The 2021 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Pete Shinnick. The Argonauts played their home games at Admiral Fetterman Field in Pensacola, Florida.
| 2021 West Florida Argonauts football | |
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GSC co-champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 12 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–1 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Rudy Carlton (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Darian Dulin (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Admiral Fetterman Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Valdosta State +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 West Florida +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 West Georgia ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Greenville | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
editThe Argonauts finished the 2019 season 13–2, 7–1 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play, to finish second in the conference standings. The 2019 team, won the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship by defeating Minnesota State, 48–40 in the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game.[1]
On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there would be no spring conference competition in football.[3] Teams that opted-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Argonauts did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.
Schedule
editWest Florida announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.[4]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at McNeese State* | No. 1 | ESPN+ | W 42–36 | 8,665 | |
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Southwest Baptist* | No. 1 | FloSports | W 63–14 | 5,463 | |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Texas A&M–Commerce* | No. 1 | W 35–17 | 8,269 | ||
| September 25 | 6:00 p.m. | Fort Lauderdale* | No. 1 |
| FloSports | Cancelled[1] | |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Delta State | No. 1 | FloSports | W 39–33 | 4,657 | |
| October 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Greenville | No. 1 | FloSports | W 52–10 | 2,134 | |
| October 16 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 12 West Georgia | No. 1 |
| FloSports | L 26–30 | 7,053 |
| October 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Shorter | No. 6 |
| FloSports | W 45–23 | 5,040 |
| October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | No. 5 | FloSports | W 63–28 | 4,238 | |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 23 West Alabama | No. 4 | FloSports | W 47–7 | 1,633 | |
| November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Valdosta State | No. 3 |
| FloSports | W 61–42 | 7,193 |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Newberry* | No. 2 |
| UWF Sports Network | L 30–33 | 4,086 |
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | 1 (28) | 1 (28) | 1 (29) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 1 (30) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Wallace, Eric J. (December 21, 2019). "UWF football wins national championship with historic offensive explosion". Pensacola News Journal. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Eric J. Wallace (August 12, 2020). "UWF football, other Gulf South Conference sports postponed until January due to COVID-19". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "UWF football: 5 takeaways from the Argos' 2021 football schedule". Pensacola News Journal. March 24, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "University of West Florida football home game on Saturday canceled". Pensacola News Journal. September 23, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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