2023 Alabama State Hornets football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2023
| team = Alabama State Hornets
| sport = football
| image = Alabama State ASU Wordmark.png
| image_size = 150
| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| division = East Division
| short_conf = SWAC
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 5–3
| head_coach = Eddie Robinson
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach = Harry Williams
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Ryan Lewis Sr.
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = New ASU Stadium
}}
{{2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}
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. The Hornets drew an average home attendance of 19,690 in 2023.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2023
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Southern{{ref|a}}
| site_stadium = ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 14–10
| attend = 20,726
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 9
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Miles Golden Bears|title=Miles}}
| site_stadium = ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv = YouTube
| score = 17–21
| attend = 9,506
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Bragg Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 10–23
| attend = 18,858
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv = YouTube
| score = 20–23
| attend = 14,355
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Bethune–Cookman
| site_stadium = ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv = HBCU Go
| score = 19–14
| attend = 17,995
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Jackson State
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 24–19
| attend =30,947
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| gamename = Magic City Classic
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 31–16
| attend = 69,210
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Grambling State
| site_stadium = Ladd-Peebles Stadium
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 17–6
| attend = 8,601
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Rice–Totten Stadium
| site_cityst = Itta Bena, MS
| tv = YouTube
| score = 20–3
| attend = 2,326
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| site_stadium = Panther Stadium
| site_cityst = Prairie View, TX
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 14–21
| attend = 1,350
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{tooltip|November 23|Thursday}}
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2023|team=Tuskegee Golden Tigers|title=Tuskegee}}
| gamename = Turkey Day Classic
| site_stadium = ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 41–3
| attend = 22,911
}}
}}
{{cite web |title=2023 Alabama State Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/2023-alabama-state-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules |access-date=14 April 2023}}{{cite web |title=2023 Football Schedule |url=https://bamastatesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2023 |website=Alabama State University Athletics |access-date=14 April 2023}}
{{note|a}}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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/southern/southern-football-ready-for-season-opener-vs-alabama-state/article_54616bbe-466c-11ee-9e39-effe6f5adc66.html|title=Southern football team is excited to play football against 'somebody else'|first=Jim|last=Kleinpeter|newspaper=The Advocate|date=August 30, 2023|access-date=October 22, 2023}}
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