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2023 Buena Vista

2–⁠8 (2–⁠6 American Rivers Conference).

Schedule and results

Buena Vista in 2023, game by game: lost at Gustavus Adolphus 7–51; lost vs. Lakeland 16–34; lost at Wartburg 0–47; lost vs. Simpson (IA) 28–55; lost at Coe 7–52; won vs. Luther 17–10; lost at Dubuque 0–41; lost vs. Loras 21–49; lost at Central College 22–56; won vs. Nebraska Wesleyan 25–20+7−47Lost 7–51 at Gustavus Adolphus-44Gustavus Adolph…Lost 16–34 vs. Lakeland-18LakelandLost 0–47 at Wartburg-47WartburgLost 28–55 vs. Simpson (IA)-27Simpson (IA)Lost 7–52 at Coe-45CoeWon 17–10 vs. Luther+7LutherLost 0–41 at Dubuque-41DubuqueLost 21–49 vs. Loras-28LorasLost 22–56 at Central College-34Central CollegeWon 25–20 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan+5Nebraska Wesley…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atGustavus AdolphusL 7–⁠5123%
Sep 9vsLakelandL 16–⁠3463%
Sep 16atWartburgL 0–⁠4712%
Sep 30vsSimpson (IA)L 28–⁠5564%
Oct 7atCoeL 7–⁠5211%
Oct 14vsLutherW 17–⁠1063%
Oct 21atDubuqueL 0–⁠4122%
Oct 28vsLorasL 21–⁠4942%
Nov 4atCentral CollegeL 22–⁠5610%
Nov 11vsNebraska WesleyanW 25–⁠2047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska Wesleyan 25–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Rivers Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 6th in American Rivers Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠415
Coach
—
Elo
888 −130 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 American Rivers Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wartburg8–⁠013–⁠1
Coe7–⁠19–⁠2
Central College6–⁠28–⁠2
Dubuque5–⁠35–⁠5
Loras4–⁠45–⁠5
Nebraska Wesleyan2–⁠64–⁠6
Simpson (IA)2–⁠63–⁠7
Buena Vista2–⁠62–⁠8
Luther0–⁠80–⁠10

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