2020 West Alabama Tigers football team

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2020 West Alabama Tigers football
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Conference Gulf South Conference
Record2–0 (0–0 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Bailey (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorSteve Sisa (4th season)
Home stadium Tiger Stadium
Seasons
 2019
2021  
2020 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
West Alabama    2 0  
Shorter    2 2  
Mississippi College    0 1  

The 2020 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2020 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Brett Gilliland. The Tigers played their home games at Tiger Stadium in Livingston, Alabama.

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Fall season delayed

On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition for several sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football. [2] Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own.

At the beginning of January 2021, the Tigers program announced their first opponent of the spring competition, Savannah State for the Gulf Coast Challenge. [3] In late February, the program announced their second opponent, Limestone. [4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
March 6, 20211:00 p.m. Limestone *W 27–171,286 [5]
March 13, 20214:00 p.m.vs. Savannah State *
W 36–283,499 [6]

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References

  1. Creg Stephenson (August 12, 2020). "West Alabama won't play football this fall after Gulf South postpones season". The Birmingham News. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. "GSC Announces 2020-21 Basketball Schedule; Updates Status of Football, Soccer, and Volleyball". Gulf South Conference. November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. Andrew Goldstein (January 5, 2021). "Savannah State football will play West Alabama in Gulf Coast Challenge". WSAV-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. "Tigers Add Home Football Game on March 6". University of West Alabama, Department of Athletics. February 24, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  5. "UWA handles Limestone 27-17 in first game in over a year". WTOK-TV. March 7, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. Andrew Goldstein (March 13, 2021). "Savannah State football returns to field, loses to West Alabama in Gulf Coast Challenge". WSAV-TV. Retrieved October 26, 2021.