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2023 Bridgewater

7–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Old Dominion Conference).

Schedule and results

Bridgewater in 2023, game by game: lost vs. Susquehanna 19–51; won at Southern Virginia 35–9; won vs. North Carolina Wesleyan 41–12; won at Hampden Sydney 39–38; won at Shenandoah 24–10; lost vs. Randolph Macon 3–38; won at Averett 53–24; won vs. Ferrum 48–16; lost at Washington and Lee 21–31; won vs. Guilford 47–15+32−35Lost 19–51 vs. Susquehanna-32SusquehannaWon 35–9 at Southern Virginia+26Southern Virgin…Won 41–12 vs. North Carolina Wesleyan+29North Carolina …Won 39–38 at Hampden Sydney+1Hampden SydneyWon 24–10 at Shenandoah+14ShenandoahLost 3–38 vs. Randolph Macon-35Randolph MaconWon 53–24 at Averett+29AverettWon 48–16 vs. Ferrum+32FerrumLost 21–31 at Washington and Lee-10Washington and …Won 47–15 vs. Guilford+32Guilford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSusquehannaL 19–⁠5147%
Sep 9atSouthern VirginiaW 35–⁠968%
Sep 16vsNorth Carolina WesleyanW 41–⁠1282%
Sep 30atHampden SydneyW 39–⁠3846%
Oct 7atShenandoahW 24–⁠1041%
Oct 14vsRandolph MaconL 3–⁠3840%
Oct 21atAverettW 53–⁠2463%
Oct 28vsFerrumW 48–⁠1684%
Nov 4atWashington and LeeL 21–⁠3140%
Nov 11vsGuilfordW 47–⁠1589%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Guilford 47–⁠15; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Old Dominion Conference.

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

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Old Dominion Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
330–⁠244
Coach
—
Elo
1170 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Old Dominion Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Randolph Macon7–⁠013–⁠1
Washington and Lee6–⁠18–⁠2
Bridgewater5–⁠27–⁠3
Hampden Sydney4–⁠36–⁠4
Shenandoah3–⁠45–⁠5
Averett2–⁠55–⁠5
Ferrum1–⁠63–⁠7
Guilford0–⁠72–⁠8

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