The 2022 Gulf South Conference football season was the season of college football played by the eight member schools of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) as part of the 2022 NCAA Division II football season.
West Florida and Delta State 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 American Football Coaches Association (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; Dohnte Meyers, 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
The 2022 West Florida Argonauts football team represented the University of West Florida of Pensacola, Florida. 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 Admiral Fetterman Field.
Schedule
Rankings
Delta State
The 2022 Delta State Statesmen football team represented Delta State University of Cleveland, Mississippi. 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.
Schedule
Rankings
West Georgia
The 2022 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the University of West Georgia of Carrollton, Georgia. 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 University Stadium.
Schedule
Rankings
West Alabama
The 2022 West Alabama Tigers football team represented the University of West Alabama of Livingston, Alabama. 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.