2023 Central Arkansas
7–4 (5–2 United Athletic Conference). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas College 70–2Sep 9
By 68 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Tarleton State 23–25Oct 28
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Oklahoma State | L 13–27 | 19% |
| Sep 9 | vsTexas College | W 70–2 | 85% |
| Sep 16 | at North Dakota State | L 31–49 | 21% |
| Sep 23 | vs Abilene Christian | W 52–17 | 53% |
| Sep 30 | at Southern Utah | W 29–27 | 57% |
| Oct 7 | vs Southeast Missouri State | W 38–33 | 59% |
| Oct 14 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 24–21 | 64% |
| Oct 28 | vs Tarleton State | L 23–25 | 67% |
| Nov 4 | at North Alabama | W 27–14 | 70% |
| Nov 11 | vs Eastern Kentucky | W 27–24 | 65% |
| Nov 18 | at Austin Peay | L 12–14 | 35% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Austin Peay 14–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the United Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 25 on file).
- Record
- 7–4
- Conference
- 5–2 2nd in United Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 346–253
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1400 +58 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.8 No. 13 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 166
- Offensive coordinator
- Ken Collums
- Defensive coordinator
- Matt Kitchens
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | Will McElvain QB | 2,373 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Will McElvain QB | 22 TD |
| Rushing yards | ShunDerrick Powell RB | 1,011 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | ShunDerrick Powell RB | 6 TD |
| Receiving yards | Jarrod Barnes WR | 569 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Myles Butler WR | 6 TD |
| Tackles | Jake Golday LB | 9 tkl |
| Sacks | David Walker DE | 0.5 sacks |
| Interceptions | Tamaurian Wilson DB | 2 INT |
Top recruits in the 2023 class
| Ja’Braxton Boone ATH | ★★★ | No. 1710 |
| Landen Chambers RB | ★★★ | No. 1816 |
| Malachi Henry WR | ||
| Torik Aigbedion CB | ||
| Cedric Harden Jr. ATH |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2023 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 3.0 | 0.836 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 3.0 | 0.840 |
| Whole class | 2 | 3.0 | 0.838 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Transfers in 1
The 2023 portal
Transfers out 0
No transfers out.
2023 United Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Peay | 6–0 | 9–3 | |
 Central Arkansas | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| Tarleton State | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| Southern Utah | 4–2 | 6–5 | |
| Eastern Kentucky | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| Abilene Christian | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| North Alabama | 1–5 | 3–8 | |
 Utah Tech | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 0–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.