WEEK 7 SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 19
Time (CT)
23 West Florida at Chowan*
(FloFootball) 1 pm
Erskine at North Greenville*
(FloFootball) 1 pm
Mississippi College at 3/3 Valdosta State*
(FloFootball) 2 pm
10/13 West Alabama at Delta State*
(FloFootball) 4 pm
CONFERENCE NOTES
CONFERENCE PLAY IN FULL SWING
• Through four weeks of conference action, two teams–Valdosta State and West Alabama –are tied atop the standings at 2-0. • Delta State’s conference-opener at Erskine and the top-25 matchup between Valdosta State and West Alabama from Week 4 were canceled due to the effects of Hurricane Helene and will not be rescheduled. • Due to the impact of Hurricane Helene on Due South, S.C., the Erskine-West Alabama Week 5 matchup was postponed and rescheduled to Week 11. The game will now be played in Livingston, Ala. • Week 7 will see all four GSC games with all teams in action–No. 23 West Florida visits Chowan; Erskine visits North Greenville; No. 3 Valdosta State hosts Mississippi College; Delta State welcomes No. 10 West Alabama.
GSC IN NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
• Through Week 6 of the 2024 season, the GSC is 14-10 in non-conference games. • The GSC has a109-62 record in the regular season non-conference games, since 2016. It has tallied 15 or more wins four times (19 in 2021, 16 in 2022, 15 in 2018 and 2016). • Since 2015, the GSC is 108-36 (.743) against Super Region 2 teams in all match-ups. • Week 7 will not feature a non-conference game.
THREE TEAMS IN THE COACHES POLL
• The GSC has three teams in the AFCA D2 Coaches Poll this week (Oct. 14)–No. 3 Valdosta State, No. 10 West Alabama and No. 23 West Florida. • This is the fifth consecutive week Valdosta State comes in at No. 3 and is among the top-5 since the Week 1 poll in 2022 (Sept. 5, 2022). West Alabama makes its first appearance among the top-10 this season and matching its highest ranking since Week 6 of the 2021 poll (Oct. 11, 2021). • This is the sixth time in seven poll releases this season two GSC teams are inside the top-15. • The GSC has had a team appear in 307 of 310 AFCA D2 Top 25 polls, dating back to 2000. Two or more teams have been among the D2 Coaches Top 25, 287 times. A GSC team has spent 66 weeks at No. 1 and among the top-five 215 times.
TWO TEAMS IN THE D2FOOTBALL.com POLL
• Two GSC teams were ranked in the D2Football.com poll this week (Oct. 14)–No. 3 Valdosta State and No. 13 West Alabama.
GSC, CONFERENCE CAROLINAS ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE PARTNERSHIP
• The GSC and Conference Carolinas announced a two-year football scheduling partnership, coordinating a total of 18 non-conference football games over the course of the 2025 and 2026 seasons.
Offensive Player of the Week:
Marcus Stokes, R-Fr., QB, West Florida
Stokes had a career-day as he led West Florida to a convincing 40-28 win over No. 19/25 Delta State at home. The redshirt-freshman accounted for five touchdowns in the performance and racked up 378 total offensive yards, third most in the GSC this season. He threw for 326 yards, third-best performance of the season, while completing 17-of-21 passes with three touchdowns. Stokes also had eight carries for 52 yards and two touchdowns.
Defensive Player of the Week:
Delawrence Butler, Gr., LB, West Alabama
Butler logged double-digit tackles as he highlighted a dominating Tiger defensive which resulted in a 26-0 win at Mississippi College, 26-0. The graduate linebacker notched a career-high 13 tackles, all solo, the most by any player this season. He also tallied one tackle for loss as No. 11/13 West Alabama picked up its first shutout win 763 days.
Special Teams Player of the Week:
Trey Sullivan, Gr., P, West Alabama
Sullivan helped West Alabama to its first shutout win in two years with a notable performance against Mississippi College on Saturday. The graduate recorded five punts in the contest, totaling 201 yards, with a long of 52 yards, while averaging 40.2 yards per kick. During the showing, Sullivan pinned Mississippi College inside their own red zone on two occasions
Freshman of the Week:
Corey Scott, R-Fr., WR, West Florida
Scott had a career-day helping West Florida upend No. 19/25 Delta State, 40-28. The redshirt-freshman led the Argonauts with five catches for 139 yards and two touchdowns. His performance was the third-best by a GSC wide receiver this season.
