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2023 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

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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
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 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

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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 SouthernESPN+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*dagger
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
HBCU GoW 58–326,391
October 74:00 p.m.vs. Jackson StateESPN+L 30–4519,107
October 143:00 p.m.at Grambling StateESPN+W 45–248,657
October 282:30 p.m.vs. Alabama StateESPN+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–CookmanHBCU GoL 14–314,915
November 166:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Louis Crews Stadium
  • Huntsville, AL
W 30–213,607
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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at Vanderbilt (FBS)

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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

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