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2025 West Florida

10–⁠2 (2–⁠1 Gulf South Conference).

Schedule and results

West Florida in 2025, game by game: won vs. Lenoir Rhyne 48–21; won at Kentucky Wesleyan 28–7; won vs. Shorter 42–20; won at North Greenville 25–17; won at Northeastern State 31–24; won vs. Chowan 40–10; won at West Alabama 23–16; won vs. West Virginia State 55–6; won at Delta State 51–38; lost vs. Valdosta State 44–47; won vs. North Greenville 43–19; lost vs. Newberry 17–24+49−7Won 48–21 vs. Lenoir Rhyne+27Lenoir RhyneWon 28–7 at Kentucky Wesleyan+21Kentucky Wesley…Won 42–20 vs. Shorter+22ShorterWon 25–17 at North Greenville+8North GreenvilleWon 31–24 at Northeastern State+7Northeastern St…Won 40–10 vs. Chowan+30ChowanWon 23–16 at West Alabama+7West AlabamaWon 55–6 vs. West Virginia State+49West Virginia S…Won 51–38 at Delta State+13Delta StateLost 44–47 vs. Valdosta State-3Valdosta StateWon 43–19 vs. North Greenville+24North GreenvilleLost 17–24 vs. Newberry-7Newberry
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsLenoir RhyneW 48–⁠2157%
Sep 6atKentucky WesleyanW 28–⁠781%
Sep 13vsShorterW 42–⁠2088%
Sep 20atNorth GreenvilleW 25–⁠1765%
Oct 4atNortheastern StateW 31–⁠2483%
Oct 11vsChowanW 40–⁠1089%
Oct 18atWest AlabamaW 23–⁠1649%
Oct 25vsWest Virginia StateW 55–⁠684%
Nov 1atDelta StateW 51–⁠3850%
Nov 15vsValdosta StateL 44–⁠4773%
Nov 22Bowls & playoffvsNorth GreenvilleDivision II Championship – First RoundW 43–⁠1977%
Nov 29vsNewberryDivision II Championship – Second RoundL 17–⁠2474%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Newberry 24–⁠17 in the Division II Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Gulf South Conference champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 9 on file).

Gulf South Conference champions2–⁠1 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠1 2nd in Gulf South Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
447–⁠249
Coach
—
Elo
1376 +89 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Nizhan Feagin S★★★No. 2371

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs13.00.834

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Transfers in 2

The 2025 portal
Tyler Dostin TE★★★from UT Martin
Colby Taylor DEfrom Newberry

Transfers out 5

Tyrence Crutcher CB★★★to West Virginia
Ladarian Paulk S★★★to East Carolina
Traevon Mitchell DL★★★to South Florida
D.J. Barnes CBto Kent State
Kode Lowe Sto UTEP

2025 Gulf South Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Valdosta State3–⁠06–⁠5
West Florida2–⁠110–⁠2
Delta State1–⁠27–⁠3
West Alabama0–⁠35–⁠4–⁠2

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