Football Announces 2023 Schedule

Central Connecticut first-year head football coach Adam Lechtenberg announced the Blue Devils 2023 schedule Thursday afternoon. The Blue Devils open the 11-game slate at home on September 2^nd.

"The announcement of our 2023 schedule means we are that much closer to getting out on the field and doing what we all love," said Lechtenberg. "We have a challenging slate ahead of us, both in the NEC and out of it, and I look forward to seeing what our guys will do against this competition. I am also looking forward to taking to Arute Field once again, with the support of our fans!"

SCHEDULE NOTES

• The Blue Devils will play five home games, beginning with back-to-back contests on Arute Field, September 2^nd versus AIC and the conference opener, September 9^th versus Stonehill
• CCSU plays a seven-game Northeast Conference slate, with three home league games including an October 30^th contest versus LIU and Senior Day versus Saint Francis on November 18^th
• CCSU will celebrate Homecoming Weekend with an October 7^th game versus Delaware State
• The Blue Devils travel to Kent State, September 16 and Brown on September 30^th to close out road non-conference action
• Road league games include trips to Duquesne, Wagner, Sacred Heart and Merrimack
• All Northeast Conference games, home and away, are available on NEC Front Row.

SERIES NOTES

• The Blue Devils and AIC are meeting for the 48^th time, the second most games played with any opponent (SCSU – 54) and for the first time since 1992
• Stonehill, the alma mater of CCSU Director of Athletics Tom Pincince, is new to the NEC and the meeting is the second all-time between the programs, with CCSU winning 39-14 to end the 2022 campaign in the first meeting
• The meeting with Kent State, a member of the Mid-American Conference, will be the first in program history
• Brown and CCSU are playing the second game of a home-and-home series, that was the Blue Devils 2022 Homecoming Weekend contest
• CCSU meets Delaware State for the second time, after winning the inaugural contest, September 27, 2008, 28-10, in Dover
• Duquesne and CCSU series is pretty even, with seven CCSU wins and eight for the Dukes, who have won the last two contests between the two squads
• The Blue Devils have won five straight games versus Wagner, to take an 18-16 advantage all-time in the series with the NEC opponent
• CCSU hosts LIU for the third time, out of four meetings, since the Sharks joined the NEC
• The Blue Devils and Pioneers meet for 25^th time with CCSU holding a 13-12 series lead
• CCSU is 3-1 all-time versus Merrimack and 2-1 since the Warriors joined the NEC
• The 2023 meeting with the Red Flash will be the 30^th all-time between the two programs, with the Blue Devils winning 23 of those contests