2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (3–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuane Taylor (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorKienus Boulware (2nd season)
Home stadiumLouis Crews Stadium
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  
  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 A&M Bulldogs football team represented Alabama A&M 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 sixth-year head coach Connell Maynor, the Bulldogs played their home games at Louis Crews Stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team drew an average home attendance of 12,934 in 2023.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 26:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
SECN+/ESPN+L 13–4722,035
September 96:00 p.m.Lane College*
W 51–1313,175
September 166:00 p.m.at Southern
ESPN+L 10–20N/A
September 216:30 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
ESPNUW 31–245,317
September 302:00 p.m.Tuskegee*
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
HBCU GoW 58–326,391
October 74:00 p.m.vs. Jackson State
ESPN+L 30–4519,107
October 143:00 p.m.at Grambling State
ESPN+W 45–248,657
October 282:30 p.m.vs. Alabama State
ESPN+L 16–3169,210
November 41:00 p.m.No. 15 Florida A&M
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
ESPN+L 28–4216,179
November 1112:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
HBCU GoL 14–314,915
November 166:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
W 30–213,607
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Vanderbilt (FBS)

See also: 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
Game One – Vanderbilt Commodores (FBS) (1–0) vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 3 0 7313
Commodores (FBS) 5 7 142147

at FirstBank Stadium, Nashville, TN

  • Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 89 °F (32 °C) • Wind: S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,035
  • Referee: Jason Autrey
  • TV: SECN+/ESPN+
Game information
Statistics AAMU VAN
First downs 14 24
Total yards 278 461
Rushing yards 135 215
Passing yards 143 246
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 32:22 27:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama A&M Passing Xavier Lankford 11/22, 105 yards, TD
Rushing Isaiah Nwokenkwo 1 carry, 39 yards
Receiving Terrell Gardner 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Vanderbilt Passing AJ Swann 15/29, 194 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Sedrick Alexander 12 carries, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jayden McGowan 6 receptions, 70 yards

References

  1. ^ "2023 Alabama A&M Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 Football Schedule". Alabama A&M Athletics. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
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