Division I · Southern Conference
Samford University · Athletics
Birmingham, AL · Suburb · Private · Doctoral/professional university · the Bulldogs · Website ↗
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15
Programs on the site
of the sports Samford sponsors
503
Roster spots
$20M
Team budgets
combined, listed programs
$10M
Athletic aid
$4.4M women's · $6.1M men's
$255k
Recruiting spend
$71k women's · $184k men's
Every team
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southern Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $1.2M | $36,734 | 994 | |
| Baseball | Southern Conference | 39 | 5 over | 5 | $1.4M | $35,527 | 990 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southern Conference | 22 | 7 over | 6 | $3.5M | $160,581 | 964 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southern Conference | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $1.4M | $107,148 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southern Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 992 | |
| Football | Southern Conference | 112 | 7 over | 14 | $6.1M | $54,433 | 977 | |
| Men's Golf | Southern Conference | 9 | at cap | 1 | $381k | $42,348 | 982 | |
| Women's Golf | Southern Conference | 11 | 2 over | 2 | $492k | $44,698 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Southern Conference | 21 | room 4 | 3 | $945k | $44,996 | 989 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southern Conference | 14 | 4 over | 2 | $457k | $32,669 | 983 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southern Conference | 11 | 1 over | 1 | $596k | $54,224 | 970 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 110 | 65 over | 6 | $1.1M | $10,073 | 970 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southern Conference | 93 | 48 over | 6 | $1.4M | $14,579 | 974 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southern Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $1.1M | $66,422 | 984 |
The department
- Athletics directorMartin Newton
- Sports informationJoey Mullins
- NicknameBulldogs
- NCAA member since9/1/1971
- Primary conferenceSouthern Conference
- Athletics sitesamfordsports.com ↗
- NCAA directoryRecord ↗
Aid per roster spot
- Women's teams$22,402 $4.4M across 197 spots
- Men's teams$19,872 $6.1M across 306 spots
Averages across every team of that gender. Programs differ enormously — see each team's page for its own budget and roster.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Samford University is on.
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