2023 Connecticut Stampede Season

2023 ACF Champions. 2023 ACF Coastal Division Champions.
The 2023 Connecticut Stampede Season was the tenth season of the Stampede as a club in the United Football League, and was the tenth season under head coach Neal Jack. It was the tenth season that the Stampede play their home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
Despite losing to the Orlando Crusaders in a Week 19 upset by a score of 32-35, the Connecticut Stampede became the second team in the ACF to clinch a playoff spot by winning the division as a result of the New York Sentinels' 21-31 loss to the Tampa Silverstars in the same week. The Stampede would defeat the St. Louis Eagles by a score of 23-20 in overtime in the ACF Wildcard Round before defeating the defending champion Atlanta Bravehearts by a score of 27-20 in the ACF Championship Game, winning their fourth conference championship and advancing to United Cup 10, where they would lose to the Cincinnati Lynx by a score of 41-48, failing to win their third championship.
Last Season 	Next Season
2022 Connecticut Stampede	2024 Connecticut Stampede
== Schedule ==
Week 	Date 	Opponent 	Result 	Record 	Venue
1 	Saturday, February 25	at Orlando Crusaders 	L 31-33 	0-1 (0 points) 	Exploria Stadium
2 	Saturday, March 4 	Atlanta Bravehearts 	L 22-25 	0-2 (0 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
3 	Sunday, March 12 	Los Angeles Bolts 	W 29-21 	1-2 (4 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
4 	Sunday, March 19 	Fargo Oilers 	W 34-26 	2-2 (8 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
5 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
6 	Friday, March 31 	at Seattle Avengers 	W 34-9 	3-2 (12 points) 	Lumen Field
7 	Saturday, April 8 	at Kansas City Core 	L 8-30 	3-3 (12 points) 	Children's Mercy Park
8 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
9 	Sunday, April 23 	at New York Sentinels 	W 34-27 	4-3 (16 points) 	Red Bull Arena
10 	Friday, April 28 	Cincinnati Lynx 	L 25-27 	4-4 (16 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
11 	Sunday, May 7 	at Baltimore Capitals 	W 38-21 	5-4 (20 points) 	M&T Bank Stadium
12 	Sunday, May 14 	at St. Louis Eagles 	W 23-11 	6-4 (24 points) 	The Dome at America's Center
13 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week 	Bye Week
14 	Saturday, May 27 	at Tampa Silverstars 	L 31-35 	6-5 (24 points) 	Al Lang Stadium
15 	Sunday, June 4 	Kansas City Core 	W 34-15 	7-5 (28 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
16 	Sunday, June 11 	New York Sentinels 	W 51-40 	8-5 (32 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
17 	Sunday, June 18 	Baltimore Capitals 	W 35-14 	9-5 (36 points) 	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
18 	Friday, June 23 	St. Louis Eagles 	W 31-13 	10-5 (40 points)	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
19 	Sunday, July 2 	Orlando Crusaders 	L 32-35 	10-6 (40 points)	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
20 	Saturday, July 8 	at Fargo Oilers 	W 22-16 (OT)	11-6 (44 points)	Fargodome
21 	Sunday, July 16 	at Atlanta Bravehearts	L 26-29 	11-7 (44 points)	Sanford Stadium
22 	Sunday, July 23 	Vancouver Outlaws 	L 17-27 	11-8 (44 points)	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Wildcard Round 	Sunday, July 30 	St. Louis Eagles 	W 23-20 (OT)	12-8 (48 points)	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field
Conference Championship Round	Sunday, August 6 	at Atlanta Bravehearts	W 27-20 	13-8 (52 points)	Sanford Stadium
United Cup 10 	Sunday, August 13 	Cincinnati Lynx 	L 41-48 	13-9 (52 points)	Children's Mercy Park