2023 Benedict

11–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Benedict in 2023, game by game: won vs. Shaw 52–0; won at Edward Waters 34–0; won at Lane College 54–7; won at Chowan 31–3; won vs. Morehouse 27–3; won at Miles 27–24; won vs. Fort Valley State 48–6; won vs. Kentucky State 63–14; won at Savannah State 38–17; won vs. Allen 37–9; won vs. Albany State 47–10; lost vs. Lenoir Rhyne 25–35+52−10Won 52–0 vs. Shaw+52ShawWon 34–0 at Edward Waters+34Edward WatersWon 54–7 at Lane College+47Lane CollegeWon 31–3 at Chowan+28ChowanWon 27–3 vs. Morehouse+24MorehouseWon 27–24 at Miles+3MilesWon 48–6 vs. Fort Valley State+42Fort Valley Sta…Won 63–14 vs. Kentucky State+49Kentucky StateWon 38–17 at Savannah State+21Savannah StateWon 37–9 vs. Allen+28AllenWon 47–10 vs. Albany State+37Albany StateLost 25–35 vs. Lenoir Rhyne-10Lenoir Rhyne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsShawW 52–⁠075%
Sep 9atEdward WatersW 34–⁠065%
Sep 16atLane CollegeW 54–⁠773%
Sep 23atChowanW 31–⁠372%
Sep 30vsMorehouseW 27–⁠392%
Oct 7atMilesW 27–⁠2466%
Oct 12vsFort Valley StateW 48–⁠667%
Oct 21vsKentucky StateW 63–⁠1487%
Oct 28atSavannah StateW 38–⁠1781%
Nov 4vsAllenW 37–⁠982%
Nov 11vsAlbany StateSIAC Championship GameW 47–⁠1077%
Nov 25vsLenoir RhyneDivision II Championship – Second RoundL 25–⁠3557%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lenoir Rhyne 35–⁠25 in the Division II Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 15 on file).

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
483–⁠128
Coach
—
Elo
1398 +132 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Benedict8–⁠011–⁠1
Tuskegee7–⁠27–⁠4
Miles6–⁠27–⁠3
Albany State6–⁠26–⁠5
Fort Valley State6–⁠37–⁠3
Allen5–⁠37–⁠3
Edward Waters5–⁠36–⁠4
Central State4–⁠45–⁠5
Kentucky State3–⁠63–⁠7
Lane College2–⁠62–⁠8
Savannah State1–⁠72–⁠8
Morehouse1–⁠71–⁠9
Clark Atlanta0–⁠90–⁠10

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