2023 Keiser Seahawks football team
American college football season
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The 2023 Keiser Seahawks football team represented Keiser University as a member of the Sun Conference during the 2023 NAIA football season. Led by 6th-year head coach Doug Socha, the Seahawks compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play; winning the Sun Conference.
ConferenceSun Conference
Record12–2 (7–0 TSC)
Headcoach
- Doug Socha (6th season)
DefensivecoordinatorRobbie Owens (2nd season)
| 2023 Keiser Seahawks football | |
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NAIA champion TSC champion | |
NAIA Championship Game, W 31–21 vs. Northwestern (IA) | |
| Conference | Sun Conference |
| Record | 12–2 (7–0 TSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Robbie Owens (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Keiser Multi-Purpose Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Keiser $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 St. Thomas (FL) ^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Memorial | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ave Maria | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Webber International | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warner | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keiser beat St. Thomas (FL) in the first round, Bethel (TN) in the quarterfinals, and College of Idaho in the seminfinals before playing in the 2023 NAIA Football National Championship where they played Northwestern (IA) and won 31–21 to secure the school's first-overall title. Keiser played home games at Keiser Multi-Purpose Field in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College* | No. 2 |
| L 14–17 | 1,450 | [1] |
| September 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Lindsey Wilson* | No. 2 |
| W 30–26 | 1,648 | [2] |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Valdosta State* | No. 4 | L 25–49 | 3,680 | [3] | |
| September 30 | 9:00 p.m. | Thomas | No. 7 |
| W 44–12 | 505 | [4] |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 St. Thomas (FL) | No. 9 |
| W 21–14 | 1,500 | [5] |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Warner | No. 8 |
| W 69–6 | 0 | [6] |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Southeastern | No. 7 |
| W 51–21 | 952 | [7] |
| October 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Ave Maria | No. 6 |
| W 54–7 | 2,281 | [8] |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Webber International | No. 6 |
| W 59–17 | 777 | [9] |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Florida Memorial | No. 4 |
| W 44–13 | 300 | [10] |
| November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 13 St. Thomas (FL)* | No. 3 |
| W 45–21 | 1,405 | [11] |
| December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 7 Bethel (TN)* | No. 3 |
| W 56–14 | 969 | [12] |
| December 9 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 College of Idaho* | No. 3 |
| W 28–21 | 1,158 | [13] |
| December 18 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 1 Northwestern (IA)* | No. 3 | W 31–21 | 1,183 | [14] | |
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Coaching staff
| Keiser Seahawks | ||||
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Keiser in current position | Previous position | KU profile |
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| Doug Socha | Head coach | 6th | Oxbridge Academy (FL) head coach (2012–2015) | [16] |
| Myles Russ | Assistant head coach, running backs coach, and recruiting coordinator | 6th | Robert Morris running backs coach (2012–2015) | [17] |
| Robbie Owens | Defensive coordinator | 2nd | Helix HS (CA) head coach (2007–2021) | [18] |
| Jalani Lord | Offensive line coach and run game coordinator | 6th | Seminole Ridge HS (FL) offensive coordinator (2009–2015) | [19] |
| Justin Hilliker | Defensive line coach and special teams coordinator | 2nd | Keiser tight ends coach (2019–2021 | [20] |
| Chris Ortiz | Wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator | 1st | West Florida running backs coach (2022) | [21] |
| Mickey O'Rourke | Defensive backs coach | 5th | Oxbridge Academy (FL) defensive backs coach (2014–2016) | [22] |
| Myles Notkin | Quarterbacks coach | 2nd | Florida Atlantic offensive analyst (2021) | [23] |
| Nick Vagnone | Linebackers coach | 2nd | Wingate defensive graduate assistant (2020–2021) | [24] |
| Caleb Ackley | Tight ends coach | 1st | Maine assistant offensive line coach and assistant quarterbacks coach (2021–2022) | [25] |
| Matthew Sorrentino | Offensive analyst | 1st | N/A | [26] |
| Reference:[27] | ||||