Valdosta State University
6-5 2025 finalValdosta is the defending national championship runner-up (2024) that owned a 13-1 record and four D-II national titles — the Blazers are hungry to finish what 2024 started.
Quiet weeks in Blazers country.
Valdosta is the defending national championship runner-up (2024) that owned a 13-1 record and four D-II national titles — the Blazers are hungry to finish what 2024 started.
Valdosta went 6-5 in 2025 (lost first-round NCAA playoff 35-30 to Albany State) under new head coach Graham Craig, promoted from the 2024 championship runner-up staff on January 20, 2025. Craig inherits a program that finished 13-…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
The Pulse on Valdosta State University
What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Valdosta State University
The baseline for a successful season.
Earns a Super Region playoff qualifier bid.
Entry into the 32-team national bracket.
The Division II national championship game.
Valdosta State University · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Valdosta State University · low confidence
Growing (60)
Home-Field Advantage · Valdosta State University · 2018-present
Above-Average
80% home win rate vs 72% on the road. margin runs +5.3 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Gulf South Standing · 2025
4th in the Gulf South
Valdosta State University sits 4th of 9 in the Gulf South at 6-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Florida | 10-2 |
| 2 | Delta State | 7-3 |
| 3 | North Greenville | 7-5 |
| 4 | Valdosta State | 6-5 |
| 5 | West Alabama | 5-4 |
| 6 | Chowan | 4-7 |
| 7 | Shorter | 2-9 |
| 8 | ERSKINE | 1-10 |
| 9 | Mississippi College | 0-0 |
Schedule Strength · Valdosta State University · 2025
Hard
Average opponent win rate 60% across 11 finalized games. Strong conference slate — wins here carry full weight in Super Region selection.
D2 → NFL Pipeline
2022–2022Emerging
1 picks last 5 cycles. The draft path from D2 exists; this program is on it.
Moment of the Year · Valdosta State University · 2025
Postseason · Lost 30-35 at Albany State GA
Week 13 of 2025. The single game that defined the season's arc.
Postseason History
Recent postseason (2023-2025): 2-3
Most recent: 2025 — loss 35-30 (away). Last 5 postseason: 2-3.
From the Archive — Valdosta State University
2022: Lost 31-34 vs West Alabama
In 2022, the program lost 31-34 vs West Alabama — a close home result, 3 points either way.
Go Blazers.