The 2021 West Georgia Wolves football team represented the

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as a member of the

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(GSC) during the 2021 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach

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. The Wolves played their home games at University Stadium in

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Previous season

The Wolves finished the 2019 season 6–5, 4–4 in

(GSC) play, to finish fourth in the conference standings. On August 12, 2020, Gulf South Conference postponed fall competition in 2020 for several sports due to the

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. A few months later in November, the conference announced that there will be no spring conference competition in football. Teams that opt-in to compete would have to schedule on their own. The Wolves did not compete in the 2020 season and opted out of spring competition.

Schedule

West Georgia announced their 2021 football schedule on May 3, 2021.

Rankings

Notes

:1. West Georgia's game against Delta State on November 13, 2021, is a non-conference game despite both teams being GSC members, to balance the effect on each team's schedule of

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cancelling its football program.

References

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