The 2022 Gulf South Conference football season was the season of

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played by the eight member schools of the

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(GSC) as part of the

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and

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were GSC co-champions for the 2022 season. They were ranked No. 4 and No. 9, respectively, in the final 2022 NCAA Division II football rankings issued by the

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(AFCA). A third conference member, West Georgia, placed at No. 19 in the final AFCA rankings. Quarterback Patrick Shegog of Delta State was selected as the GSC Offensive Player of the Year. Linebacker Michael Anderson of West Alabama was named Defensive Player of the Year. Todd Cooley of Delta State won the GSC Coach of the Year award.

Conference overview

Conference awards

Individual awards

* Offensive Player of the Year - Patrick Shegog, Delta State * Defensive Player of the Year - Michael Anderson, West Alabama * Offensive Freshman of the Year - John Henry White, Mississippi College * Defensive Freshman of the Year - Kendrick Clark, North Greenville * Coach of the Year - Todd Cooley, Delta State

All-conference team

First-team offense * Quarterback - Patrick Shegog, Delta State * Running backs - Shomari Mason, West Florida; Jaxton Carson, West Georgia * AP - Seth McGill, Valdosta State; Bry Webb, West Alabama * Tight end - Kyle Morlock, Shorter * Wide receivers - David Durden, West Florida;

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, Delta State; Caden Leggett, West Florida; Victor Talley, Valdosta State * Center - Zac Elam, West Florida * Offensive guards - Dalton Simpler, West Florida; Keshawn Jennings, Delta State * Offensive tackles - Jacob Bruce, West Florida; Nicolas Melsop, Delta State First-team defense * Defensive line - Davonch Bryant, West Alabama; Pooda Walker, West Florida Timaje Porter, Delta State; Marzavion Dix, West Georgia * Linebackers - Michael Anderson, West Alabama; Donald De’Iveon, North Greenville;; Willie Jordan, West Florida; Tamos Stevenson, Delta State * Defensive backs - Shamar Lewis, West Alabama; Robert Carter, West Georgia; Deontae Overstreet, West Georgia#; Malik Jones, Delta State First-team special teams * Kicker - Nick Herber, Delta State * Punter - Myles Prosser, North Greenville * Return specialist - David Durden, West Florida * UT - Da’Quan Bailey-Brown, West Florida; Cody Myers, Mississippi College

Teams

West Florida

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. In their seventh year under head coach Pete Shinnick, the Argonauts compiled a 12–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the GSC championship, and were ranked No. 4 in the final of the AFCA poll. They advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing to Ferris State in a semifinal game. West Florida played its home games at Pen Air Field in Pensacola. Before the 2022 season, the Argonauts played their home games at

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Rankings

Delta State

The 2022 Delta State Statesmen football team represented

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. In their tenth year under head coach Todd Cooley, the Statesmen compiled an 11–2 record (6–1 against conference opponents), tied for the GSC championship, and were ranked No. 9 in the final AFCA poll. they advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, losing to West Florida in the second round. They played their home games at Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium.

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West Georgia

The 2022 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the

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. In their sixth year under head coach David Dean, the Wolves compiled an 8–2 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the GSC, and were ranked No. 19 in the final AFCA poll. They played their home games at

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West Alabama

The 2022 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the

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. In their ninth year under head coach Brett Gilliland, the Tigers compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished fourth in the conference. The Tigers played all their home games at Tiger Stadium.

Schedule

*1 The October 29 game was originally scheduled for 4.00 p.m. but moved because of risk of inclement weather.

Mississippi College

The 2022 Mississippi College Choctaws football team represented

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. In their ninth year under head coach John Bland, the Choctaws compiled a 4–7 record (3–4 against conference opponents) and finished fifth in the conference. They played their home games at

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Valdosta State

The 2022 Valdosta State Blazers football team represented

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. In their first year under head coach Tremaine Jackson, the Blazers compiled a 5–6 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished sixth in the GSC. They played their home games at

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North Greenville

The 2022 North Greenville Crusaders football team represented

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. In their tenth year under head coach Jeff Farrington, the Crusaders compiled a 3–8 record (2–5 against conference opponents) and finished seventh in the conference. They played their home games at

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Shorter

The 2022 Shorter Hawks football team represented

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. In their fifth year head coach Zach Morrison, the Hawks compiled a 3–8 record (1–6 against conference opponents) and finished eighth in the conference. They played their home games at

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References

{{Gulf South Conference football champions