2023 The 2023 Season

South Alabama's 2023 season (7-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 7-6
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ +6.0 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Tulane 17-37 W vs SE Lou 35-17 W @ Okla St 33-7 L vs Cent Mic 30-34 L @ Jame Mad 23-31 W @ UL Mon 55-7 W vs Sout Mis 55-3 L vs Louisi 20-33 L @ Troy 10-28 W vs Arka Sta 21-14 W vs Marshall 28-0 L @ Texa Sta 44-52 W @ East Mic 59-10 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2023.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2023 season's largest margin: South Alabama 55, Southern Miss 3. A 52-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: South Alabama 17, Tulane 37. A 20-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: South Alabama beat Eastern Michigan 59-10 in the postseason.

"Go Jags"
— South Alabama fanbase voice · 2023· synthesized
What It Meant

2023 is a middle chapter for South Alabama — 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.