2023 Bryant Bulldogs football team

2023 Bryant Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South–OVC Football Association
Record	6–5 (4–2 Big South–OVC)
Head coach	Chris Merritt (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Anthony Barese (4th season)
Home stadium	Beirne 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 Bryant Bulldogs football team represented Bryant University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs played games at Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	4:00 p.m.	at UNLV*	Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV		L 14–44	20,347
September 9	6:00 p.m.	LIU*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 21–10	N/A
September 16	4:00 p.m.	Brown*	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	L 25–29	N/A
September 23	3:00 p.m.	at Princeton*	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ESPN+	W 16–13 OT	4,004
September 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	FloSports	L 26–49	5,676
October 14	4:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 43–24	2,286
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	L 24–25 OT	3,690
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 47–24	3,012
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	L 44–45 OT	3,357
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at Lindenwood	Harlen C. Hunter Stadium St. Charles, MO	ESPN+	W 38–3	2,347
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	Beirne Stadium Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 45–21	768
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time