2021 Valdosta State Blazers football team
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by third-year head coach Gary Goff. The Blazers played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia.
The Blazers competed for the 2021 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game against
Previous season
The Blazers finished the
2020 season and opted out of spring competition.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Savannah State* | No. 6 | FloSports | W 53–7 | 5,003 | [5] | |
| September 11 | 5:00 p.m. | at Virginia Union* | No. 5 | W 51–7 | 5,019 | [6] | ||
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Albany State* | No. 4 |
| FloSports | W 21–3 | 3,376 | [7] |
| October 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter | No. 4 |
| FloSports | W 49–13 | 5,346 | [8] |
| October 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Delta State | No. 4 |
| FloSports | W 55–0 | 3,063 | [9][10] |
| October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 10 West Alabama | No. 4 | FloSports | W 42–17 | 2,563 | [11] | |
| October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | at Robinson-Hale Stadium | FloSports | W 41–14 | 1,256 | [12] | ||
| October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 3 West Georgia | No. 2 |
| FloSports | W 36–34 | 6,102 | |
| November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | North Greenville  | No. 2 |
| FloSports | W 31–21 | 4,781 | |
| November 13 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 3 West Florida | No. 2 | FloSports | L 42–61 | 7,193 | ||
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 West Georgia* | No. 5 |
| W 66–35 | 2,087 | ||
| December 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Bowie State * | No. 5 |
| W 41–17 | 2,444 | ||
| December 11 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Colorado Mines* | No. 5 |
| ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 3,197 | |
| December 18 | 9:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Ferris State* | No. 5 | ESPNU | L 17–58 | 3,933 | ||
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Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | 6–T | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 (7) | 2 (4) | 2 (6) | 2 (5) | 5 | 2 |
References
- ^ a b Brendan Savage (December 11, 2021). "Ferris State to play for Division II national football championship". Booth Newspapers. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ Paige Dauer (August 12, 2020). "Gulf South Conference and Valdosta State University announces postponement of several fall 2020 sports". WALB. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "GSC Status Update of Football, Soccer and Volleyball". Valdosta State University, Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Connor DelPrete (September 5, 2021). "Kickin' It With Quinn: Episode 2, 2021 Season". WSAV-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Dominic Tibbetts (September 12, 2021). "Valdosta State blows out Virginia Union on the road 51-7". WTXL-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Dominic Tibbetts (September 19, 2021). "No. 3 Valdosta State football improves to 3-0 with 21-3 win over Albany State". WTXL-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Dominic Tibbetts (October 2, 2021). "No. 3 Valdosta State football takes care of Shorter in lopsided win". WTXL-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Shane Thomas (October 8, 2021). "Playoff Mentality: No. 3 Blazers host sliding Statesmen Saturday". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Dominic Tibbetts (October 9, 2021). "No. 3 Valdosta State football cruises past Delta State in 55-0 shutout". WTXL-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Shane Thomas (October 18, 2021). "Roaring Back: No. 4 Blazers overcome early hole to bury Tigers". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Dominic Tibbetts (October 23, 2021). "No. 2 Valdosta State football collects 21st straight regular season conference win". WTXL-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
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