2024 Valdosta State Blazers football team
| 2024 Valdosta State Blazers football | |
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GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 1 |
| Record | 12–0 (6–0 GSC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium |
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| No. 1 Valdosta State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 West Alabama ^ | 5 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 West Florida | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Greenville | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chowan | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erskine | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Valdosta State Blazers football team represents Valdosta State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season. In their third year under head coach Tremaine Jackson, the team has compiled a 12–0 record (6–0 in conference games and won the GSC championship. The Blazers set a school records with 73 points against Erskine.[1] They advanced to the NCAA Division II playoffs, defeating Miles in the second round and Virginia Union in the semifinals.
Key players include quarterback Sammy Edwards, running backs Blake Hester and Alfonso Franklin, receiver Rodney Bullard, and safety Larry Elder.
The Blazers play their home games at Bazemore–Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Georgia.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| August 31 | Albany State* | W 42–10 | 5,782 | [2] | |||
| September 7 | at Newberry* |
| W 27–14 | 2,520 | [3] | ||
| September 14 | Fayetteville State* |
| W 34–0 | 4,001 | [4][5] | ||
| September 21 | at Erskine |
| W 73–0 | 375 | [1] | ||
| September 28 | West Alabama |
| Cancelled | ||||
| October 5 | at Shorter* |
| W 59–6 | 1,052 | [6] | ||
| October 12 | at North Greenville |
| W 32–24 | 1,874 | [7] | ||
| October 19 | Mississippi College |
| W 35–10 | 3,885 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Chowan |
| W 52–0 | 2,063 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | at Delta State |
| W 49–20 | 2,517 | [10] | ||
| November 16 | West Florida |
| W 28–7 | 3,833 | [11] | ||
| November 30 | Miles* |
| W 33–17 | 1,871 | [12] | ||
| December 7 | Virginia Union* |
| W 49–14 | 1,993 | [13] | ||
| December 14 | (NCAA Division II semifinal) | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "No. 3 Blazers Ground the Flying Fleet in Record-Setting Fashion, 73-0". Valdosta State Blazers. September 21, 2024.
- ^ "No. 6/7 Blazers Open 2024 Season with 42-10 Victory Saturday Evening". Valdosta State Blazers. August 31, 2024.
- ^ "No. 5/7 Blazer Football Uses Strong Running Attack to Defeat Newberry on the Road, 27-14". Valdosta State Vikings. September 7, 2024.
- ^ "Blazers blank Broncos 34-0". Valdosta Daily Times. September 17, 2024.
- ^ "No. 5 Blazers Blank Broncos, 34-0". Valdosta State Blazers. January 14, 2024.
- ^ "No. 3 Blazers Burn Shorter in 59-6 Victory Saturday Afternoon". Valdosta State Blazers. October 5, 2024.
- ^ "No. 3 Blazers Dig Deep and Battle Back for Thrilling 32-24 Victory at North Greenville". Valdosta State Blazers. October 12, 2024.
- ^ "#3 Valdosta State Defeats Mississippi College 35-10 in GSC Showdown". Go Choctaws. October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Top-Ranked Blazers Post Third Shutout of the Season in 52-0 Rout of Chowan". Valdosta State Blazers. November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Top-Ranked Valdosta State Dominates Delta State for 49-20 Victory on the Road". Valdosta State Blazers. November 9, 2024.
- ^ "Top-Ranked Blazers Down No. 16 West Florida for Eleventh Gulf South Conference Title, 28-7". Valdosta State Blazers. November 17, 2024.
- ^ Becky Taylor (November 30, 2024). "Valdosta State advances with 33-17 drubbing of Miles College". The Valdosta Daily Times.
- ^ Becky Taylor (December 7, 2024). "Valdosta State blasts Virginia Union to reach Div. II semifinals". Valdosta Daily Times.
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Valdosta State Blazers. Retrieved December 7, 2024.