 14 at 3:30 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.