Samford participates in numerous intercollegiate debate tournaments throughout the year. Samford competes in the Southeast Central Region (SEC) of the Cross Examination Debate
Association (CEDA), and District Six of the National Debate Tournament (NDT).
The Samford team of Erin Ramsey and Logan Gramzinski was named Top Varsity Team in the Southeast Central this year. Jaymer Cloninger and Josh Smith were named Top Team in the Junior Varsity Division. Senior debater Nick Agnello was named Debater of the Year for the region to close out a spectacular career.
Additionally, Samford won awards at the following tournaments in the 2007 - 2008 season:
Team Awards
| Tourney | Division | Team | Seed | Round equivalent |
| University of Florida Gator Invitational | Open | Samfor Ramsey/Gramzinski | 1st place | Finals |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | JV | Samfor Smith/Cloninger | 1st place | Finals |
| John Carroll University | Open | Samfor Ramsey/Gramzinski | 2nd place | Finals |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | JV | Samfor Smith/Cloninger | 3rd place | Semis |
| Liberty University Debate Tournament | Open | Samfor Ramsey/Gramzinski | 5th place | Quarters |
| D6 & SE/C CEDA Regional | Open | Samfor Agnello/Cloninger | 7th place | Quarters |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Open | Samfor Agnello/Macumber | 9th place | Ocots |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Open | Samfor Ramsey/Gramzinski | 12th place | Ocots |
| West Georgia Tisinger Debate Tournament | Open | Samfor Ramsey/Gramzinski | 18th place | Doubles |
| Kentucky (Henry Clay) | Open | Samfor Agnello/Macumber | 48th place | Triples |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | Open | Samfor Agnello/Macumber | 48th place | Triples |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | Open | Samfor Ramsey/Gramzinski | 58th place | Triples |
| Franklin R. Shirley Classic | Open | Samfor Agnello/Macumber | 59th place | Triples |
| University of Texas Open | Open | Samfor Agnello/Smith | 72th place | Quads |
Speaker Awards
| Tourney | Div | Last Name | First Name | Finish |
| University of Florida Gator Invitational | Open | Gramzinski | Logan | 1st place |
| University of Florida Gator Invitational | Open | Ramsey | Erin | 2nd place |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Open | Gramzinski | Logan | 5th place |
| D6 & SE/C CEDA Regional | Open | Gramzinski | Logan | 5th place |
| Liberty University Debate Tournament | Open | Gramzinski | Logan | 6th place |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Novice | Woodall | Ruth | 7th place |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | JV | Smith | Josh | 7th place |
| Liberty University Debate Tournament | Open | Ramsey | Erin | 8th place |
| John Carroll University | Open | Gramzinski | Logan | 9th place |
| John Carroll University | Open | Ramsey | Erin | 10th place |
| D6 & SE/C CEDA Regional | Open | Agnello | Nick | 11th place |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Open | Agnello | Nick | 13th place |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Novice | Olmstead | Lindsey | 13th place |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | JV | Smith | Josh | 13th place |
| John Carroll University | Open | Smith | Josh | 20th place |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Open | Ramsey | Erin | 21th place |
| Vanderbilt Invitational | Open | Macumber | Chad | 22th place |
| West Georgia Tisinger Debate Tournament | Open | Gramzinski | Logan | 35th place |
| Kentucky (Henry Clay) | Open | Agnello | Nick | 52th place |
| Kentucky (Henry Clay) | Open | Macumber | Chad | 80th place |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | Open | Agnello | Nick | 82th place |
| Franklin R. Shirley Classic | Open | Agnello | Nick | 86th place |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | Open | Macumber | Chad | 88th place |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | Open | Gramzinski | Logan | 93th place |
| 2007 Georgia State National College Tournament | Open | Ramsey | Erin | 97th place |
| Franklin R. Shirley Classic | Open | Macumber | Chad | 133th place |