BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Samford football team moved up to 14
th in this week's FCS Coaches poll and 16
th in the STATS FCS poll, both released Monday afternoon.
Last week, the Bulldogs were 18
th in the Coaches poll and 19
th in the STATS poll. Samford took the last week off from competition. Samford has won its last two games, earning a home win over The Citadel (35-14) and a road win at VMI (26-7).
The Bulldogs are one of three Southern Conference teams to make this week's top 25 in both polls. Wofford leads the way, ranking fifth in both polls. Following Samford, Western Carolina is ranked 21
st in the Coaches poll and 19
th in the STATS poll.
In the Coaches poll, The Citadel and non-conference opponent Kennesaw State are receiving votes. In the STATS poll, The Citadel, Kennesaw State, Furman and Mercer also received votes in this week's poll.
The Bulldogs (4-2, 2-1 SoCon) will play at fifth-ranked Wofford (6-0, 4-0 SoCon) Saturday at 12:30 p.m. (CT) in Spartanburg, S.C. The game can be heard locally on FM-99.1 The Game, or online at
www.991thegame.com. The contest can also be viewed live on ESPN3.
FCS Coaches Poll (Oct. 16)
Team (1st-place votes)
1. James Madison (26)
2. North Dakota State
3. Jacksonville State
4. South Dakota
5. Wofford
6. Central Arkansas
7. Sam Houston State
8. Eastern Washington
9. Youngstown State
10. Richmond
11. North Carolina A&T
12. Western Illinois
13. South Dakota State
14. Samford
15. Elon
16. Villanova
17. Grambling State
18. New Hampshire
19. McNeese
20. Nicholls
21. Western Carolina
22. Northern Arizona
23. Weber State
24. Illinois State
25. Montana
Others receiving votes: Stony Brook (50), Northern Iowa (49),
Kennesaw State (40), N.C. Central (31), Monmouth (29),
The Citadel (22), Southern Utah (16), Delaware (13), Saint Francis (10), Dartmouth (7), Alcorn State (5), Albany (4), SE Louisiana (1).
**--2017 opponents in bold
STATS Poll (Oct. 16)
Team (1st-place votes)
1. James Madison (160)
2. North Dakota State (7)
3. Jacksonville State
4. South Dakota
5. Wofford
6. Central Arkansas
7. Sam Houston State
8. Eastern Washington
9. Youngstown State
10. Western Illinois
11. Richmond
12. North Carolina A&T
13. South Dakota State
14. Elon
15. Villanova
16. Samford
17. Grambling State
18. New Hampshire
19. Western Carolina
20. McNeese
21. Montana
22. Stony Brook
23. Weber State
24. Illinois State
25. North Carolina Central
Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona (276) , Dartmouth (247) , Nicholls (169) , UNI (164) , Delaware (160) ,
The Citadel (109) , Southern Utah (100) , Albany (94) , Eastern Illinois (63) ,
Kennesaw State (62) , Columbia (48) , Monmouth (44) ,
Furman (14) , Charleston Southern (14) , Duquesne (12) , Southern Illinois (7) , Austin Peay (6) , Alcorn State (4) , Liberty (4) ,
Mercer (4) , Princeton (3) , Southeastern Louisiana (3) , UC Davis (2) , Saint Francis U (1)
**--2017 opponents in bold
