WEEK 4 SCHEDULE
Saturday, Sept. 27
#13 West Alabama at North Greenville | 11 am CT | CCDN
#20 Valdosta State vs. UNC Pembroke | 4 pm ET | FloCollege
#23 Delta State vs. Erskine | 6 pm CT | FloCollege
AFCA rankings
NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS
GSC teams are scheduled to play 29 non-conference games in 2025 and are a combined 13-2 this season. The Gulf South began the season with a 112-62 record in the regular season non-conference games, dating back to 2016. Last season was the fifth time during that span with 15 or more wins.
GSC vs. SUPER REGION 2
The GSC is 10-1 against Super Region 2 teams this season as its 6-1 versus Conference Carolinas, 3-0 versus SIAC, and 1-0 SAC teams. The Gulf South began the season with a 111-36 record, dating back to 2015. Since 2004, GSC teams have won 17 of 20 region titles.
GSC WEEKLY AWARDS
West Alabama's Spencer Arceneaux (Offensive) and Michael Dujon (Freshman) as well as Delta State's Alex Larry (Defensive) and Price Nixon (Special Teams ) earned GSC Player of the Week awards for Week 3(Sept. 22).
GSC QUARTET RANKED IN AFCA TOP 25
Four GSC teams were ranked in the AFCA D2 Rankings (Sept. 22) – No. 3 West Florida, No. 13 West Alabama, No. 20 Valdosta State, and No. 23 Delta State.
UWF is among the top-five for the three or more consecutive weeks the first time since the 2021. UWA has been ranked in 15 of the last 16 polls, since Week 2 of the 2024 season (Sept. 16), while Valdosta State has been in the last 22 polls since Oct. 23, 2023 (Week 8).
Since 2000, the GSC has appeared in 319 of 321 AFCA Top 25 polls, including 224 times among the top-five and 71 weeks at No. 1. On 298 occasions, two or more GSC teams have been ranked in the same poll.
The GSC is the only NCAA conference (with at least four teams) to have all its members ranked in three poll releases.
RANKINGS ROUND-UP
D2Football.com had the two GSC teams ranked– West Florida (No. 4) and West Alabama (No. 17). The FloCollege D2 Football Rankings had three GSC teams in its top 25–West Florida (No. 3), West Alabama (No. 9), No. and Valdosta State (No. 12).
GSC COACHING NOTES
The GSC welcomes two new head coaches to the league for the 2025 season–Scott Cochran (West Alabama) and Graham Craig (Valdosta State). Both coaches earned their first career win on Sept. 30 at the Week Zero Labor Day Classic. Among active D2 coaches, Delta State’s Todd Cooley is ranked 26th in career wins (78) and began the season listed 22nd in win percentage (.623). Cooley is five wins from moving into a tie for fifth on the GSC career wins coaching list.
GSC ON FLOCOLLEGE
FloCollege will be the exclusive home for all GSC games for the 2025 season. Fans who subscribe through the GSC Landing Page will receive a special GSC discounted rate. Additional savings will be offered to fans that subscribe with a .EDU email from a GSC institution. Visit gscsports.org/flosportsFAQ for more info.