2021 West Florida Argonauts football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2021

| team = West Florida Argonauts

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size = 200

| conference = Gulf South Conference

| short_conf = GSC

| AFCARank = 12

| record = 9–2

| conf_record = 6–1

| head_coach = Pete Shinnick

| hc_year = 6th

| off_coach = Rudy Carlton

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Darian Dulin

| dc_year = 5th

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Admiral Fetterman Field

| champion = GSC co-champion

| tourney = NCAA Division II First Round

| tourney_result =
L 30–33 vs. Newberry

| prev_year = 2019

}}

The 2021 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Pete Shinnick. The Argonauts played their home games at Admiral Fetterman Field in Pensacola, Florida.

Previous season

The Argonauts finished the 2019 season 13–2, 7–1 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play, to finish second in the conference standings. The 2019 team, won the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship by defeating {{cfb link|year=2019|team=Minnesota State Mavericks|title=Minnesota State}}, 48–40 in the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game.{{cite news|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/12/21/uwf-football-wins-national-championship-over-minnesota-state/2721427001/|title=UWF football wins national championship with historic offensive explosion|date=December 21, 2019|agency=Pensacola News Journal|author=Wallace, Eric J.|accessdate=October 27, 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222202327/https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2019/12/21/uwf-football-wins-national-championship-over-minnesota-state/2721427001/|archivedate=December 22, 2019}}

On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news|last=Eric J. Wallace|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2020/08/12/breaking-uwf-football-other-fall-gsc-sports-postponed-until-january/3327697001/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title=UWF football, other Gulf South Conference sports postponed until January due to COVID-19|date=August 12, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2021}} A few months later in November, the conference announced that there would be no spring conference competition in football.{{cite news|url=https://gscsports.org/news/2020/11/17/mens-basketball-gsc-announces-2020-21-basketball-schedule-updates-status-of-football-soccer-and-volleyball.aspx|work=Gulf South Conference|title=GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball|date=November 17, 2020|accessdate=October 27, 2021}} Teams that opted-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Argonauts did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.

Schedule

West Florida announced their 2021 football schedule on March 24, 2021.{{cite news|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2021/03/24/uwf-football-5-takeaways-argos-2021-football-schedule/6968356002/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title=UWF football: 5 takeaways from the Argos' 2021 football schedule|date=March 24, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2021

| rankdivision = NCAA Division II

| poll = AFCA

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = McNeese State

| site_stadium = Cowboy Stadium

| site_cityst = Lake Charles, LA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 42–36

| attend = 8,665

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Southwest Baptist Bearcats|title=Southwest Baptist}}

| site_stadium = Pen Air Field

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = FloSports

| score = 63–14

| attend = 5,463

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opprank = 21

| opponent = Texas A&M–Commerce

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Commerce, TX

| tv =

| score = 35–17

| attend = 8,269

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = Cancelled{{ref|a}}

| nonconf = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Fort Lauderdale Eagles|title=Fort Lauderdale}}

| site_stadium = Admiral Fetterman Field

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = FloSports

| score =

| attend =

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 2

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = Delta State

| site_stadium = McCool Stadium

| site_cityst = Cleveland, MS

| tv = FloSports

| score = 39–33

| attend = 4,657

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 1

| opponent = North Greenville

| site_stadium = Younts Stadium

| site_cityst = Tigerville, SC

| tv = FloSports

| score = 52–10

| attend = 2,134

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| rank = 1

| opprank = 12

| opponent = West Georgia

| site_stadium = Admiral Fetterman Field

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = FloSports

| score = 26–30

| attend = 7,053

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 6

| opponent = Shorter

| site_stadium = Admiral Fetterman Field

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = FloSports

| score = 45–23

| attend = 5,040

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Mississippi College

| site_stadium = Robinson-Hale Stadium

| site_cityst = Clinton, MS

| tv = FloSports

| score = 63–28

| attend = 4,238

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 4

| opprank = 23

| opponent = West Alabama

| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium

| site_cityst = Livingston, AL

| tv = FloSports

| score = 47–7

| attend = 1,633

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 3

| opprank = 2

| opponent = Valdosta State

| site_stadium = Admiral Fetterman Field

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = FloSports

| score = 61–42

| attend = 7,193

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 2

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2021|team=Newberry Wolves |title=Newberry}}

| site_stadium = Admiral Fetterman Field

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| gamename = NCAA Division II First Round

| tv = [https://goargos.com/watch/?Live=449&type=Live UWF Sports Network]

| score = 30–33

| attend = 4,086

| source =

}}

Rankings

{{Ranking movements

|poll1title = AFCA

|poll1firstweek = 0

|poll1lastweek = 12

|poll1_0=1 (28)

|poll1_1=1 (28)

|poll1_2=1 (29)

|poll1_3=1 (30)

|poll1_4=1 (30)

|poll1_5=1 (30)

|poll1_6=1 (30)

|poll1_7=6

|poll1_8=5

|poll1_9=4

|poll1_10=3

|poll1_11=2

|poll1_12=12

|poll1_13=

|poll1_14=

}}

Notes

:1.{{note|a}} West Florida's game against Fort Lauderdale on September 25, 2021, was canceled due to the Fort Lauderdale Eagles unable to field a team.{{cite news|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/sports/2021/09/23/university-west-florida-football-home-game-saturday-canceled-vs-fort-lauderdale/5836216001/|work=Pensacola News Journal|title=University of West Florida football home game on Saturday canceled|date=September 23, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}

References

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