List of Valdosta State Blazers football seasons

The Valdosta State Blazers represent the Valdosta State University in football. The Blazers are a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) in NCAA Division II. Valdosta State University has had a football team since 1981. Valdosta State has competed in six NCAA Division II National Football Championships and won four (2004, 2007, 2012, 2018), with losses in 2002 and 2021. The Blazers have also compiled nine GSC Championships (1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021).

Seasons

National Champions †

Conference Champions *

Season	Head coach	Conference	Season			Playoff result
			Season Record	Conference record	Conference Finish
Valdosta State Blazers
1982	Jim Goodman	Gulf South Conference	5–5–1	2–4	6th
1983		Gulf South Conference	5–6	2–5	8th
1984		Gulf South Conference	5–6	3–5	6th
1985	Jim Berryman	Gulf South Conference	5–6	3–5	6th
1986	Mike Cavan	Gulf South Conference	9–2	7–1	2nd
1987		Gulf South Conference	6–4	4–4	4th
1988		Gulf South Conference	6–3–1	4–3–1	4th
1989		Gulf South Conference	5–5	5–3	3rd
1990		Gulf South Conference	5–5	5–3	4th
1991		Gulf South Conference	6–3–1	4–1–1	2nd
1992	Hal Mumme	Gulf South Conference	5–4–1	3–2–1	4th
1993		Gulf South Conference	8–3	5–2	2nd
1994		Gulf South Conference	11–2	6–1	2nd	Loss NCAA Division II Quarterfinals against North Alabama, 27–24 (ot)
1995		Gulf South Conference	6–5	4–3	5th
1996 *		Gulf South Conference	10–3	6–2	1st *	Loss NCAA Division II Quarterfinals against Carson–Newman, 24–19
1997	Mike Kelly	Gulf South Conference	6–5	5–3	T–4th
1998		Gulf South Conference	5–6	4–5	5th
1999	Mike Kelly / Mark Nelson	Gulf South Conference	4–7	3–6	6th
2000 *	Chris Hatcher	Gulf South Conference	10–2	8–1	1st *	Loss NCAA Division II First Round against Delta State, 31–24
2001 *		Gulf South Conference	12–1	9–0	1st *	Loss NCAA Division II Quarterfinal against Catawba, 37–34 (ot)
2002 *		Gulf South Conference	14–1	9–0	1st *	Loss NCAA Division II Championship against Grand Valley State, 31–24
2003		Gulf South Conference	10–2	8–1	2nd	Loss NCAA Division II First Round against Carson–Newman, 35–29
2004 †*		Gulf South Conference	13–1	9–0	1st *	Won NCAA Division II Championship against Pittsburg State, 36–31
2005		Gulf South Conference	9–3	7–2	T–2nd	Loss NCAA Division II First Round against North Alabama, 40–13
2006		Gulf South Conference	8–2	6–2	T–3rd
2007 †	David Dean	Gulf South Conference	13–1	7–1	T–2nd	Won NCAA Division II Championship against Northwest Missouri State, 25–20
2008		Gulf South Conference	9–3	6–2	3rd	Loss NCAA Division II Second Round against North Alabama, 37–10
2009		Gulf South Conference	6–4	5–3	3rd
2010 *		Gulf South Conference	8–3	6–2	T–1st *	Loss NCAA Division II First Round against North Alabama, 43–20
2011		Gulf South Conference	6–4	1–3	5th
2012 †		Gulf South Conference	12–2	4–1	2nd	Won NCAA Division II Championship against Winston–Salem State, 35–7
2013		Gulf South Conference	6–4	3–2	5th
2014		Gulf South Conference	10–3	5–2	4th	Loss NCAA Division II Quarterfinal against West Georgia, 31–17
2015		Gulf South Conference	9–3	5–2	3rd	Loss NCAA Division II Second Round against West Georgia, 27–20
2016	Kerwin Bell	Gulf South Conference	8–3	6–2	2nd	Loss NCAA Division II First Round against UNC Pembroke, 24-21
2017		Gulf South Conference	5-4	5–3	5th
2018 †*		Gulf South Conference	14–0	8–0	1st *	Won NCAA Division II Championship against Ferris State, 49-47
2019 *	Gary Goff	Gulf South Conference	10-1	8-0	1st *	Loss NCAA Division II Second Round against West Florida, 35–38
2020		Gulf South Conference	0-0	0-0		Season suspended due to COVID-19
2021 *		Gulf South Conference	12-2	6-1	T-1st *	Loss NCAA Division II Championship against Ferris State,17–58
2022	Tremaine Jackson	Gulf South Conference	4-5	2-4	6th
2023 *		Gulf South Conference	12-2	7-1	T-1st *	Loss NCAA Division II Quarterfinals against Lenoir–Rhyne,7–35
Totals	11 coaches		333–137–4	215–94–3	10 Conference Championships	4 National Championships

Sources

2012 Blazer Record Book
Blazer Football Season Results