Hatcher came to Samford after serving as the head coach at Murray State University from 2010 to 2014. The Bulldogs have won 35 championships since joining the SoCon in 2008. In five seasons as the head coach of the Racers, Hatcher’s teams employed the high-powered “Hatch Attack” offense to top the Division I-FCS football charts. Samford fields 17 NCAA Division I (FCS) varsity teams and competes in the Southern Conference. The Men's basketball team made its first NCAA appearance in the 1999 and 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

Samford University is located in Birmingham, AL and the Football program competes in the Southern Conference (SoCon) conference. The university fields 17 varsity sports and participates in the NCAA at the Division I level as a member of the Southern Conference. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field. The Samford Bulldogs are the 17 varsity teams (8 men's and 9 women's) that represent Samford University in NCAA Division I athletics. Samford University sports news and features, including conference, nickname, location and official social media handles. The university fields 17 varsity sports—eight men’s and nine women’s—that participate at the NCAA Division I level in the Southern Conference. The official Football page for the Samford University Bulldogs Ranked first among Division I teams in Alabama and 17th in the nation, Samford’s athletic teams earned a 97% Graduation Success Rate (GSR) by the NCAA. The women's basketball team made its initial NCAA tournament appearance in the 2011 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournamentand made its second consecutive appearance in the tournament in 2012. The baseball team made its first N…