JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The University of West Florida football team has been named the Stats Perform FCS National Team of the Week, it was announced Monday.

The Argos made a name for themselves Thursday night in their Division I debut against No. 16 Southern Illinois. Coming in as a 19.5-point underdog, West Florida stunned the football world with a 34-31 win over the Salukis. 

Head coach Kaleb Nobles’ crew shined on both sides of the ball with 335 yards of offense while the defense picked off three SIU passes for 140 total return yards and one score.

West Florida will start UAC play this weekend when it travels to Conway, Ark. to take on Central Arkansas on Saturday night. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

Requests for interviews should be directed to:
Claire Johnson, Senior Director, Strategic Communications & Content
Unisun Sports / claire.johnson@unisunsports.com
 

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About the United Athletic Conference

The United Athletic Conference (UAC) was established in 2023 as a single-sport football conference through a partnership between the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) and the former Western Athletic Conference. In July 2026, the ASUN and UAC formed Unisun Sports to further strengthen the conference, which now features eight football-playing member institutions: Abilene Christian University (Abilene, Texas), Austin Peay State University (Clarksville, Tenn.), the University of Central Arkansas (Conway, Ark.), Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, Ky.), the University of North Alabama (Florence, Ala.), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas), the University of West Georgia (Carrollton, Ga.) and the University of West Florida (Pensacola, Fla.).