2023 Bethel (MN)

8–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Minnesota Conference).

Schedule and results

Bethel (MN) in 2023, game by game: lost vs. Wartburg 2–16; won at Wisconsin Eau Claire 24–0; lost at Saint John’s (MN) 7–27; won vs. Gustavus Adolphus 37–28; won at Macalester 49–14; won at Augsburg 38–7; won vs. Hamline 49–7; won at Carleton 40–0; won vs. Concordia (MN) 31–14; won vs. Gustavus Adolphus 31–7; lost at Wisconsin Whitewater 14–42+42−28Lost 2–16 vs. Wartburg-14WartburgWon 24–0 at Wisconsin Eau Claire+24Wisconsin Eau C…Lost 7–27 at Saint John’s (MN)-20Saint John’s (M…Won 37–28 vs. Gustavus Adolphus+9Gustavus Adolph…Won 49–14 at Macalester+35MacalesterWon 38–7 at Augsburg+31AugsburgWon 49–7 vs. Hamline+42HamlineWon 40–0 at Carleton+40CarletonWon 31–14 vs. Concordia (MN)+17Concordia (MN)Won 31–7 vs. Gustavus Adolphus+24Gustavus Adolph…Lost 14–42 at Wisconsin Whitewater-28Wisconsin White…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsWartburgL 2–⁠1649%
Sep 16atWisconsin Eau ClaireW 24–⁠070%
Sep 23atSaint John’s (MN)L 7–⁠2746%
Sep 30vsGustavus AdolphusW 37–⁠2856%
Oct 7atMacalesterW 49–⁠1458%
Oct 14atAugsburgW 38–⁠747%
Oct 21vsHamlineW 49–⁠786%
Oct 28atCarletonW 40–⁠047%
Nov 4vsConcordia (MN)W 31–⁠1472%
Nov 11vsGustavus AdolphusW 31–⁠768%
Nov 18atWisconsin WhitewaterDivision III Championship – First RoundL 14–⁠4248%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wisconsin Whitewater 42–⁠14 in the Division III Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Minnesota Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 5 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Minnesota Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
322–⁠162
Coach
—
Elo
1267 +102 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Minnesota Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Saint John’s (MN)6–⁠18–⁠2
Bethel (MN)6–⁠18–⁠3
Gustavus Adolphus5–⁠26–⁠4
Carleton4–⁠37–⁠3
Augsburg4–⁠36–⁠4
Concordia (MN)4–⁠35–⁠5
St. Olaf3–⁠45–⁠5
Hamline2–⁠54–⁠6
St. Scholastica1–⁠62–⁠8
Macalester0–⁠73–⁠7

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