2023 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Last updated

2023 Robert Morris Colonials football
RMU Colonials logo.svg
Conference Big South–OVC Football Association
Record4–7 (2–4 Big South–OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJosh Firm (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Plungas (6th season)
Home stadium Joe Walton Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Big South–OVC football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Gardner–Webb +^  5 1   7 5  
No. 25 UT Martin +  5 1   8 3  
Eastern Illinois  4 2   8 3  
Bryant  4 2   6 5  
Southeast Missouri State  3 3   4 7  
Tennessee Tech  2 4   4 7  
Robert Morris  2 4   4 7  
Charleston Southern  2 4   4 7  
Tennessee State  2 4   6 5  
Lindenwood *  1 5   3 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Robert Morris Colonials football team represented the Robert Morris University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bernard Clark, the Colonials played their home games at the Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:00 p.m.at Air Force *L 7–4230,142
September 96:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA) * ESPN+ W 31–213,412
September 162:00 p.m.at No. 25 Youngstown State *ESPN+L 28–4812,826
September 233:00 p.m. Virginia–Lynchburg *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
ESPN+W 46–02,351
September 3012:00 p.m. Howard *
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
ESPN+L 10–352,207
October 76:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb ESPN+L 16–313,891
October 144:00 p.m.at Bryant ESPN+L 24–432,286
October 2812:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
ESPN+L 13–381,727
November 42:00 p.m.at Southeast Missouri State ESPN+W 21–20N/A
November 1112:00 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
ESPN+W 14–121,638
November 1812:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois
  • Joe Walton Stadium
  • Moon Township, PA
ESPN+L 14–282,118
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[1]

Game Summaries

at Air Force

Air Force Falcons (0–0) vs. Robert Morris Colonials (0–0)
Period1234Total
Colonials00077
Falcons14147742

at Falcon Stadium, Colorado Springs, CO

Game information
StatisticsRMUAF
First downs924
3rd down efficiency3–116–10
4th down efficiency0–11–3
Plays–yards50–15659–469
Rushes–yards26–4356–374
Passing yards11395
Passing: Comp–Att–Int18–24–02–3–0
Penalties–yards9–612–10
Turnovers21
Time of possession27:4932:11

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Commander-in-Chief's Trophy</span> Football trophy for U.S. service academies

The Commander-in-Chief's Trophy is awarded to each season's winner of the American college football series among the teams of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy.

The 2002 San Francisco Bowl was the inaugural edition of the post-season college football bowl game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Air Force Falcons at Pacific Bell Park in San Francisco on December 31, 2002. The game was the final contest of the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams, and ended in a 20–13 victory for Virginia Tech.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">UMass Minutemen football</span> University Football Team

The UMass Minutemen football team represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The Minutemen compete as an FBS independent. Since 1965, their home games have been played at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium on the university's campus in Hadley, Massachusetts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 BYU Cougars football team</span> American college football season

The 2009 BYU Cougars football team represented Brigham Young University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by head coach Bronco Mendenhall and played their home games at LaVell Edwards Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 2010 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by fourth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 2011 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by fifth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium. They are members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 3–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they were defeated by Toledo, 42–41. With wins over Army and Navy, Air Force won the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy for the second consecutive year.

The 1957 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy as an independent during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. For its first three years, the academy was housed at Lowry Air Force Base, Colorado, adjacent to Denver, until August 1958. Until Falcon Stadium opened in 1962, Air Force played home games at DU Stadium at the University of Denver.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1995 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 1995 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by 12th-year head coach Fisher DeBerry and played its home games in Falcon Stadium. It finished the regular season with an 8–4 record overall and a 6–2 record in the Western Athletic Conference, making the team conference co-champions. The team was selected to play in the Copper Bowl, which it lost 41–55 to Texas Tech.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 2018 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by twelfth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They were members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place in the Mountain Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 2019 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by thirteenth-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference in the Mountain Division. They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the Mountain Division. Following the season they were invited to the Cheez-It Bowl where they defeated Washington State by a score of 31–21. The 2019 Falcons' 11 wins were the most in a single season under head coach Troy Calhoun, their third 10+ win season during his tenure, their eighth in program history, and the most wins achieved in a single season since the 1998 team who finished ranked #13 in the AP Poll and #10 in the Coaches' Poll with a record of 12–1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 Colorado State Rams football team</span> Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2019 Colorado State Rams football team represented Colorado State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Rams were led by fifth-year head coach Mike Bobo and played their home games at Sonny Lubick Field at Canvas Stadium in Fort Collins, Colorado as members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. The Rams finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Division.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 2020 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Falcons were led by 14th-year head coach Troy Calhoun and played their home games at Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They competed as members of the Mountain West Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 San Jose State Spartans football team</span> American college football season

The 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San José State University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by fourth-year head coach Brent Brennan and played their home games at CEFCU Stadium and Sam Boyd Stadium as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the regular season 6–0 in Mountain West play and defeated Boise State in the Mountain West championship game. This was the Spartans' first Mountain West championship win and 17th overall conference title. The championship victory also marked San Jose State's first win over Boise State in program history.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2021–22 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Falcons, led by head coach Joe Scott in his second-season and sixth overall after coaching at Air Force from 2000 to 2004, played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado as members of the Mountain West Conference.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team</span> American college football season

The 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team represented the University of Colorado Boulder as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Buffaloes played their home games on campus at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado. After losing the first five games of the season, third-year head coach Karl Dorrell and defensive coordinator Chris Wilson were fired on October 2; offensive coordinator Mike Sanford Jr. was named the interim head coach of the Buffaloes for the remainder of the season, who named Clay Patterson as the offensive coordinator and Gerald Chatman as the defensive coordinator.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 2022 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the team's 68th overall, 24th as a member of the Mountain West Conference, and 9th in the Mountain West's Mountain Division. The team played their home games at Falcon Stadium and were led by 16th-year head coach Troy Calhoun.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Armed Forces Bowl</span> Postseason college football bowl game

The 2022 Armed Forces Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 22, 2022, at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas. The 20th annual Armed Forces Bowl, the game featured the Baylor Bears from the Big 12 Conference and the Air Force Falcons from the Mountain West Conference. The game began at 6:34 p.m. CST and was aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2022–23 bowl games concluding the 2022 FBS football season. Sponsored by aerospace and defense company Lockheed Martin, the game was officially known as the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Army Black Knights football team</span> American college football season

The 2023 Army Black Knights football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Black Knights were led by 10th-year head coach Jeff Monken and played their home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York. They competed as an independent and finished with a 6–6 record—the team was not invited to a bowl game as they had not met bowl eligibility requirements when bowl matchups were announced in early December, and even if they had accumulated six wins at that time, two of their wins were against FCS opponents.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 San Jose State Spartans football team</span> American college football season

The 2023 San Jose State Spartans football team represented San Jose State University in the Mountain West Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Spartans were led by Brent Brennan in his seventh and final year as head coach. They played their home games at CEFCU Stadium in San Jose, California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Air Force Falcons football team</span> American college football season

The 2023 Air Force Falcons football team represented the United States Air Force Academy in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the team's 69th overall, 25th as a member of the Mountain West Conference, and 10th in the Mountain West's Mountain Division. The team played their home games at Falcon Stadium and were led by 17th-year head coach Troy Calhoun.

References

  1. "2023 Robert Morris Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  2. "https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap/_/gameId/401532570". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  3. "https://goairforcefalcons.com/sports/football/stats/2023/robert-morris/boxscore/15278". Goairforcefalcons.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.