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2023 Central College

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

Schedule and results

Central College in 2023, game by game: won at St. Olaf 34–24; won at Illinois Wesleyan 38–13; lost vs. Coe 11–19; won at Luther 41–16; won vs. Dubuque 55–16; won at Loras 38–14; won vs. Nebraska Wesleyan 72–0; lost at Wartburg 14–24; won vs. Buena Vista 56–22; won at Simpson (IA) 69–14+72−10Won 34–24 at St. Olaf+10St. OlafWon 38–13 at Illinois Wesleyan+25Illinois Wesley…Lost 11–19 vs. Coe-8CoeWon 41–16 at Luther+25LutherWon 55–16 vs. Dubuque+39DubuqueWon 38–14 at Loras+24LorasWon 72–0 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan+72Nebraska Wesley…Lost 14–24 at Wartburg-10WartburgWon 56–22 vs. Buena Vista+34Buena VistaWon 69–14 at Simpson (IA)+55Simpson (IA)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atSt. OlafW 34–⁠2456%
Sep 9atIllinois WesleyanW 38–⁠1350%
Sep 16vsCoeL 11–⁠1953%
Sep 23atLutherW 41–⁠1672%
Sep 30vsDubuqueW 55–⁠1665%
Oct 7atLorasW 38–⁠1461%
Oct 21vsNebraska WesleyanW 72–⁠084%
Oct 28atWartburgL 14–⁠2428%
Nov 4vsBuena VistaW 56–⁠2290%
Nov 11atSimpson (IA)W 69–⁠1479%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Simpson (IA) 69–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the American Rivers Conference.

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

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 3rd in American Rivers Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
428–⁠162
Coach
—
Elo
1220 +117 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.