Individual awards

• Offensive Player of the Year - Patrick Shegog, Delta State
• Defensive Player of the Year - Michael Anderson, West Alabama
• Offensive Freshman of the Year - John Henry White, Mississippi College
• Defensive Freshman of the Year - Kendrick Clark, North Greenville
• Coach of the Year - Todd Cooley, Delta State

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All-conference team

First-team offense

• Quarterback - Patrick Shegog, Delta State
• Running backs - Shomari Mason, West Florida; Jaxton Carson, West Georgia
• AP - Seth McGill, Valdosta State; Bry Webb, West Alabama
• Tight end - Kyle Morlock, Shorter
• Wide receivers - David Durden, West Florida; Dohnte Meyers, Delta State; Caden Leggett, West Florida; Victor Talley, Valdosta State
• Center - Zac Elam, West Florida
• Offensive guards - Dalton Simpler, West Florida; Keshawn Jennings, Delta State
• Offensive tackles - Jacob Bruce, West Florida; Nicolas Melsop, Delta State

First-team defense

• Defensive line - Davonch Bryant, West Alabama; Pooda Walker, West Florida Timaje Porter, Delta State; Marzavion Dix, West Georgia
• Linebackers - Michael Anderson, West Alabama; Donald De’Iveon, North Greenville;; Willie Jordan, West Florida; Tamos Stevenson, Delta State
• Defensive backs - Shamar Lewis, West Alabama; Robert Carter, West Georgia; Deontae Overstreet, West Georgia#; Malik Jones, Delta State

First-team special teams

• Kicker - Nick Herber, Delta State
• Punter - Myles Prosser, North Greenville
• Return specialist - David Durden, West Florida
• UT - Da’Quan Bailey-Brown, West Florida; Cody Myers, Mississippi College

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West Florida

The 2022 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida of Pensacola, Florida. In their seventh year under head coach Pete Shinnick, the Argonauts compiled a 12–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the GSC championship, and were ranked No. 4 in the final of the AFCA poll. They advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing to Ferris State in a semifinal game.

West Florida played its home games at Pen Air Field in Pensacola.^[3][4] Before the 2022 season, the Argonauts played their home games at Admiral Fetterman Field.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Warner*	No. 11	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	W 52–3	4,451
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Southwest Baptist*	No. 7	Plaster Stadium Bolivar, MO	GLVC Sports Network	W 49–10	2,040
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Delta State	No. 6	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	L 42–45 2OT	5,238
October 1	4:00 p.m.	North Greenville	No. 14	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	W 34–31	4,219
October 8	5:00 p.m.	at No. 15 West Georgia	No. 10	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	W 42–28	1,644
October 15	11:00 a.m.	Shorter	No. 9	Barron Stadium Rome, GA	FloSports	W 50–26	1,426
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Mississippi College	No. 9	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	W 45–17	5,503
October 29	2:00 p.m.	West Alabama	No. 9	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	W 36–24	5,018
November 5	6:00 p.m.	at Valdosta State	No. 8	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	W 32–31	3,003
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College*	No. 7	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	FloSports	W 56–21	2,879
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Limestone*	No. 6	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL (NCAA Division II First Round)	UWF Sports Network	W 45–19	2,147
November 26	1:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Delta State*	No. 6	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II Second Round)	Statesmen Sports Network	W 38–27	1,059
December 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Wingate*	No. 6	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	UWF Sports Network	W 45–14	4,247
December 10	11:00 a.m.	at No. 5 Ferris State*	No. 6	Top Taggart Field Big Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	ESPN+	L 17–38	5,105
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Delta State

2022 Delta State Statesmen football
GSC co-champion
NCAA Division II Second Round, L 27–38 vs. West Florida
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 9
Record	11–2 (6–1 GSC)
Head coach	Todd Cooley (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jonathan Fletcher (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Kelvin Green (4th season)
Home stadium	Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium

The 2022 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University of Cleveland, Mississippi. In their tenth year under head coach Todd Cooley, the Statesmen compiled an 11–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the GSC championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AFCA poll. they advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing to West Florida in the second round. They played their home games at Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:00 p.m.	at Kentucky State*		Alumni Field Frankfort, KY[6]		W 33–10	1,476
September 10	1:00 p.m.	at McKendree*		Leemon Field Lebanon, IL		W 58–34	3,500
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State*		Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 28–17	3,208
September 24	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 West Florida		Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	W 45–42 2OT	5,238
October 1	6:00 p.m.	No. 13 Valdosta State	No. 25	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	W 70–31
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at North Greenville	No. 13	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	W 47–14	3,152
October 15	6:00 p.m.	West Alabama	No. 10	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	W 20–7	1,100
October 20	7:00 p.m.	at Shorter	No. 8	Barron Stadium Rome, GA	FloSports	W 45–10	785
October 29	6:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College	No. 8	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS (rivalry)	FloSports	W 52–38	4,341
November 5	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 West Georgia	No. 6	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	L 42–52	3,000
November 12	2:00 p.m.	West Alabama*	No. 12	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	W 17–7	2,000
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Fayetteville State*	No. 9	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II First Round)	Statesmen Sports Network	W 51–0	509
November 26	1:30 p.m.	No. 6 West Florida*	No. 9	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II Second Round)	Statesmen Sports Network	L 27–38	1,059
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

West Georgia

2022 West Georgia Wolves football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 19
Record	8–2 (5–2 GSC)
Head coach	David Dean (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Graham Craig (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Nate Masters (3rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

The 2022 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia of Carrollton, Georgia. In their sixth year under head coach David Dean, the Wolves compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the GSC, and were ranked No. 19 in the final AFCA poll. They played their home games at University Stadium.^[7][8]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Carson–Newman*	No. 12	University Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 38–7	2,684
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Morehouse*	No. 10	B. T. Harvey Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 42–0	2,227
September 24	3:00 p.m.	at West Alabama	No. 8	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	W 22–7	3,124
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi College	No. 5	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	L 38–39	3,044
October 8	6:00 p.m.	No. 10 West Florida	No. 15	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	L 28–42	1,644
October 15	1:00 p.m.	at North Greenville	No. 25	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	W 38–35	1,837
October 22	6:00 p.m.	Valdosta State	No. 25	University Stadium Carrollton, GA (rivalry)	FloSports	W 54–17	2,583
October 29	6:00 p.m.	Shorter	No. 24	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	W 49–14	1,974
November 5	3:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Delta State	No. 19	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	W 52–42	3,000
November 12	12:30 p.m.	at North Greenville*	No. 16	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	W 43-36	2,843
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

West Alabama

2022 West Alabama Tigers football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	5–6 (3–4 GSC)
Head coach	Brett Gilliland (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Don Bailey (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Steve Sisa (6th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium

The 2022 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama of Livingston, Alabama. In their ninth year under head coach Brett Gilliland, the Tigers compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the conference.^[9][10] The Tigers played all their home games at Tiger Stadium.^[10]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	5:00 p.m.	at Morehouse*	B. T. Harvey Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 24–16	5,168	[11]
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Miles*	Albert J. Sloan–Alumni Stadium Fairfield, AL	boxcast.tv[12]	W 31–0	4,411	[13]
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Tuskegee*	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 10-13	4,414
September 24	2:00 p.m.	No. 8 West Georgia	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 7–22	3,124
October 1	2:00 p.m.	Shorter	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	W 37-14	3,727
October 8	6:00 p.m.	at Valdosta State	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	W 34–31	2,248
October 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Delta State	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	L 7–20	1,100
October 22	4:00 p.m.	North Greenville	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 33–34	5,141
October 29	2:00 p.m.*1	at No. 9 West Florida	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	L 24–36	5,018	[14]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Mississippi College	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	W 38–16	2,117
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Delta State*	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	L 7-17	2,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• 1 The October 29 game was originally scheduled for 4.00 p.m. but moved because of risk of inclement weather.

Mississippi College

2022 Mississippi College Choctaws football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	4–7 (3–4 GSC)
Head coach	John Bland (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tommy Laurendine (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Gilbert (4th season)
Home stadium	Robinson-Hale Stadium

The 2022 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented Mississippi College of Clinton, Mississippi. In their ninth year uner head coach John Bland, the Choctaws compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the conference.^[15][16] They played their home games at Robinson-Hale Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Albany State*	Albany State University Coliseum Albany, GA		L 14–28	3,500
September 10	12:00 p.m.	Keiser*	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	FloSports	W 26–8	4,347
September 17	2:00 p.m.	North Greenville	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS [16]	FloSports	L 19–41	3,972
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 17–32	10,105
October 1	5:00 p.m.	at No. 5 West Georgia	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	FloSports	W 39–38	3,044
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Shorter	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	FloSports	W 35–21	3,847
October 15	2:00 p.m.	at Valdosta State	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	W 49–40	3,782
October 22	4:00 p.m.	at No. 9 West Florida	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	L 17-45	5,503
October 29	6:00 p.m.	No. 8 Delta State	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS (rivalry)	FloSports	L 38-52	4,341
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at West Alabama	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	L 16-38	2,117
November 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 7 West Florida*	Robinson–Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	FloSports	L 21-56	2,879
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Valdosta State

2022 Valdosta State Blazers football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	5–6 (2–5 GSC)
Head coach	Tremaine Jackson (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Rick Bowie (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brandon Andersen (1st season)
Home stadium	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium

The 2022 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented Valdosta State University of Valdosta, Georgia. In their first year under head coach Tremaine Jackson, the Blazers compiled a 5–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished sixth in the GSC.^[17] They played their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Keiser*	No. 3	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA		W 36–21	5,381
September 10	5:00 p.m.	Virginia Union*	No. 3	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	L 40–45	4,001
September 17	7:00 p.m.	at Miles*	No. 15	Albert J. Sloan–Alumni Stadium Fairfield, AL		W 55–7	1,142
September 24	12:00 p.m.	at Shorter	No. 15	Barron Stadium Rome, GA	FloSports	W 34–30	1,107
October 1	7:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Delta State	No. 13	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	FloSports	L 31–70
October 8	7:00 p.m.	West Alabama		Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	L 31–34	2,248
October 15	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi College		Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	L 40–49	3,728
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 25 West Georgia		University Stadium Carrollton, GA (rivalry)	FloSports	L 17–54	2,583
October 29	3:00 p.m.	at North Greenville		Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	W 58–37	2,875
November 5	7:00 p.m.	No. 8 West Florida		Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	L 31–32	3,003
November 12	3:00 p.m.	Shorter*		Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	FloSports	W 30-28	2,288
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

North Greenville

The 2022 North Greenville Crusaders football team represented North Greenville University of Tigerville, South Carolina. In their tenth year under head coach Jeff Farrington, the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished seventh in the conference. They played their home games at Younts Stadium.^[18]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	at Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC[19][20]	ESPN3	L 0–52	9,264
September 10	7:00 p.m.	No. 13 Newberry*	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	L 22–29	3,117
September 17	3:00 p.m.	at Mississippi College	Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS	FloSports	W 41–19	3,972
September 24	1:00 p.m.	Findlay*	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	W 34–27	2,374
October 1	5:00 p.m.	at No. 14 West Florida	Pen Air Field Pensacola, FL	FloSports	L 31–34	4,219
October 8	1:00 p.m.	No. 13 Delta State	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	L 14–47	3,152
October 15	1:00 p.m.	No. 25 West Georgia	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	L 35–38	1,837
October 22	5:00 p.m.	at West Alabama	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL	FloSports	W 34–33	5,141
October 29	3:00 p.m.	Valdosta State	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	L 37–58	2,875
November 5	12:00 p.m.	at Shorter	Barron Stadium Rome, GA	FloSports	L 14–31	1,187
November 12	12:30 p.m.	No. 16 West Georgia*	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC	FloSports	L 36–43	2,843
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Shorter

The 2022 Shorter Hawks football team represented Shorter University of Rome, Georgia. In their fifth year head coach Zach Morrison, the Hawks compiled a 3–8 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished eighth in the conference. They played their home games at Barron Stadium.