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2022 West Florida

12–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Gulf South Conference).

Schedule and results

West Florida in 2022, game by game: won vs. Warner 52–3; won at Southwest Baptist 49–10; lost vs. Delta State 42–45; won vs. North Greenville 34–31; won at West Georgia 42–28; won at Shorter 50–26; won vs. Mississippi College 45–17; won vs. West Alabama 36–24; won at Valdosta State 32–31; won at Mississippi College 56–21; won vs. Limestone 45–19; won at Delta State 38–27; won vs. Wingate 45–14; lost at Ferris State 17–38+49−21Won 52–3 vs. Warner+49WarnerWon 49–10 at Southwest Baptist+39Southwest Bapti…Lost 42–45 vs. Delta State-3Delta StateWon 34–31 vs. North Greenville+3North GreenvilleWon 42–28 at West Georgia+14West GeorgiaWon 50–26 at Shorter+24ShorterWon 45–17 vs. Mississippi College+28Mississippi Col…Won 36–24 vs. West Alabama+12West AlabamaWon 32–31 at Valdosta State+1Valdosta StateWon 56–21 at Mississippi College+35Mississippi Col…Won 45–19 vs. Limestone+26LimestoneWon 38–27 at Delta State+11Delta StateWon 45–14 vs. Wingate+31WingateLost 17–38 at Ferris State-21Ferris State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsWarnerW 52–⁠370%
Sep 10atSouthwest BaptistW 49–⁠1062%
Sep 24vsDelta StateL 42–⁠4560%
Oct 1vsNorth GreenvilleW 34–⁠3170%
Oct 8atWest GeorgiaW 42–⁠2844%
Oct 15atShorterW 50–⁠2679%
Oct 22vsMississippi CollegeW 45–⁠1776%
Oct 29vsWest AlabamaW 36–⁠2473%
Nov 5atValdosta StateW 32–⁠3164%
Nov 12atMississippi CollegeW 56–⁠2178%
Nov 19vsLimestoneDivision II Championship – First RoundW 45–⁠1978%
Nov 26atDelta StateDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 38–⁠2749%
Dec 3vsWingateDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 45–⁠1459%
Dec 10atFerris StateDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalL 17–⁠3840%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ferris State 38–⁠17 in the Division II Championship, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Gulf South Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 9 on file).

Gulf South Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Gulf South Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
583–⁠334
Coach
—
Elo
1461 +172 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Transfers in 1

The 2022 portal
Deonte Sheffield RB★★★from Florida State

Transfers out 1

Austin Reed QB★★★to Western Kentucky

2022 Gulf South Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
West Florida7–⁠112–⁠2
Delta State7–⁠111–⁠2
West Georgia6–⁠28–⁠2
Valdosta State3–⁠55–⁠6
West Alabama3–⁠55–⁠6
Mississippi College3–⁠54–⁠7
North Greenville2–⁠63–⁠8
Shorter1–⁠73–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.