2024 West Georgia Wolves football team

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2024 West Georgia Wolves football
West Georgia Wolves logo.svg
Conference United Athletic Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 UAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDane Stevens (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Adams (1st season)
Home stadium University Stadium
Seasons
 2023
2025 
2024 United Athletic Conference standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Abilene Christian  0 0   0 0  
Austin Peay  0 0   0 0  
Central Arkansas  0 0   0 0  
Eastern Kentucky  0 0   0 0  
North Alabama  0 0   0 0  
Southern Utah  0 0   0 0  
Tarleton State  0 0   0 0  
Utah Tech  0 0   0 0  
West Georgia*  0 0   0 0  
  • Note: West Georgia is ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 West Georgia Wolves football team will represent the University of West Georgia as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wolves will be coached by first-year head coach Joel Taylor and play at University Stadium in Carrollton, Georgia.

Contents

Offseason

Transfers

Transfers in

The Wolves added thirteen players via transfer. [1] [2]

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownTransfer from
Quincy Casey#8QB6'1"180Senior Memphis, Tennessee Alabama A&M
Jordan Mitchell#9LB5'9"209Senior Beulaville, North Carolina Alabama A&M
DeAndre Jones#55DL6'5"283
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Freshman
Douglasville, Georgia Chattanooga
Kyeaure Magloire#34CB6'1"190Junior Minneola, Florida Eastern Kentucky
Malik Charles#73DL6'4"245Sophomore Mesa, Arizona Northern Arizona
Warren-Stevens Tayou#99DL6'2"255Junior Inglewood, California Northern Arizona
Malachi Williams#34DB6'0"195Junior San Diego, California Northern Arizona
Bryce Dickerson#86TE6'4"240Junior Bowman, Georgia Wofford
Julian Richardson#7LB6'3"235Senior Albany, Georgia Akron
Tysheik Galloway#7DL6'0"300Senior Anderson, South Carolina Liberty
David Stanphill#95LS5'7"145Sophomore St. Simons, Georgia Navy
Cedric Seabrough#14TE6'3"225Sophomore Swainsboro, Georgia NC State
Davin Wydner#17QB6'5"220
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Freshman
Cocoa, Florida Ole Miss


Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 31 Samford * ESPN+
September 78:00 p.m.at Abilene Christian ESPN+
September 14at Eastern Kentucky ESPN+
September 28 North Alabama
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+
October 5 Austin Peay
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+
October 124:00 p.m.at Central Arkansas ESPN+
October 19 Shorter *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+
October 26 Southern Utah
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+
November 2 Lincoln (CA) *
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+
November 9 Tarleton State
  • University Stadium
  • Carrollton, GA
ESPN+
November 16at Utah Tech ESPN+
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3] [4] [5]

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