Atlanta, Georgia-With the Tigers getting set to embark on their third season a s a full member of the SIAC, Edward Waters was selected to finish seventh in the 2023 football preseason poll, the conference announced during their annual Football Media Day Wednesday morning at the College Football Hall of Fame.
Edward Waters finished in front of Miles, Central State, Clark Atlanta, Allen, Kentucky State, and Morehouse. Coming in front of the Tigers were #6 Lane, I-95 rival #5 Savannah State, #4 Fort Valley State, last year's SIAC runner-up #3 Tuskegee, #2 Albany State, and the defending conference champion Tigers of Benedict College in the #1 spot.
Head Football Coach
Toriano Morgan and the Purple & Orange ended the 2022 campaign with incredible momentum, closing the season on a four game winning streak, their longest winning streak in a season since 2007, and ending the year with a 5-6 overall record, EWU's best record since 2012. Edward Waters also finished the year 4-4 in SIAC play, finishing fourth in the East Division.
The 2023 schedule will be slightly different from previous seasons, as the SIAC has gone to a 4-4-2 scheduling model and has eliminated the two-division model. Each team in the league will face four primary opponents each season, in addition allowing for each team to face each conference member home and away in a four-year span. The two teams with the winning percentage in conference play will face each other in the 2023 SIAC Football Championship, presented by Cricket. EWU's four primary opponents will be Allen, Miles, Morehouse, and Savannah State.
The Tigers will open the 2023 season at home on Saturday, September 2nd in the 3rd Annual Big Cat Classic against Florida HBCU rival Florida Memorial at 6:00pm at Nathaniel Glover Community Field & Stadium.
2023 SIAC Football Preseason Rankings
- Benedict
- Albany State
- Tuskegee
- Fort Valley State
- Savannah State
- Lane
- Edward Waters
- Miles
- Central State
- Clark Atlanta
- Allen
- Kentucky State
- Morehouse
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