# 2019 West Florida Argonauts football team

The 2019 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2019 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Pete Shinnick. The Argonauts played their home games at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Argonauts won the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship by defeating Minnesota State, 48–40 in the 2019 NCAA Division II Football Championship Game.

## Preseason
### Gulf South Conference coaches poll

On August 1, 2019, the Gulf South Conference released their preseason coaches poll with the Argonauts predicted to finish in 4th place in the conference.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Valdosta State | 64 (8) |
| 2 | West Georgia | 55 |
| 3 | West Alabama | 49 |
| 4 | West Florida | 44 (1) |
| 5 | Florida Tech | 37 |
| 6 | Delta State | 28 |
| 7 | North Greenville | 24 |
| 8 | Mississippi College | 15 |
| 9 | Shorter | 8 |

### Preseason All-Gulf South Conference Team

The Argonauts had three players at two positions selected to the preseason all-Gulf South Conference team.

## Schedule

West Florida 2019 football schedule consists of five home and five away games in the regular season. The Argonauts will host GSC foes Delta State, Mississippi College, North Greenville, and West Alabama, and will travel to Florida Tech, Shorter, Valdosta State, and West Georgia.
The Argonauts will host one of the two non-conference games against Virginia-Lynchburg and will travel to Carson–Newman from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC).
Two of the ten games will be broadcast on ESPN3 and ESPN+, as part of the Gulf South Conference Game of the Week.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Carson–Newman* | | Burke–Tarr StadiumJefferson City, TN | YouTube | L 13–20 | 4,027 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Shorter | | Barron StadiumRome, GA | ESPN3 | W 42–14 | 1,177 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Virginia–Lynchburg* | | Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola, FL | YurView Sports | W 69–0 | 4,847 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | | Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola, FL | YurView Sports | W 27–21 $^{OT}$ | 4,909 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Delta State | | Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola, FL | YurView Sports | W 48–3 | 6,088 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | No. 24 | University StadiumCarrollton, GA | | W 30–2 | 1,092 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Florida Tech | No. 20 | Florida Tech Panther StadiumMelbourne, FL (Coastal Classic) | ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 2,215 |
| November 2 | 4:00 p.m. | North Greenville | No. 20 | Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola, FL | YurView Sports | W 17–14 | 5,042 |
| November 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Valdosta State | No. 20 | Bazemore–Hyder StadiumValdosta, GA | ESPN3 | L 21–26 | 6,002 |
| November 16 | 4:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 22 | Blue Wahoos StadiumPensacola, FL | YurView Sports | W 48–37 | 5,619 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Wingate* | No. 20 | Irwin Belk StadiumWingate, NC (NCAA Division II First Round) | ESPN3 | W 38–17 | 1,050 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Valdosta State* | No. 20 | Bazemore–Hyder StadiumValdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Second Round) | | W 38–35 | 4,261 |
| December 7 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Lenoir–Rhyne* | No. 20 | Moretz StadiumHickory, NC (NCAA Division II Quarterfinals) | Bears Sports Network | W 43–38 | 4,756 |
| December 14 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Ferris State* | No. 20 | Top Taggart FieldBig Rapids, MI (NCAA Division II Semifinals) | ESPN3 | W 28–14 | 3,162 |
| December 21 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 4 Minnesota State* | No. 20 | McKinney ISD StadiumMcKinney, TX (NCAA Division II Championship Game) | ESPNU | W 48–40 | 3,417 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| AFCA | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 1 |