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2023 Florida A&M

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Florida A&M in 2023, game by game: won vs. Jackson State 28–10; lost at South Florida 24–38; won vs. West Florida 31–10; won vs. Alabama State 23–10; won at Mississippi Valley State 31–7; won at Southern 26–19; won at Texas Southern 31–21; won vs. Prairie View A&M 45–7; won at Alabama A&M 42–28; won vs. Lincoln (CA) 28–0; won vs. Bethune-Cookman 24–7; won vs. Prairie View A&M 35–14; won vs. Howard 30–26+38−14Won 28–10 vs. Jackson State+18Jackson StateLost 24–38 at South Florida-14South FloridaWon 31–10 vs. West Florida+21West FloridaWon 23–10 vs. Alabama State+13Alabama StateWon 31–7 at Mississippi Valley State+24Mississippi Val…Won 26–19 at Southern+7SouthernWon 31–21 at Texas Southern+10Texas SouthernWon 45–7 vs. Prairie View A&M+38Prairie View A&MWon 42–28 at Alabama A&M+14Alabama A&MWon 28–0 vs. Lincoln (CA)+28Lincoln (CA)Won 24–7 vs. Bethune-Cookman+17Bethune-CookmanWon 35–14 vs. Prairie View A&M+21Prairie View A&MWon 30–26 vs. Howard+4Howard
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsJackson StateW 28–⁠1042%
Sep 9atSouth FloridaL 24–⁠3857%
Sep 16vsWest FloridaW 31–⁠1062%
Sep 23vsAlabama StateW 23–⁠1078%
Sep 30atMississippi Valley StateW 31–⁠779%
Oct 7atSouthernW 26–⁠1960%
Oct 21atTexas SouthernW 31–⁠2173%
Oct 28vsPrairie View A&MW 45–⁠786%
Nov 4atAlabama A&MW 42–⁠2870%
Nov 11vsLincoln (CA)W 28–⁠097%
Nov 18vsBethune-CookmanFlorida ClassicW 24–⁠785%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsPrairie View A&MSWAC ChampionshipW 35–⁠1484%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsHowardCricket Celebration BowlW 30–⁠2673%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Howard 30–⁠26 in the Cricket Celebration Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Southwestern Athletic Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 34 on file).

Southwestern Athletic Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
398–⁠197
Coach
—
Elo
1529 +128 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.0 No. 30 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 138
Offensive coordinator
Joseph Henry
Defensive coordinators
Brandon Sharp and Ryan Smith
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

Leaders

Passing yardsJeremy Moussa QB2,433 yds
Passing touchdownsJeremy Moussa QB17 TD
Rushing yardsTerrell Jennings RB594 yds
Rushing touchdownsTerrell Jennings RB8 TD
Receiving yardsMarcus Riley WR457 yds
Receiving touchdownsJahMarae Sheread WR3 TD
TacklesAnthony Dunn DE12 tkl
SacksIsaiah Major LB2 sacks
InterceptionsDeco Wilson S3 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Robert Lockhart III WR★★★No. 655
Orel Gray ATH★★★No. 1710
Justin Bostic S★★★No. 2056
Twan Wilson S★★★No. 2112
Levontai Summersett ATH★★★No. 2150

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.878
Defensive backs23.00.825
Athletes and specialists23.00.830
Whole class53.00.838

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 5

The 2023 portal
Chase Lloyd S★★★from Vanderbilt
Jalen Glaze S★★★from Minnesota
Jamari Gassett WR★★★from Buffalo
Jaquez Yant RB★★★from Nebraska
Kelvin Dean Jr. ATH★★★from Florida Atlantic

Transfers out 1

Kamari Stephens DL★★no new school on file

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida A&M8–⁠012–⁠1
Alcorn State6–⁠27–⁠4
Prairie View A&M6–⁠26–⁠6
Alabama State6–⁠37–⁠4
Jackson State6–⁠37–⁠4
Southern5–⁠56–⁠5
Grambling4–⁠45–⁠6
Alabama A&M3–⁠55–⁠6
Bethune-Cookman2–⁠63–⁠8
Texas Southern2–⁠63–⁠8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff1–⁠72–⁠9
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠71–⁠10

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