2025 West Georgia Wolves football team

2025 West Georgia Wolves football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Ranking
FCS Coaches	No. 23
Record	5–2 (2–2 UAC)
Head coach	Joel Taylor (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Austin Davis (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Woody Blevins (1st season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Tarleton State		3	–	0					7	–	0
No. 13 Abilene Christian		3	–	0					4	–	3
Central Arkansas		2	–	1					3	–	4
No. 23 Austin Peay		2	–	2					4	–	3
West Georgia*		2	–	2					5	–	2
Eastern Kentucky		1	–	1					3	–	3
North Alabama		0	–	2					1	–	5
Southern Utah		0	–	2					1	–	5
Utah Tech		0	–	3					1	–	6
* – Ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of October 13, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 West Georgia Wolves football team represent the University of West Georgia as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Wolves are led by second-year head coach Joel Taylor and play at the University Stadium in Carrollton, Georgia.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Dorian Gibson	CB	Georgia State
Cam Marshall	S	Georgia State
Ty Brewer	TE	Kennesaw State
Leslie Black	DL	Nebraska

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 p.m.	at Samford *		Pete Hanna Stadium Homewood, AL	ESPN+	W 34–3	506
September 6	7:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Nicholls *		Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	ESPN+	W 34–10	5,456
September 13	6:00 p.m.	East Tennessee State *	No. 25	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	W 35–31	4,786
September 20	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	No. 22	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	W 33–12	4,378
September 27	8:30 p.m.	at Southern Utah	No. 18	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	ESPN+	W 27–24	5,769
October 4	4:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Austin Peay	No. 16	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 30–44	6,582
October 11	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 Abilene Christian	No. 21	University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+	L 13–30	4,735
October 18	7:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Tarleton State		Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+
October 25	2:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas		University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+
November 8	4:00 p.m.	at North Alabama		Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Utah Tech		University Stadium Carrollton, GA	ESPN+
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Samford

See also: 2025 Samford Bulldogs football team

West Georgia Wolves (0-0) at Samford Bulldogs (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	10	0	7	17	34
Bulldogs	0	0	0	3	3

at Pete Hanna Stadium • Homewood, AL

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 506
• Referee: Bruce Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Yannity (play-by-play), Jay Songhalter (analyst) and Dave Friedman (sideline)

Game information

First quarter UWG – Tommy Holden 23-yard field goal, 9:00. Wolves 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 2:04. UWG – Davin Wydner 1-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 3:04. Wolves 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:14. Second quarter No scoring plays. Third quarter UWG – DeAndre Buchannon 92-yard kickoff return (Tommy Holden kick), 14:47. Wolves 17–0. Fourth quarter UWG – TJ Lester 3-yard run (Tommy Holden kick), 13:43. Wolves 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:05. UWG – Tommy Holden 49-yard field goal, 7:06. Wolves 27–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 4:03. SAM – Ty Ippolito 36-yard field goal, 4:15. Wolves 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 2:51. UWG – Geoffrey Speight 50-yard fumble return (Tommy Holden kick), 1:46. Wolves 34–3.

Statistics	UWG	SAM
First downs	18	16
Total yards	411	271
Rushing yards	180	24
Passing yards	231	247
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–35–2	32–44–0
Time of possession	32:11	27:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing	Davin Wydner	18/34, 209 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Latrelle Murrell	11 carries, 129 yards
	Receiving	Owen Dupree	7 receptions, 71 yards
Samford	Passing	Quincy Crittendon	22/29, 154 yards
	Rushing	C.J. Evans	7 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Preston Bird	11 receptions, 95 yards

at No. 22 Nicholls

See also: 2025 Nicholls Colonels football team

West Georgia Wolves (1-0) at No. 22 Nicholls Colonels (1-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	-	-	-	-	0
No. 22 Colonels	-	-	-	-	0

at Manning Field at John L. Guidry Stadium • Thibodaux, LA

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff Palermo (play-by-play) and Wayde Keiser (analyst)

Statistics	UWG	NICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Nicholls	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

East Tennessee State

See also: 2025 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team

East Tennessee State Buccaneers (1-1) vs. No. 25 West Georgia Wolves (2-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	14	7	10	0	31
No. 25 Wolves	3	10	7	15	35

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 79 °F (26 °C) • Wind: E at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,786
• Referee: Michael Lennie
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Eidson (play-by-play) and Parker Gore (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (7:28) UWG – Tommy Holden 30 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 21 yards, 3:16; Wolves 3–0) (1:43) ETSU – Jason Albritton 8 yard run, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; Buccaneers 7–3) (0:22) ETSU – Cole Keller 16 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:58; Buccaneers 14–3) Second Quarter (13:28) UWG – Latrelle Murrell 62 yard pass from Davin Wydner, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Buccaneers 14–10) (0:22) ETSU – Karim Page 31 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:18; Buccaneers 21–10) (4:39) UWG – Tommy Holden 49 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 51 yards, 6:18; Buccaneers 21–13) Third Quarter (9:26) ETSU – Devontae Houston 11 yard pass from Jacolby Criswell, Ewan Johnson kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:30; Buccaneers 28–13) (6:31) UWG – TJ Lester 8 yard run, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:49; Buccaneers 28–20) (4:07) ETSU – Ewan Johnson 46 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:24; Buccaneers 31–20) Fourth Quarter (6:40) UWG – Latrelle Murrell 27 yard pass from Davin Wydner (DeAndre Buchanon pass) (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 4:06; Buccaneers 31–28) (0:15) UWG – Devion Newson 2 yard pass from Davin Wydner, Tommy Holden kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:27; Wolves 35–31)

Statistics	ETSU	UWG
First downs	18	27
Total yards	289	457
Rushing yards	105	194
Passing yards	184	263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–22–2	18–35–3
Time of possession	23:14	36:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Tennessee State	Passing	Jacolby Criswell	5/8, 108 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Devontae Houston	14 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Ephraim Floyd	5 receptions, 76 yards
West Georgia	Passing	Davin Wydner	18/34, 263 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Latrelle Murrell	20 carries, 116 yards
	Receiving	Latrelle Murrell	3 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD

Eastern Kentucky

See also: 2025 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1-2) vs. No. 22 West Georgia Wolves (3-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	-	-	-	-	0
No. 22 Wolves	-	-	-	-	0

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Greg Stotelmyer (play-by-play), Wes Chandler and Jim Tirey (analysts)

Statistics	EKU	UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Eastern Kentucky	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Utah

See also: 2025 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

No. 18 West Georgia Wolves (4-0) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Wolves	3	14	7	3	27
Thunderbirds	3	0	14	7	24

at Eccles Coliseum • Cedar City, UT

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Spencer McLaughlin (play-by-play) and Dallin Richards (analyst)

Statistics	UWG	SUU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Utah	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 22 Austin Peay

See also: 2025 Austin Peay Governors football team

No. 16 West Georgia Wolves (5-0) vs. No. 22 Austin Peay Governors (3-2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Wolves	16	0	14	0	30
No. 22 Governors	9	7	14	14	44

at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Barry Gresham (play-by-play) and Ethan Schmidt (analyst)

Statistics	UWG	APSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Austin Peay	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 19 Abilene Christian

See also: 2025 Abilene Christian Wildcats football team

No. 19 Abilene Christian Wildcats (3-3) vs. No. 21 West Georgia Wolves (5-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Wildcats	3	14	7	6	30
No. 21 Wolves	3	3	7	0	13

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Patrick Eidson (play-by-play) and Parker Glore (analyst)

Statistics	ACU	UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Abilene Christian	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 3 Tarleton State

See also: 2025 Tarleton State Texans football team

West Georgia Wolves (5-2) vs. No. 3 Tarleton State Texans (7-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	-	-	-	-	0
No. 3 Texans	-	-	-	-	0

at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX

• Date: October 18

Statistics	UWG	TAR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tarleton State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Central Arkansas

See also: 2025 Central Arkansas Bears football team

Central Arkansas Bears (3-4) vs. West Georgia Wolves (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	-	-	-	-	0
Wolves	-	-	-	-	0

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 2:00 PM EDT

Statistics	CARK	UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Central Arkansas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at North Alabama

See also: 2025 North Alabama Lions football team

West Georgia Wolves (0-0) vs. North Alabama Lions (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	-	-	-	-	0
Lions	-	-	-	-	0

at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL

• Date: November 8

Statistics	UWG	UNA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Utah Tech

See also: 2025 Utah Tech Trailblazers football team

Utah Tech Trailblazers (0-0) vs. West Georgia Wolves (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Trailblazers	-	-	-	-	0
Wolves	-	-	-	-	0

at University Stadium • Carrollton, GA

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 4:00 PM EST

Statistics	UTU	UWG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
West Georgia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (February 4, 2025). "West Georgia announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
2. Boggus, Jared (February 4, 2025). "UWG Football Announces 2025 Schedule". University of West Georgia, Department of Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2025.