2019 Valdosta State Blazers football team

2019 Valdosta State Blazers football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 5
Record10–1 (8–0 GSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLee Stalker (1st season)
Home stadiumBazemore–Hyder Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2021 →
2019 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Valdosta State $^   8 0     10 1  
No. 1 West Florida ^   7 1     13 2  
Delta State   5 3     6 4  
West Georgia   4 4     6 5  
Mississippi College   4 4     5 5  
West Alabama   3 5     6 5  
Florida Tech   3 5     5 6  
North Greenville   2 6     3 7  
Shorter   0 8     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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]

  1. ^ Brian Achatz (November 30, 2019). "Anthony Johnson lifts UWF football to win over No. 1 Valdosta State in second-round playoff". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "#20 West Florida shocks everyone with win over #1 Valdosta State". WTXL-TV. November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2021.