2021 West Florida Argonauts 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 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
Schedule
West 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. | Pen Air Field | FloSports | W 63–14 | 5,463 | ||
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 21 Memorial Stadium | 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 Robinson-Hale Stadium | 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
- 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
- ^ 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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