2023 Virginia Union

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

Virginia Union in 2023, game by game: won vs. Morehouse 45–13; won at Shaw 26–13; won at Livingstone 28–20; lost vs. Fayetteville State 7–10; won at St. Augustine’s 47–7; won at Elizabeth City State 42–20; won vs. Bowie State 52–3; won vs. Lincoln (PA) 57–0; won at Bluefield State 57–12; won vs. Virginia State 30–20; won at Fayetteville State 21–10; lost at Kutztown 14–38+57−24Won 45–13 vs. Morehouse+32MorehouseWon 26–13 at Shaw+13ShawWon 28–20 at Livingstone+8LivingstoneLost 7–10 vs. Fayetteville State-3Fayetteville St…Won 47–7 at St. Augustine’s+40St. Augustine’sWon 42–20 at Elizabeth City State+22Elizabeth City …Won 52–3 vs. Bowie State+49Bowie StateWon 57–0 vs. Lincoln (PA)+57Lincoln (PA)Won 57–12 at Bluefield State+45Bluefield StateWon 30–20 vs. Virginia State+10Virginia StateWon 21–10 at Fayetteville State+11Fayetteville St…Lost 14–38 at Kutztown-24Kutztown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsMorehouseW 45–⁠1376%
Sep 9atShawW 26–⁠1363%
Sep 16atLivingstoneW 28–⁠2078%
Sep 23vsFayetteville StateL 7–⁠1070%
Sep 30atSt. Augustine’sW 47–⁠783%
Oct 7atElizabeth City StateW 42–⁠2079%
Oct 14vsBowie StateW 52–⁠374%
Oct 21vsLincoln (PA)W 57–⁠085%
Oct 28atBluefield StateW 57–⁠1284%
Nov 4vsVirginia StateW 30–⁠2063%
Nov 11atFayetteville StateW 21–⁠1053%
Nov 18atKutztownDivision II Championship – First RoundL 14–⁠3841%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kutztown 38–⁠14 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
426–⁠166
Coach
—
Elo
1339 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Fayetteville State7–⁠08–⁠3
Virginia Union7–⁠110–⁠2
Virginia State5–⁠28–⁠2
Johnson C. Smith5–⁠27–⁠3
Bowie State4–⁠36–⁠4
Livingstone4–⁠44–⁠6
Winston-Salem State3–⁠44–⁠6
Shaw3–⁠63–⁠7
Lincoln (PA)2–⁠54–⁠6
Elizabeth City State2–⁠63–⁠7
St. Augustine’s0–⁠90–⁠10

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