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2023 Colorado School of Mines

14–⁠1 (9–⁠0 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

Colorado School of Mines in 2023, game by game: won vs. Grand Valley State 31–28; won at Angelo State 31–21; won vs. Adams State 70–7; won at CSU Pueblo 55–14; won vs. Chadron State 35–7; won at Colorado Mesa 52–0; won vs. South Dakota Mines 45–22; won at Black Hills State 42–17; won vs. Western Colorado 42–7; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 77–3; won at Fort Lewis 82–0; won vs. Augustana (SD) 56–10; won vs. Central Washington 38–14; won vs. Kutztown 35–7; lost vs. Harding 7–38+82−31Won 31–28 vs. Grand Valley State+3Grand Valley St…Won 31–21 at Angelo State+10Angelo StateWon 70–7 vs. Adams State+63Adams StateWon 55–14 at CSU Pueblo+41CSU PuebloWon 35–7 vs. Chadron State+28Chadron StateWon 52–0 at Colorado Mesa+52Colorado MesaWon 45–22 vs. South Dakota Mines+23South Dakota Mi…Won 42–17 at Black Hills State+25Black Hills Sta…Won 42–7 vs. Western Colorado+35Western ColoradoWon 77–3 vs. New Mexico Highlands+74New Mexico High…Won 82–0 at Fort Lewis+82Fort LewisWon 56–10 vs. Augustana (SD)+46Augustana (SD)Won 38–14 vs. Central Washington+24Central Washing…Won 35–7 vs. Kutztown+28KutztownLost 7–38 vs. Harding-31Harding
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsGrand Valley StateW 31–⁠2862%
Sep 9atAngelo StateW 31–⁠2145%
Sep 16vsAdams StateW 70–⁠791%
Sep 23atCSU PuebloW 55–⁠1468%
Sep 30vsChadron StateW 35–⁠793%
Oct 7atColorado MesaW 52–⁠079%
Oct 14vsSouth Dakota MinesW 45–⁠2284%
Oct 21atBlack Hills StateW 42–⁠1780%
Oct 28vsWestern ColoradoW 42–⁠773%
Nov 4vsNew Mexico HighlandsW 77–⁠396%
Nov 11atFort LewisW 82–⁠097%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsAugustana (SD)Division II Championship – Second RoundW 56–⁠1069%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsCentral WashingtonDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 38–⁠1481%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffvsKutztownDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalW 35–⁠770%
Dec 16Bowls & playoffvsHardingDivision II ChampionshipL 7–⁠3856%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harding 38–⁠7 in the Division II Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 on file).

Record
14–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
698–⁠195
Coach
—
Elo
1511 +140 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado School of Mines9–⁠014–⁠1
Western Colorado8–⁠110–⁠2
CSU Pueblo7–⁠28–⁠3
Colorado Mesa5–⁠46–⁠5
Black Hills State5–⁠46–⁠5
South Dakota Mines4–⁠55–⁠6
Chadron State4–⁠55–⁠6
Adams State2–⁠73–⁠8
New Mexico Highlands1–⁠82–⁠9
Fort Lewis0–⁠90–⁠11

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