2021 West Georgia Wolves football team

2021 West Georgia Wolves football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 13
Record9–3 (5–2 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorGraham Craig (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorNate Masters (2nd season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
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 Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach David Dean. The Wolves played their home games at University Stadium in Carrollton, Georgia.

On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football.[2] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Wolves did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.

Schedule

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West Georgia announced their 2021 football schedule on May 3, 2021.[3]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at No. 24 Carson–Newman*W 45–72,116
September 116:00 p.m.Morehouse*No. 24W 47–03,510
September 186:00 p.m.No. 22 Delta StateNo. 18
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
FloSportsW 27–261,005
September 251:00 p.m.at ShorterNo. 14FloSportsW 56–01,172
October 26:00 p.m.No. 15 West AlabamaNo. 9
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
FloSportsL 20–382,217
October 93:00 p.m.at Mississippi CollegeNo. 13FloSportsW 40–213,278
October 165:00 p.m.at No. 1 West FloridaNo. 12FloSportsW 30–267,053
October 236:00 p.m.North GreenvilledaggerNo. 4
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
FloSportsW 34–122,475
October 307:00 p.m.at No. 2 Valdosta StateNo. 3FloSportsL 34–366,102
November 131:00 p.m.Delta State [1]*No. 11
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
FloSportsW 44–71,518
November 201:00 p.m.at No. 16 Albany State*No. 13W 23–73,451
November 271:00 p.m.at No. 5 Valdosta State*No. 13
L 35–662,087
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011Final
AFCARV241814913124312111313

Notes

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1.^ West Georgia's game against Delta State on November 13, 2021, is a non-conference game despite both teams being GSC members, to balance the effect on each team's schedule of Florida Tech cancelling its football program.

References

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  1. ^ "UWG postpones fall sports". Newnan Times-Herald. August 12, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "UWG Releases 2021 Football Schedule". University of West Georgia, Department of Athletics. May 3, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.