2021 West Florida Argonauts football team

2021 West Florida Argonauts football
GSC co-champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 12
Record9–2 (6–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRudy Carlton (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDarian Dulin (5th season)
Home stadiumAdmiral Fetterman Field
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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.

Previous season

The 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

West Florida announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.[4]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.at McNeese State*No. 1
ESPN+W 42–368,665
September 116:00 p.m.Southwest Baptist*No. 1
FloSportsW 63–145,463
September 186:00 p.m.at No. 21 Texas A&M–Commerce*No. 1
W 35–178,269
September 256:00 p.m.Fort Lauderdale*No. 1
FloSportsCancelled[1]
October 26:00 p.m.at Delta StateNo. 1
FloSportsW 39–334,657
October 96:00 p.m.at North GreenvilleNo. 1
FloSportsW 52–102,134
October 164:00 p.m.No. 12 West GeorgiadaggerNo. 1
  • Admiral Fetterman Field
  • Pensacola, FL
FloSportsL 26–307,053
October 234:00 p.m.ShorterNo. 6
  • Admiral Fetterman Field
  • Pensacola, FL
FloSportsW 45–235,040
October 306:00 p.m.at Mississippi CollegeNo. 5
FloSportsW 63–284,238
November 61:00 p.m.at No. 23 West AlabamaNo. 4
FloSportsW 47–71,633
November 134:00 p.m.No. 2 Valdosta StateNo. 3
  • Admiral Fetterman Field
  • Pensacola, FL
FloSportsW 61–427,193
November 201:00 p.m.Newberry*No. 2
UWF Sports NetworkL 30–334,086
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCA1 (28)1 (28)1 (29)1 (30)1 (30)1 (30)1 (30)6543212

Notes

1.^ West Florida's game against Fort Lauderdale on September 25, 2021, was canceled due to the Fort Lauderdale Eagles unable to field a team.[5]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "UWF football: 5 takeaways from the Argos' 2021 football schedule". Pensacola News Journal. March 24, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "University of West Florida football home game on Saturday canceled". Pensacola News Journal. September 23, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.


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