2023 Alabama State Hornets football team

American college football season

2023 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–4 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Eddie Robinson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorHarry Williams Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorRyan Lewis Sr. (2nd season)
Home stadiumNew ASU Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$   8 0     12 1  
Alabama State   5 3     7 4  
Jackson State   5 3     7 4  
Alabama A&M   3 5     5 6  
Bethune–Cookman   2 6     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 7     1 10  
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy   6 2     6 6  
Alcorn State x   6 2     7 4  
Southern   5 3     6 5  
Grambling State   4 4     5 6  
Texas Southern   2 6     3 8  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 7     2 9  
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Alabama State Hornets football team represented Alabama State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Eddie Robinson, the Hornets played their games at New ASU Stadium in Montgomery, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:00 p.m.Southern[1]*
ESPN+W 14–1020,726
September 96:00 p.m.Miles*
  • ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
YouTubeL 17–219,506
September 235:00 p.m.at No. 22 Florida A&MESPN+L 10–2318,858
September 305:00 p.m.Alcorn State
  • ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
YouTubeL 20–2314,355
October 72:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookmandagger
  • ASU Stadium
  • Montgomery, AL
HBCU GoW 19–1417,995
October 142:00 p.m.at Jackson StateESPN+W 24–1930,947
October 282:30 p.m.vs. Alabama A&MESPN+W 31–1669,210
November 44:00 p.m.vs. Grambling StateESPN+W 17–68,601
November 112:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley StateYouTubeW 20–32,326
November 182:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&MESPN+L 14–211,350
November 232:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
ESPN+W 41–322,911
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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^ The game against Southern, a fellow member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.[3]

References

  1. ^ "2023 Alabama State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Alabama State University Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Kleinpeter, Jim (August 30, 2023). "Southern football team is excited to play football against 'somebody else'". The Advocate. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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