American college football season
The 2019 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season . They were led by first-year head coach Gary Goff . The Blazers played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia .
Valdosta State entered the 2019 season as defending NCAA Division II champions and the favorite to win the conference. The Blazers finished the regular season undefeated with an overall record of 10–0 and a mark of 8–0 in GSC play, winning the conference title. In the NCAA Division II football playoffs , Valdosta State was upset in the second round by eventual national champion West Florida .[1] [2]
Previous season
The Blazers finished the 2018 season 14–0, 8–0 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play, to finish first in the conference standings. The team won their four national title after defeating Ferris State in the 2018 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game .[3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 7 7:00 p.m. at Albany State * No. 1 W 38–35,011
September 14 6:00 p.m. Ohio Dominican * No. 1 ESPN3 W 48–215,065
September 21 7:00 p.m. No. 20 West Alabama No. 1 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA WALB W 44–275,792
September 28 6:00 p.m. at Shorter No. 1 ESPN+ W 44–71,471
October 5 2:00 p.m. Mississippi College No. 1 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA W 42–174,199
October 12 7:00 p.m. at Delta State No. 1 W 34–133,165
October 19 7:00 p.m. Florida Tech No. 1 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA W 55–284,631
October 26 4:00 p.m. at North Greenville No. 1 W 20–152,437
November 9 7:00 p.m. No. 20 West Florida No. 1 Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA ESPN3 W 26–216,002
November 16 7:00 p.m. at West Georgia No. 1 ESPN3 W 42–143,161
November 30 1:00 p.m. No. 20 West Florida* No. 1 L 35–384,261
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final AFCA 1 (29) 1 (31) 1 (31) 1 (30) 1 (30) 1 (30) 1 (30) 1 (30) 1 (29) 1 (29) 1 (28) 1 (30) 5 D2Football 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5
References
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