2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

American college football season

2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Connell Maynor (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Duane Taylor (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kienus Boulware (2nd season)
Home stadium	Louis Crews Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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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 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	FirstBank Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN+/ESPN+	L 13–47	22,035
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Lane College*	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 51–13	13,175
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	L 10–20	N/A
September 21	6:30 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	ESPNU	W 31–24	5,317
September 30	2:00 p.m.	Tuskegee*	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	HBCU Go	W 58–3	26,391
October 7	4:00 p.m.	vs. Jackson State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	L 30–45	19,107
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	ESPN+	W 45–24	8,657
October 28	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Magic City Classic)	ESPN+	L 16–31	69,210
November 4	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Florida A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	ESPN+	L 28–42	16,179
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	HBCU Go	L 14–31	4,915
November 16	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 30–21	3,607
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game One – Vanderbilt Commodores (FBS) (1–0) vs Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	3	0	7	3	13
Commodores (FBS)	5	7	14	21	47

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

(6:05) AAM – Victor Barbosa 21-yard field goal (Drive: 20 plays, 71 yards, 8:55; Alabama A&M 3–0)
(1:32) VAN – Jacob Borcila 23-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:29; Tied 3–3)
(0:33) VAN – TEAM 0-yard safety (Vanderbilt 5–3)

(8:50) VAN – Will Sheppard 3-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:38; Vanderbilt 12–3)

(12:18) VAN – Will Sheppard 17-yard pass from AJ Swann, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Vanderbilt 19–3)
(11:32) AAM – Terrell Gardner 62-yard pass from Xavier Lankford, Victor Barbosa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:40; Vanderbilt 19–10)
(3:07) VAN – AJ Swann 1-yard run, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:54; Vanderbilt 26–10)

(14:54) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 17-yard run, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:23; Vanderbilt 33–10)
(11:32) VAN – Sedrick Alexander 9-yard run, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:45; Vanderbilt 40–10)
(7:43) VAN – Kamrean Johnson 17-yard pass from Ken Seals, Jacob Borcila kick (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 1:06; Vanderbilt 47–10)
(2:32) AAM – Victor Barbosa 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:11; Vanderbilt 47–13)

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

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

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