2023 Stonehill Skyhawks football team

The 2023 Stonehill Skyhawks football team represented Stonehill College as a second-year member of the Northeast Conference (NEC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Skyhawks, led by seventh-year head coach Eli Gardner, and played their home games at W.B. Mason Stadium. Stonehill is ineligible for the NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.

2023 Stonehill Skyhawks football
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	5–5 (4–3 NEC)
Head coach	Eli Gardner (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Moody (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kyle Jones (3rd season)
Home stadium	W.B. Mason Stadium

2023 Northeast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Duquesne $^		6	–	1					7	–	5
Saint Francis (PA)		4	–	3					4	–	6
Merrimack		4	–	3					5	–	6
Stonehill *		4	–	3					5	–	5
LIU		4	–	3					4	–	7
Wagner		3	–	4					4	–	7
Sacred Heart		2	–	5					2	–	9
Central Connecticut		1	–	6					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Note: Stonehill ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 11 New Hampshire*	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	L 17–51	2,400
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at Central Connecticut	Arute Field New Britain, CT	NEC Front Row	W 33–30	N/A
September 16	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, DC	ESPN+	W 23–20	2,463
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	ESPN+	L 0–44	642
September 30	1:00 p.m.	Saint Francis	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	L 10–15	2,400
October 7	1:00 p.m.	at Merrimack	Duane Stadium North Andover, MA	ESPN+	L 34–45	13,647
October 21	1:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	W 22–19 2OT	2,422
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Wagner	Wagner College Stadium Staten Island, NY	NEC Front Row	L 17–28	N/A
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Duquesne	Rooney Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN+	W 33–28	1,656
November 18	1:00 p.m.	LIU	W.B. Mason Stadium Easton, MA	NEC Front Row	W 40–23
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time