2019 West Florida Argonauts football team
| 2019 West Florida Argonauts football | |
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NCAA Division II champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 1 |
| Record | 13–2 (7–1 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jammie Deese (3rd season) |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Kaleb Nobles (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Darian Dulin (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Blue Wahoos Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Valdosta State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 West Florida ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Greenville | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Pete Shinnick. The Argonauts played their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Argonauts won the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship by defeating Minnesota State, 48–40 in the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game.[1]
Preseason[edit]
Gulf South Conference coaches poll[edit]
On August 1, 2019, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Argonauts predicted to finish in 4th place in the conference.[2]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Valdosta State | 64 (8) |
| 2 | West Georgia | 55 |
| 3 | West Alabama | 49 |
| 4 | West Florida | 44 (1) |
| 5 | Florida Tech | 37 |
| 6 | Delta State | 28 |
| 7 | North Greenville | 24 |
| 8 | Mississippi College | 15 |
| 9 | Shorter | 8 |
Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team[edit]
The Argonauts had three players at two positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.[3]
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Offense Samuel Antoine – OT Defense Trent Archie – LB Andre Duncombe Jr. – LB Special teams No players were selected |
Schedule[edit]
West Florida 2019 football schedule consists of five home and five away games in the regular season. The Argonauts will host GSC foes Delta State, Mississippi College, North Greenville, and West Alabama, and will travel to Florida Tech, Shorter, Valdosta State, and West Georgia.[4]
The Argonauts will host one of the two non-conference games against Virginia-Lynchburg and will travel to Carson–Newman from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC).
Two of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN+, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.[5]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Carson–Newman* | YouTube | L 13–20 | 4,027 | ||
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Shorter | ESPN3 | W 42–14 | 1,177 | ||
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | YurView Sports | W 69–0 | 4,847 | ||
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College |
| YurView Sports | W 27–21 OT | 4,909 | |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Delta State |
| YurView Sports | W 48–3 | 6,088 | |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | No. 24 | W 30–2 | 1,092 | ||
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | No. 20 |
| ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 2,215 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | North Greenville | No. 20 |
| YurView Sports | W 17–14 | 5,042 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Valdosta State | No. 20 | ESPN3 | L 21–26 | 6,002 | |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 22 |
| YurView Sports | W 48–37 | 5,619 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Wingate* | No. 20 | ESPN3 | W 38–17 | 1,050 | |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Valdosta State* | No. 20 |
| W 38–35 | 4,261 | |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Lenoir–Rhyne* | No. 20 |
| Bears Sports Network | W 43–38 | 4,756 |
| December 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Ferris State* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 3,162 |
| December 21 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Minnesota State* | No. 20 | ESPNU | W 48–40 | 3,417 | |
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Rankings[edit]
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 1 |
References[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 December 23, 2019.
- ^ "UWF Picked Fourth In GSC Football Coaches Poll". University of West Florida Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
- ^ Gulf South Conference
- ^ a b "Football Season Tickets Now On Sale" (Press release). University of West Florida Department of Athletics. September 5, 2019.
- ^ "GSC Announces 2019 Football Game of the Week Schedule". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved September 5, 2019.