2023 Lindenwood Lions football team

2023 Lindenwood Lions football
Conference	Big South–OVC football
Record	3–7 (1–5 Big South–OVC)
Head coach	Jed Stugart (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dusty Hovorka (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Eric Inama (6th season)
Home stadium	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium

2023 Big South–OVC football standings

	Conf							Overall
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 Lindenwood football team represented Lindenwood University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Jed Stugart, the Lions played home games at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Missouri.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Wisconsin–Stevens Point*	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 77–9	3,827
September 9	7:00 p.m.	at No. 14 Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+	L 7–45	7,044
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois*	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	ESPN+	W 43–40	3,548
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Illinois State*	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+	L 17–48	13,391
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Austin Peay*	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 10–52	2,816
October 7	1:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 23–0	3,622
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern*	Buccaneer Field N. Charleston, SC	ESPN+	L 10–24	3,899
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee State	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN+	L 20–43	3,879
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 10–16	3,788
November 11	1:00 p.m.	Bryant*	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	L 3–38	2,347
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time