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Samford

latest conference era: Southern

Loaded Seasons30
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2022 | +14.6
Best Finish#110 in 2018
2026 Season PageCurrent RankingsHistory Hub
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +14.6 PWR −0.9 2016: 7-5, margin +94, power +0.9, resume 35 / 100, final rank #1272017: 8-4, margin +69, power +2.0, resume 58 / 100, final rank #1142018: 6-5, margin +133, power +2.1, resume 49 / 100, final rank #1102019: 5-7, margin -66, power −0.9, resume 27 / 100, final rank #1632021: 4-7, margin -17, power +3.8, resume 61 / 100, final rank #1682022: 11-2, margin +92, power +14.6, resume 95 / 100, final rank #1222023: 6-5, margin +52, power +13.8, resume 54 / 100, final rank #1322024: 4-7, margin -24, power +12.7, resume 35 / 100, final rank #1562025: 1-11, margin -280, power +6.9, resume 14 / 100, final rank #2452026: 3-6, margin -41, power +8.4, resume 56 / 100, final rank #214 2016: 7-5, margin +94, power +0.9, resume 35 / 100, final rank #127+0.92017: 8-4, margin +69, power +2.0, resume 58 / 100, final rank #114+2.02018: 6-5, margin +133, power +2.1, resume 49 / 100, final rank #110+2.12019: 5-7, margin -66, power −0.9, resume 27 / 100, final rank #163−0.92021: 4-7, margin -17, power +3.8, resume 61 / 100, final rank #168+3.82022: 11-2, margin +92, power +14.6, resume 95 / 100, final rank #122+14.62023: 6-5, margin +52, power +13.8, resume 54 / 100, final rank #132+13.82024: 4-7, margin -24, power +12.7, resume 35 / 100, final rank #156+12.72025: 1-11, margin -280, power +6.9, resume 14 / 100, final rank #245+6.92026: 3-6, margin -41, power +8.4, resume 56 / 100, final rank #214+8.4 20167-520178-420186-520195-720214-7202211-220236-520244-720251-1120263-6

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 30

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +11.1

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline −2.8

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 6.2

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2022 | +14.6

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Last beaten in 2024

The last season that closed stronger was 2024.

Best Resume Since Since 2022

This is the program's best resume season since 2022.

Best Finish 2018 | #110

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2022 | 95 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #5 | Power #4

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 82th | Power 86th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2022 | 11-2

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #214 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 3-6
Program baseline +11.1 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 6.2 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +14.6, record 11-2, and final loaded-board rank #122.

Best Loaded Resume

2022 Season

Resume 95 / 100 with 11 wins and a 85% win rate.

Best Record

11-2

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2022, with a margin of +92.

Roughest Loaded Season

2025 Season

1-11 with power +6.9 and margin -280.

Best resume season

2022 | 95 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season in the loaded archive for this program.

Latest versus standard

−2.8

Positive means the latest season closed above the program's recent baseline. Negative means it finished below the standard.

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

30 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 SouthernFCS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 3-6 #214 +8.4 56 −41 Open team page
2025 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-11 #245 +6.9 14 −280 Program view
2024 SouthernFCS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 4-7 #156 +12.7 35 −24 Program view
2023 SouthernFCS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 6-5 #132 +13.8 54 +52 Program view
2022 SouthernFCS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 11-2 #122 +14.6 95 +92 Program view
2021 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #168 +3.8 61 −17 Program view
2019 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #163 −0.9 27 −66 Program view
2018 SouthernFCS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 6-5 #110 +2.1 49 +133 Program view
2017 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-4 #114 +2.0 58 +69 Program view
2016 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-5 #127 +0.9 35 +94 Program view
2015 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #120 +1.8 46 +87 Program view
2014 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-4 #116 +2.3 54 +83 Program view
2013 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #148 +1.8 39 +27 Program view
2012 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-4 #136 +0.6 49 +45 Program view
2011 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #143 +1.5 52 +38 Program view
2010 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #166 +0.2 21 −82 Program view
2009 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-6 #146 +0.7 37 +25 Program view
2008 SouthernFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-5 #144 +1.5 61 +67 Program view
2007 OVCFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #202 −3.3 14 −95 Program view
2006 OVCFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-8 #222 −6.4 15 −84 Program view
2005 OVCFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-6 #198 −4.8 13 −96 Program view
2004 OVCFCS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #161 −1.9 9 −75 Program view
2003 OVCFCS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- +74 Program view
2002 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −38 Program view
2000 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −35 Program view
1997 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −45 Program view
1996 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −32 Program view
1994 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −43 Program view
1993 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −28 Program view
1992 FCS IndependentsFCS In range 0-1 #-- -- -- −55 Program view