2023 Central State

5–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Central State in 2023, game by game: won vs. Mississippi Valley State 24–21; lost at Dayton 24–62; lost at Tuskegee 21–27; lost vs. Allen 28–34; lost vs. Miles 7–40; lost at Albany State 0–48; won vs. Savannah State 21–10; won at Clark Atlanta 48–21; won vs. Lane College 17–14; won at Kentucky State 20–10+27−48Won 24–21 vs. Mississippi Valley State+3Mississippi Val…Lost 24–62 at Dayton-38DaytonLost 21–27 at Tuskegee-6TuskegeeLost 28–34 vs. Allen-6AllenLost 7–40 vs. Miles-33MilesLost 0–48 at Albany State-48Albany StateWon 21–10 vs. Savannah State+11Savannah StateWon 48–21 at Clark Atlanta+27Clark AtlantaWon 17–14 vs. Lane College+3Lane CollegeWon 20–10 at Kentucky State+10Kentucky State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Kentucky State 20–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 22 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠287
Coach
—
Elo
1085 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Benedict8–⁠011–⁠1
Tuskegee7–⁠27–⁠4
Miles6–⁠27–⁠3
Albany State6–⁠26–⁠5
Fort Valley State6–⁠37–⁠3
Allen5–⁠37–⁠3
Edward Waters5–⁠36–⁠4
Central State4–⁠45–⁠5
Kentucky State3–⁠63–⁠7
Lane College2–⁠62–⁠8
Savannah State1–⁠72–⁠8
Morehouse1–⁠71–⁠9
Clark Atlanta0–⁠90–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.