2023 North Carolina A&T Aggies football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	0–0 (0–0 CAA)
Head coach	Vincent Brown (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Chris Young (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Zidenberg (1st season)
Home stadium	Truist Stadium
Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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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]

On February 6, it was reported that Kenard Lang resigned from his position as Head Coach of Maynard Evans High School to take a position on the Aggies coaching staff.^[6]

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

^ ^a ^b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
^ 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	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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Date	Time	Opponent	Site
August 31	TBA	at UAB*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central*	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC (rivalry)
September 16	TBA	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC
September 30	TBA	at Norfolk State*	Dick Price Stadium Norfolk, VA
October 7	7:00 p.m.	at Villanova	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC
October 14	TBA	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Richmond	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC
October 28	TBA	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Towson	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC
November 11	TBA	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Campbell	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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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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^ "A&T Makes Football Coaching Change". North Carolina A&T. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ 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.
^ Samuels, Doug. "The Scoop - Thursday January 12, 2023". footballscoop.com. Coaching News Network, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ Samuels, Doug. "The Scoop - Friday January 20, 2023". footballscoop.com. Coaching News Network, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "Breaking: The N.C. A&T Aggies have added a Quarterback coach". North Carolina A&T. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ Samuels, Doug. "The Scoop - Monday February 6, 2023". footballscoop.com. Coaching News Network, LLC. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
^ "A&T Releases 2023 Football Schedule". North Carolina A&T. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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Venues	War Memorial Stadium (1971–1981) Truist Stadium (1981–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games North Carolina Central South Carolina State Winston-Salem State
Culture & lore	Aggie & Aggietha "Dear A&T" (Alma Mater) "Aggie Fight Song" "Old Aggie Spirit Blue & Gold Marching Machine
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