2023 Alabama State Hornets football team

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2023 Alabama State Hornets football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record7–4 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach
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
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[edit]

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

[1][2]

^ 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[edit]

  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.