The 2023 Sul Ross Lobos football team represented

Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public university in Alpine, Texas, United States. The main campus is the primary institution of higher education serving the nineteen-county Big Bend, Texas, Big Bend region of far West Texas. Branch campuse ...

during the

2023 NCAA Division III football season The 2023 NCAA Division III football season was the component of the 2023 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 2 and ended on November 12. This was th ...

as a member of the

American Southwest Conference The American Southwest Conference (ASC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference, founded in 1996, whose member schools compete in the NCAA's Division III. All member schools are located in the state of Texas. The conference competes in baseb ...

(ASC). The Lobos were led by second-year head coach

Barry Derickson Barry Derickson (born ) is an American college football coach. He was most recently the head football coach for Sul Ross State University, a position he held from 2022 to 2024. He was the head football coach for Oconto Falls High School from 20 ...

and played their home games at

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. The team finished with a record of 4–6. The 2023 season marked the first year of a transition period from Division III to Division II for the program. As a result, the Lobos were ineligible for the conference championship and postseason play. This was also the program's last season as a member of the ASC as the program will rejoin the

Lone Star Conference The Lone Star Conference (LSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. Member institutions are located in the South Central states, with schools in Texas ...

(LSC) beginning with the 2024 season.

Schedule

Personnel

Game summaries

At Western New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico

Wayland Baptist

Texas Lutheran

The Lobos jumped out to a 34–10 lead in the third quarter but the Bulldogs would score 24 unanswered points to tie the game 34–34 with 0:49 left in regulation. On the final drive of the game, the Lobos would quickly go down the field with Carlos Arreola making the game-winning field goal as time expired.

At Austin

At Mary Hardin–Baylor

No. 19 Hardin–Simmons

At East Texas Baptist

Howard Payne

At McMurry

References

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