West Florida Argonauts football

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West Florida Argonauts football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 West Florida Argonauts football team
Uwf argonauts logo.svg
First season 2016; 9 years ago
Athletic director Dave Scott
Head coach Kaleb Nobles
2nd season, 15–7 (.682)
Stadium Pen Air Field
Location Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
NCAA division Division II
Conference Gulf South Conference
All-time record71–28 (.717)
Claimed national titles1 (2019)
National finalist1 (2017)
Playoff appearances5 (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)
Playoff record12–4
Conference titles2 (2021, 2022)
Rivalries Valdosta State Blazers
ColorsRoyal blue and Kelly green [1]
   
MascotArgie the Argonaut
Website goargos.com/football

The West Florida Argonauts football program is the intercollegiate American football team for the University of West Florida located in the U.S. state of Florida. The team competes in the NCAA Division II and are members of the Gulf South Conference. West Florida's first football team was fielded in 2016. The team plays its home games at Pen Air Field in Pensacola, Florida. The Argonauts are coached by Kaleb Nobles.

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History

Yearly results

NCAA Division I champions NCAA Division II champions Conference ChampionsDivision ChampionsBowl EligibleUndefeated Season
YearNCAA DivisionConferenceOverallConferenceCoachFinal Ranking (AFCA)
GamesWinLossTiePct.GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
2016 NCAA Division II Gulf South 11560.4558350.375T–6th Pete Shinnick —
2017 151140.7338530.625T–2nd2
2018 11650.5458440.5005th—
2019 151320.8678710.8752nd1
2021 11920.8187610.857T–1st12
2022 141220.8577610.857T–1st4
2023 12840.6678620.7503rd Kaleb Nobles 23
2024 10730.7007520.7143rd—
Totals9971280.7176142190.689

Championships

National championships

YearAssociationDivisionHead coachRecordOpponentResult
2019 NCAA (1) Division II (1) Pete Shinnick 13–2 (7–1 GSC) Minnesota State W, 48–40

Facilities

Pen Air Field is a stadium located on the campus of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida and the home of the West Florida Argonauts football program. The field was built in February 2016 and was used mainly for practices for the football team. [2] For the first six years of the program's history, the home games were played at Blue Wahoos Stadium until there was a scheduling conflict with one game in 2021 with Pensacola Blue Wahoos. [2] [3] On February 28, 2022, the university announced that they moved all the home games for the 2022 season to Pen Air Field, in hope to also increase student attendance. [4]

The first game held at Pen Air Field was on September 11, 2021, against Southwest Baptist, where the Argonauts defeated the Bearcats, 63–14. The attendance to the game was 5,463. The university installed portable bleachers, video board, play clocks and fans around the field. [3]

References

  1. ↑ University of West Florida Art Sheet (PDF). December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Newby, Jake (September 9, 2021). "UWF's historic first on-campus football game..." Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Vilona, Bill (September 11, 2021). "University of West Florida football game on campus may be annual event". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ Popowski, Aspen (February 28, 2022). "UWF football games move to Pen Air Field". WKRG-TV. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
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