DALLAS – American Southwest Conference football returns starting on Thursday, August 31, with two matchups featuring McMurry at Birmingham-Southern and East Texas Baptist at Louisiana Christian. Hardin-Simmons plays its home opener versus Albright on Friday, September 1 at 7 p.m. The rest of the league opens its campaigns on Saturday, Sept. 2.
Matchups to Watch
- No. 3 Mary Hardin-Baylor at No. 23 University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- Texas Lutheran at No. 21 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
- Howard Payne at George Fox
2023 ASC Schedule
PRESEASON BUZZ
Mary Hardin-Baylor was selected to win 2023 ASC Football Title, as the No. 3 ranked team by D3football.com picked up 97 points and 13 first-place votes. Hardin-Simmons snatched the other first-place selection and had 83 points. The Cowboys are No. 8 in D3football.com’s preseason rankings. Howard Payne, who checked in third with 67 points, are receiving votes to give the league three teams to keep an eye on nationally before first kickoff.
Howard Payne senior quarterback
Landon McKinney was 2023 ASC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Mary Hardin-Baylor had a pair earn honors with junior linebacker
Durand Hill as Defensive Player of the Year and junior return specialist
Matthew Jackson was Special Teams Player of the Year.
UMHB’s senior tight end
Ethan Ruckman and Hill were on the 2023 D3football.com Preseason All-America Team. This week, Hardin-Simmons senior quarterback
Gaylon Glynn was the team’s nominee for 2023 Campbell Trophy.
The league also released Players to Watch in 2023.
NOTABLE LINKS
Previous Standings
Mary Hardin-Baylor won its 18th ASC Regular Season title, posting a 12-2 record with an unbeaten 8-0 conference record. The Cru reached the NCAA Division III Championships Semifinals. Hardin-Simmons gave the league two teams in the national tournament after going 9-2 overall with a 7-1 record.
2022 ASC Football Awards
2022 Football Overall Statistics
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