Sports season
The 2022 Gulf South Conference football season was the season of college football played by the eight member schools of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) as part of the 2022 NCAA Division II football season .
West Florida and Delta State were GSC co-champions for the 2022 season. They were ranked No. 4 and No. 9, respectively, in the final 2022 NCAA Division II football rankings issued by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). A third conference member, West Georgia , placed at No. 19 in the final AFCA rankings.
Quarterback Patrick Shegog of Delta State was selected as the GSC Offensive Player of the Year. Linebacker Michael Anderson of West Alabama was named Defensive Player of the Year. Todd Cooley of Delta State won the GSC Coach of the Year award.
Conference overview
Conference awards
Individual awards Offensive Player of the Year - Patrick Shegog, Delta State
Defensive Player of the Year - Michael Anderson, West Alabama
Offensive Freshman of the Year - John Henry White, Mississippi College
Defensive Freshman of the Year - Kendrick Clark, North Greenville
Coach of the Year - Todd Cooley, Delta State [ 2]
All-conference team First-team offense
Quarterback - Patrick Shegog, Delta State
Running backs - Shomari Mason, West Florida; Jaxton Carson, West Georgia
AP - Seth McGill, Valdosta State; Bry Webb, West Alabama
Tight end - Kyle Morlock, Shorter
Wide receivers - David Durden, West Florida; Dohnte Meyers , Delta State; Caden Leggett, West Florida; Victor Talley, Valdosta State
Center - Zac Elam, West Florida
Offensive guards - Dalton Simpler, West Florida; Keshawn Jennings, Delta State
Offensive tackles - Jacob Bruce, West Florida; Nicolas Melsop, Delta State First-team defense
Defensive line - Davonch Bryant, West Alabama; Pooda Walker, West Florida Timaje Porter, Delta State; Marzavion Dix, West Georgia
Linebackers - Michael Anderson, West Alabama; Donald De’Iveon, North Greenville;; Willie Jordan, West Florida; Tamos Stevenson, Delta State
Defensive backs - Shamar Lewis, West Alabama; Robert Carter, West Georgia; Deontae Overstreet, West Georgia#; Malik Jones, Delta State First-team special teams
Kicker - Nick Herber, Delta State
Punter - Myles Prosser, North Greenville
Return specialist - David Durden, West Florida
UT - Da’Quan Bailey-Brown, West Florida; Cody Myers, Mississippi College [ 2]
Teams
West Florida The 2022 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida of Pensacola, Florida . In their seventh year under head coach Pete Shinnick , the Argonauts compiled a 12–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the GSC championship, and were ranked No. 4 in the final of the AFCA poll. They advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs , losing to Ferris State in a semifinal game.
West Florida played its home games at Pen Air Field in Pensacola.[ 3] [ 4] Admiral Fetterman Field .[ 5]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. Warner * No. 11 FloSports W 52–34,451 September 10 6:00 p.m. at Southwest Baptist * No. 7 GLVC Sports Network W 49–102,040 September 24 6:00 p.m. Delta State No. 6 Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL FloSports L 42–45 2OT 5,238 October 1 4:00 p.m. North Greenville No. 14 Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL FloSports W 34–314,219 October 8 5:00 p.m. at No. 15 West Georgia No. 10 FloSports W 42–281,644 October 15 11:00 a.m. Shorter No. 9 FloSports W 50–261,426 October 22 4:00 p.m. Mississippi College No. 9 Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL FloSports W 45–175,503 October 29 2:00 p.m. West Alabama No. 9 Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL FloSports W 36–245,018 November 5 6:00 p.m. at Valdosta State No. 8 FloSports W 32–313,003 November 12 2:00 p.m. at Mississippi College * No. 7 FloSports W 56–212,879 November 19 1:00 p.m. Limestone * No. 6 UWF Sports Network W 45–192,147 November 26 1:30 p.m. at No. 9 Delta State * No. 6 Statesmen Sports Network W 38–271,059 December 3 1:00 p.m. No. 22 Wingate * No. 6 Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) UWF Sports Network W 45–144,247 December 10 11:00 a.m. at No. 5 Ferris State * No. 6 ESPN+ L 17–385,105 *Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final AFCA 11 7 (1) 6 6 14 10 9 9 9 8 7 6 4
Venues People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Delta State The 2022 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University of Cleveland, Mississippi . In their tenth year under head coach Todd Cooley , the Statesmen compiled an 11–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the GSC championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AFCA poll. they advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing to West Florida in the second round. They played their home games at Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium .
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 1:00 p.m. at Kentucky State * W 33–101,476 September 10 1:00 p.m. at McKendree * W 58–343,500 September 17 6:00 p.m. at Mississippi Valley State * YouTube W 28–173,208 September 24 6:00 p.m. at No. 6 West Florida FloSports W 45–42 2OT 5,238 October 1 6:00 p.m. No. 13 Valdosta State No. 25 FloSports W 70–31October 8 12:00 p.m. at North Greenville No. 13 FloSports W 47–143,152 October 15 6:00 p.m. West Alabama No. 10 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS FloSports W 20–71,100 7:00 p.m. at Shorter No. 8 FloSports W 45–10785 October 29 6:00 p.m. at Mississippi College No. 8 FloSports W 52–384,341 November 5 2:00 p.m. No. 19 West Georgia No. 6 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS FloSports L 42–523,000 November 12 2:00 p.m. West Alabama * No. 12 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS FloSports W 17–72,000 November 19 1:00 p.m. Fayetteville State * No. 9 Statesmen Sports Network W 51–0509 November 26 1:30 p.m. No. 6 West Florida * No. 9 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II Second Round) Statesmen Sports Network L 27–381,059 *Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final AFCA RV — — — 25 13 10 8 8 6 12 9 9
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
West Georgia The 2022 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia of Carrollton, Georgia . In their sixth year under head coach David Dean , the Wolves compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the GSC, and were ranked No. 19 in the final AFCA poll. They played their home games at University Stadium .[ 7] [ 8]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Carson–Newman * No. 12 W 38–72,684 September 10 6:00 p.m. at Morehouse * No. 10 W 42–02,227 September 24 3:00 p.m. at West Alabama No. 8 FloSports W 22–73,124 October 1 6:00 p.m. Mississippi College No. 5 University Stadium Carrollton, GA FloSports L 38–393,044 October 8 6:00 p.m. No. 10 West Florida No. 15 University Stadium Carrollton, GA FloSports L 28–421,644 October 15 1:00 p.m. at North Greenville No. 25 FloSports W 38–351,837 October 22 6:00 p.m. Valdosta State No. 25 University Stadium Carrollton, GA (rivalry ) FloSports W 54–172,583 October 29 6:00 p.m. Shorter No. 24 University Stadium Carrollton, GA FloSports W 49–141,974 November 5 3:00 p.m. at No. 6 Delta State No. 19 FloSports W 52–423,000 November 12 12:30 p.m. at North Greenville* No. 16 FloSports W 43-362,843 *Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final AFCA 12 10 8 8 5 15 25 25 24 19 16 16 19
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
West Alabama The 2022 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama of Livingston, Alabama . In their ninth year under head coach Brett Gilliland , the Tigers compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the conference.[ 9] [ 10] Tiger Stadium .[ 10]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 3 5:00 p.m. at Morehouse * W 24–165,168 [ 11] September 10 6:00 p.m. at Miles * boxcast.tv[ 12] W 31–04,411 [ 13] September 17 2:00 p.m. Tuskegee * FloSports L 10-134,414 September 24 2:00 p.m. No. 8 West Georgia Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL FloSports L 7–223,124 October 1 2:00 p.m. Shorter Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL FloSports W 37-143,727 October 8 6:00 p.m. at Valdosta State FloSports W 34–312,248 October 15 6:00 p.m. at No. 10 Delta State FloSports L 7–201,100 October 22 4:00 p.m. North Greenville Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL FloSports L 33–345,141 October 29 2:00 p.m.*1 at No. 9 West Florida FloSports L 24–365,018 [ 14] November 5 2:00 p.m. Mississippi College Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL FloSports W 38–162,117 November 12 2:00 p.m. at No. 12 Delta State * McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS FloSports L 7-172,000 *Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
1 The October 29 game was originally scheduled for 4.00 p.m. but moved because of risk of inclement weather.
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Mississippi College The 2022 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented Mississippi College of Clinton, Mississippi . In their ninth year under head coach John Bland , the Choctaws compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the conference.[ 15] [ 16] Robinson-Hale Stadium .
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 6:00 p.m. at No. 18 Albany State * L 14–283,500 September 10 12:00 p.m. Keiser * FloSports W 26–84,347 September 17 2:00 p.m. North Greenville Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS [ 16] FloSports L 19–413,972 September 24 7:00 p.m. at McNeese State * ESPN+ L 17–3210,105 October 1 5:00 p.m. at No. 5 West Georgia FloSports W 39–383,044 October 8 2:00 p.m. Shorter Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS FloSports W 35–213,847 October 15 2:00 p.m. at Valdosta State FloSports W 49–403,782 October 22 4:00 p.m. at No. 9 West Florida FloSports L 17-455,503 October 29 6:00 p.m. No. 8 Delta State Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS (rivalry ) FloSports L 38-524,341 November 5 2:00 p.m. at West Alabama FloSports L 16-382,117 November 12 2:00 p.m. No. 7 West Florida * Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS FloSports L 21-562,879 *Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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Valdosta State The 2022 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University of Valdosta, Georgia . In their first year under head coach Tremaine Jackson, the Blazers compiled a 5–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished sixth in the GSC.[ 17] Bazemore–Hyder Stadium .
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Keiser * No. 3 W 36–215,381 September 10 5:00 p.m. Virginia Union * No. 3 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA FloSports L 40–454,001 September 17 7:00 p.m. at Miles * No. 15 W 55–71,142 September 24 12:00 p.m. at Shorter No. 15 FloSports W 34–301,107 October 1 7:00 p.m. at No. 25 Delta State No. 13 FloSports L 31–70October 8 7:00 p.m. West Alabama Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA FloSports L 31–342,248 October 15 3:00 p.m. Mississippi College Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA FloSports L 40–493,728 October 22 6:00 p.m. at No. 25 West Georgia FloSports L 17–542,583 October 29 3:00 p.m. at North Greenville FloSports W 58–372,875 November 5 7:00 p.m. No. 8 West Florida Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA FloSports L 31–323,003 November 12 3:00 p.m. Shorter* Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA FloSports W 30-282,288 *Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final AFCA 3 3 15 15 13 RV — — — — — — —
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
North Greenville The 2022 North Greenville Crusaders football team represented North Greenville University of Tigerville, South Carolina . In their tenth year under head coach Jeff Farrington , the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished seventh in the conference. They played their home games at Younts Stadium .[ 18]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. at Furman * ESPN3 L 0–529,264 September 10 7:00 p.m. No. 13 Newberry * FloSports L 22–293,117 September 17 3:00 p.m. at Mississippi College FloSports W 41–193,972 September 24 1:00 p.m. Findlay * Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC FloSports W 34–272,374 October 1 5:00 p.m. at No. 14 West Florida FloSports L 31–344,219 October 8 1:00 p.m. No. 13 Delta State Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC FloSports L 14–473,152 October 15 1:00 p.m. No. 25 West Georgia Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC FloSports L 35–381,837 October 22 5:00 p.m. at West Alabama FloSports W 34–335,141 October 29 3:00 p.m. Valdosta State Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC FloSports L 37–582,875 November 5 12:00 p.m. at Shorter FloSports L 14–311,187 November 12 12:30 p.m. No. 16 West Georgia * Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC FloSports L 36–432,843 *Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Shorter The 2022 Shorter Hawks football team represented Shorter University of Rome, Georgia . In their fifth year head coach Zach Morrison , the Hawks compiled a 3–8 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished eighth in the conference. They played their home games at Barron Stadium .
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 3 1:00 p.m. at Brevard * W 45–61,372 September 10 12:00 p.m. Catawaba * FloSports W 34–211,750 September 17 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Albany State * FloSports L 20–421,325 September 24 12:00 p.m. No. 15 Valdosta State FloSports L 30–341,107 October 1 3:00 p.m. at West Alabama FloSports L 14–373,127 October 8 3:00 p.m. at Mississippi College FloSports L 21–353,847 October 15 12:00 p.m. No. 9 West Florida FloSports L 26–501,426 7:00 p.m. No. 8 Delta State FloSports L 10–45785 October 29 6:00 p.m. at No. 24 West Georgia FloSports L 14–491,974 November 5 12:00 p.m. North Greenville FloSports W 31–141,187 November 12 3:00 p.m. at Valdosta State * FloSports L 28-302,288
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