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2023 Bemidji State

9–⁠3 (8–⁠2 Northern Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Bemidji State in 2023, game by game: won vs. Northern State 49–13; won at Southwest Minnesota State 34–14; won vs. Winona State 36–10; won at University of Mary 41–10; lost vs. Minnesota State 24–27; won at Wayne State (NE) 33–23; won vs. Concordia St. Paul 38–3; won at Minnesota Duluth 38–31; won vs. Minnesota St Moorhead 27–14; lost at Augustana (SD) 19–38; won at UT Permian Basin 10–3; lost vs. Central Washington 17–21+36−19Won 49–13 vs. Northern State+36Northern StateWon 34–14 at Southwest Minnesota State+20Southwest Minne…Won 36–10 vs. Winona State+26Winona StateWon 41–10 at University of Mary+31University of M…Lost 24–27 vs. Minnesota State-3Minnesota StateWon 33–23 at Wayne State (NE)+10Wayne State (NE)Won 38–3 vs. Concordia St. Paul+35Concordia St. P…Won 38–31 at Minnesota Duluth+7Minnesota DuluthWon 27–14 vs. Minnesota St Moorhead+13Minnesota St Mo…Lost 19–38 at Augustana (SD)-19Augustana (SD)Won 10–3 at UT Permian Basin+7UT Permian BasinLost 17–21 vs. Central Washington-4Central Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNorthern StateW 49–⁠1371%
Sep 9atSouthwest Minnesota StateW 34–⁠1473%
Sep 16vsWinona StateW 36–⁠1072%
Sep 23atUniversity of MaryW 41–⁠1083%
Sep 30vsMinnesota StateL 24–⁠2758%
Oct 14atWayne State (NE)W 33–⁠2349%
Oct 21vsConcordia St. PaulW 38–⁠392%
Oct 28atMinnesota DuluthW 38–⁠3147%
Nov 4vsMinnesota St MoorheadW 27–⁠1480%
Nov 11atAugustana (SD)L 19–⁠3847%
Nov 18Bowls & playoffatUT Permian BasinDivision II Championship – First RoundW 10–⁠344%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsCentral WashingtonDivision II Championship – Second RoundL 17–⁠2170%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Washington 21–⁠17 in the Division II Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Northern Sun Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Northern Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
366–⁠207
Coach
—
Elo
1367 +80 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Northern Sun Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Augustana (SD)9–⁠111–⁠2
Minnesota Duluth8–⁠29–⁠2
Bemidji State8–⁠29–⁠3
Minnesota State8–⁠29–⁠3
Wayne State (NE)7–⁠38–⁠3
Minnesota St Moorhead6–⁠47–⁠4
Winona State5–⁠55–⁠6
Northern State4–⁠65–⁠6
Sioux Falls3–⁠73–⁠8
Concordia St. Paul3–⁠83–⁠8
University of Mary2–⁠82–⁠9
Southwest Minnesota State2–⁠82–⁠9
Minot State1–⁠91–⁠10
Upper Iowa0–⁠13–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.