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The 2023 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team will represent the North Carolina A&T State University as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Aggies, led by first-year head coach Vincent Brown, will play their inaugural season as members of the CAA; Their home games will be played at Truist Stadium.

Previous season
The Aggies finished 7-4 in the regular season and 4-1 in their final season in the Big South Conference. The Aggies would finish 2nd in the conference, losing the Big South Championship Game to Gardner-Webb.

Coaching changes
Following the season, A&T experienced a number of coaching changes. These changes included the following:


 * On December 14, 2022, it was reported that the University and head coach Sam Washington decided to part ways after a combined 13 seasons at A&T, with 5 of them being as Head Coach.
 * On January 6, A&T announced the hiring of William & Mary defensive coordinator Vincent Brown as the new Head Coach of the program.
 * On January 12, it was reported that Offensive Coordinator Chris Barnett, Defensive Line Coach Keith Willis, Inside Linebacker Coach Thomas Howard, Outside Linebacker Coach Terry Lantz, Defensive Backs Coach Jason Makrinos, Tight Ends Coach Glenn Reece, and Running Backs Coach Lamont Seward were dismissed from their positions; leaving offensive line coach Ron Mattes and receivers coach Nate Poole as the only coaches being retained from the 2022 staff
 * On January 20, it was reported that Elon Wide Receivers coach Chris Young accepted a position as the team's Quarterbacks Coach.


 * On February 6, it was reported that Kenard Lang resigned from his position as Head Coach of Maynard Evans High School to take a position on the Aggies coaching staff.

Outgoing transfers
X Aggie players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal after the 2022 season.

CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on DATE, the Aggies were predicted to finish in PLACE place out of 13 teams.