2023 Alabama State Hornets football team

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.

2023 Alabama State Hornets football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–4 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Harry Williams Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Ryan Lewis Sr. (2nd season)
Home stadium	New ASU Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 10 Florida A&M xy$		8	–	0					11	–	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 p.m.	Southern^[1]*	ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPN+	W 14–10	20,726
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Miles*	ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	YouTube	L 17–21	9,506
September 23	5:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN+	L 10–23	18,858
September 30	5:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	YouTube	L 20–23	14,355
October 7	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	HBCU Go	W 19–14	17,995
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 24–19	30,947
October 28	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN+	W 31–16	69,210
November 4	4:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Ladd-Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 17–6	8,601
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	YouTube	W 20–3	2,326
November 18	2:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	L 14–21	1,350
November 23	2:00 p.m.	Tuskegee*	ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL (Turkey Day Classic)	ESPN+	W 41–3	22,911
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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.