Jacksonville State·Conference USA

2023 — The Winning Chapter

Jacksonville State's 2023 season (9-4) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 9-4
Final result Bowl season Won the New Orleans Bowl
AP final — post-bowls
SP+ -0.2 last-week
Era —
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
W vs UTEP 17-14 W vs East Sta 49-3 L @ Coas Car 16-30 W vs East Mic 21-0 W @ Sam Hou 35-28 W @ Midd Ten 45-30 L vs Liberty 13-31 W vs West Ken 20-17 W @ Flor Int 41-16 L @ S Caro 28-38 W vs Loui Tec 56-17 L @ New Sta 17-20 W @ Louisi 34-31 Bowl

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2023.

Defining moments
The statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: Jacksonville State 49, East Tennessee State 3. A 46-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Jacksonville State 13, Liberty 31. A 18-point margin the season is remembered by.

The postseason

The season's last act: Jacksonville State beat Louisiana 34-31 in the postseason.

"Rock the House"
— Jacksonville State fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What it meant

2023 is a middle chapter for Jacksonville State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.