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2018 West Florida Argonauts football team
American college football season
The 2018 West Florida Argonauts football team will represent the University of West Florida in the 2018 NCAA Division II football season. They will be led by third-year head coach Pete Shinnick. The Argonauts will play their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
| 2018 West Florida Argonauts football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–4 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jammie Deese (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Darian Dulin (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Blue Wahoos Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Valdosta State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 West Georgia ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Greenville | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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West Florida 2018 football schedule consists of five home and six away games in the regular season. The Argonauts will host GSC foes Florida Tech, Shorter, Valdosta State, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Mississippi College, North Greenville, and West Alabama.[1]
The Argonauts will host one of the three non-conference games against Carson–Newman from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) and will travel to Midwestern State from the Lone Star Conference and North Alabama, which is a FCS Independent team.
Two of the eleven games will be broadcast on ESPN3, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.[2]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Carson–Newman* | No. 2 | BLAB TV | W 19–9 | 5,673 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Midwestern State* | No. 2 | L 17-38 | 8,258 | ||
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Shorter | No. 13 |
| BLAB TV | W 51-7 | 5,479 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | No. 10 | ESPN3 | W 34-21 | 3,347 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Delta State | No. 11 | W 30-21 | 5,678 | ||
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at North Alabama* | No. 11 | Lion Vision | W 24-19 | 6,811 | |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 4 West Georgia | No. 10 |
| ESPN3 | L 7-27 | 6,838 |
| October 20 | 4:00 p.m. | Florida Tech | No. 17 |
| BLAB TV | L 28-30 | 5,191 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at North Greenville | BLAB TV | W 26-10 | 2,687 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 7 Valdosta State |
| ESPN3 | L 21-48 | 5,893 | |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | West Alabama | L 7-45 | 4,303 | |||
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | 2 | 2 (6) | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — |
Carson-Newman
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Argonauts | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
At Midwestern State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonauts | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Mustangs | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 38 |
Shorter
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Argonauts | 20 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 51 |
At Mississippi College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonauts | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
| Choctaws | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
At Delta State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonauts | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| Statesmen | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
At North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonauts | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
West Georgia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolves | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Argonauts | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Florida Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthers | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Argonauts | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
At North Greenville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonauts | 7 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 26 |
| Crusaders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Valdosta State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blazers | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 48 |
| Argonauts | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At West Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonauts | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 45 |
- "UWF Unveils 2018 Schedule" (Press release). University of West Florida Department of Athletics. February 8, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- "GSC Announces 2018 Football Game of the Week Schedule". Gulf South Conference. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- "2018 West Alabama Argonauts Football Schedule". University of West Florida Department of Athletics. Retrieved July 6, 2018.