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2023 North Carolina A&T Aggies football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChris Young (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJosh Zidenberg (1st season)
Home stadiumTruist Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Albany +^   7 1     11 4  
No. 6 Villanova +^   7 1     10 3  
No. 15 Richmond +^   7 1     9 4  
No. 10 Delaware ^   6 2     9 4  
Elon   6 2     6 5  
New Hampshire   4 4     6 5  
Rhode Island   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   4 4     6 5  
Campbell   4 4     5 6  
Towson   4 4     5 6  
Hampton   3 5     5 6  
Monmouth   3 5     4 7  
Maine   1 7     2 9  
North Carolina A&T   0 8     1 10  
Stony Brook   0 8     0 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team will represent the North Carolina A&T State University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Vincent Brown, will play their inaugural season as members of the CAA; Their home games will be played at Truist Stadium.

Previous season

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The Aggies finished 7-4 in the regular season and 4-1 in their final season in the Big South Conference. The Aggies would finish 2nd in the conference, losing the Big South Championship Game to Gardner-Webb.

Before the season

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Coaching changes

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Following the season, A&T experienced a number of coaching changes. These changes included the following:

  • On December 14, 2022, it was reported that the University and head coach Sam Washington decided to part ways after a combined 13 seasons at A&T, with 5 of them being as Head Coach.[1]
  • On January 6, A&T announced the hiring of William & Mary defensive coordinator Vincent Brown as the new Head Coach of the program.[2]
  • On January 12, it was reported that Offensive Coordinator Chris Barnett, Defensive Line Coach Keith Willis, Inside Linebacker Coach Thomas Howard, Outside Linebacker Coach Terry Lantz, Defensive Backs Coach Jason Makrinos, Tight Ends Coach Glenn Reece, and Running Backs Coach Lamont Seward were dismissed from their positions; leaving offensive line coach Ron Mattes and receivers coach Nate Poole as the only coaches being retained from the 2022 staff[3]
  • On January 20, it was reported that Elon Wide Receivers coach Chris Young accepted a position as the team's Quarterbacks Coach.[4][5]
Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Departures

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Outgoing transfers

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X Aggie players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after the 2022 season.

Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school
Tyquan King #10 LB 6'3" 215 Sophomore Dillon, SC Transferred to East Carolina (ECU) (FBS)

Arrivals

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Incoming transfers

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Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old School
Mitchell Etheridge III - DL 6'2" 250 Redshirt Freshman Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State
Barry "BJ" Turner - LB 6'0" 225 Senior? Greensboro, NC Charlotte

Recruiting

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Preseason

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CAA poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on DATE, the Aggies were predicted to finish in PLACE place out of 13 teams.

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Villanova 270 (16)
2 Delaware 235 (7)
3 Rhode Island 224
4 Richmond 219
5 William & Mary 206 (2)
6 Elon 191 (1)
7 Stony Brook 151
8 Maine 134
9 New Hampshire 117
10 Monmouth 105
11 Towson 81
12 Albany 64
13 Hampton 31

Preseason All-CAA team

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResult
August 31TBAat UAB*
September 97:00 p.m.at North Carolina Central*
September 16TBAat Elon
September 30TBAat Norfolk State*
October 77:00 p.m.at Villanova
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
October 14TBAat Delaware
October 211:00 p.m.at Richmond
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
October 28TBAat Hampton
November 41:00 p.m.at Towsondagger
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC
November 11TBAat Rhode Island
November 181:00 p.m.Campbell
  • Truist Stadium
  • Greensboro, NC

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Coaching staff

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Name Position Years
at NC A&T
Vincent Brown Head Coach 1
Josh Zidenberg Defensive Coordinator
Linebackers
1
Chris Young Offensive Coordinator
Quarterbacks
1
Eric Gallon Running Backs 1
Nate Poole Wide Receivers 3
Charles Bankins Quarterbacks 1
Ron Mattes Offensive Line 8
Kenard Lang Defensive Line 1
Almondo Curry Cornerbacks 1

Game summaries

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at Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Fighting Camels 0

Wofford

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1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 0
Tribe 0

at Charleston Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Buccaneers 0

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0
Tribe 0

at Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Phoenix 0

at Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Cavaliers 0

Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Tribe 0

Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0
Tribe 0

at Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Great Danes 0

at Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Pirates 0

Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 0
Tribe 0

References

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  1. ^ "A&T Makes Football Coaching Change". North Carolina A&T. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  2. ^ skip.foreman@greensboro.com, TOM FOREMAN Jr. "Vincent Brown to lead North Carolina A&T into CAA era". Greensboro News and Record. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  3. ^ Samuels, Doug. "The Scoop - Thursday January 12, 2023". footballscoop.com. Coaching News Network, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  4. ^ Samuels, Doug. "The Scoop - Friday January 20, 2023". footballscoop.com. Coaching News Network, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Breaking: The N.C. A&T Aggies have added a Quarterback coach". North Carolina A&T. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  6. ^ Samuels, Doug. "The Scoop - Monday February 6, 2023". footballscoop.com. Coaching News Network, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  7. ^ "A&T Releases 2023 Football Schedule". North Carolina A&T. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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