2023 Orlando Crusaders Season

The 2023 Orlando Crusaders Season was the seventh season of the Crusaders as a club in the United Football League, and it was the seventh and final season of the club under head coach Brandon Tanner. It was the seventh season of the Crusaders playing their home games at Exploria Stadium.
The Crusaders became the first team in the 2023 UFL Season to be eliminated from playoff contention, which occurred after a 17-34 loss to the Kansas City Core in Week 18.
The Crusaders finished with a league-worst 4-15 record, three games worse than their 7-12 record from the prior season. This would result in the club finishing in last place in the ACF Coastal Division and missing the playoffs. Following their 10-17 loss in Week 22 to the Fargo Oilers, the Crusaders sacked their inaugural head coach Brandon Tanner for poor performance after seven years with the club, ending the tenure of the club's first head coach before hiring Glenn Caruso in the offseason. It was also the final year that the Crusaders' stadium would be named Exploria Stadium, as it would be renamed to Inter&Co. Stadium before the following season.
Last Season 	Next Season
2022 Orlando Crusaders	2024 Orlando Crusaders
== Schedule ==
Week	Date 	Opponent 	Result 	Record 	Venue
1 	Saturday, February 25	Connecticut Stampede 	W 33-31 	1-0 (4 points) 	Exploria Stadium
2 	Sunday, March 5 	at St. Louis Eagles 	L 23-48 	1-1 (4 points) 	The Dome at America's Center
3 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
4 	Saturday, March 18 	Tampa Silverstars 	L 20-26 	1-2 (4 points) 	Exploria Stadium
5 	Saturday, March 25 	at Baltimore Capitals 	L 17-23 	1-3 (4 points) 	M&T Bank Stadium
6 	Saturday, April 1 	at Atlanta Bravehearts 	L 15-27 	1-4 (4 points) 	Sanford Stadium
7 	Sunday, April 9 	at Fargo Oilers 	L 24-27 	1-5 (4 points) 	Fargodome
8 	Friday, April 14 	Arizona Copperheads 	W 30-16 	2-5 (8 points) 	Exploria Stadium
9 	Saturday, April 22 	Atlanta Bravehearts 	L 20-23 (OT)	2-6 (8 points) 	Exploria Stadium
10 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
11 	Friday, May 5 	Kansas City Core 	L 24-31 	2-7 (8 points) 	Exploria Stadium
12 	Sunday, May 14 	New York Sentinels 	L 17-38 	2-8 (8 points) 	Exploria Stadium
13 	Sunday, May 21 	at New York Sentinels 	W 38-27 	3-8 (12 points) 	Red Bull Arena
14 	Saturday, May 27 	at Los Angeles Bolts 	L 13-31 	3-9 (12 points) 	Dignity Health Sports Park
15 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
16 	Saturday, June 10 	St. Louis Eagles 	L 22-24 	3-10 (12 points)	Exploria Stadium
17 	Saturday, June 17 	Seattle Avengers 	L 18-24 	3-11 (12 points)	Exploria Stadium
18 	Sunday, June 25 	at Kansas City Core 	L 17-34 	3-12 (12 points)	Children's Mercy Park
19 	Sunday, July 2 	at Connecticut Stampede	W 35-32 	4-12 (16 points)	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
20 	Friday, July 7 	at Vancouver Outlaws 	L 14-17 	4-13 (16 points)	BC Place
21 	Sunday, July 16 	Baltimore Capitals 	L 16-19 	4-14 (16 points)	Exploria Stadium
22 	Saturday, July 22 	Fargo Oilers 	L 10-17 	4-15 (16 points)	Exploria Stadium