2021 Valdosta State Blazers football | |
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GSC co-champion | |
Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Ranking | |
AFCA | No. 2 |
Record | 12–2 (6–1 GSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Phillip Ely (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jason Semore (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Ferris State. [1] This was their first appearance in the championship game since the 2018 game. [1]
The Blazers finished the 2019 season 10–1, 8–0 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play, to finish first in the conference standings. On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football. [3] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Blazers did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition. [4]
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 Mississippi College | No. 2 | 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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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 |
2021 Valdosta State Blazers football | |
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GSC co-champion | |
Conference | Gulf South Conference |
Ranking | |
AFCA | No. 2 |
Record | 12–2 (6–1 GSC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Phillip Ely (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jason Semore (1st season) |
Home stadium | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Ferris State. [1] This was their first appearance in the championship game since the 2018 game. [1]
The Blazers finished the 2019 season 10–1, 8–0 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play, to finish first in the conference standings. On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football. [3] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Blazers did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition. [4]
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 Mississippi College | No. 2 | 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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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 |