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2023 Delta State

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Gulf South Conference).

Schedule and results

Delta State in 2023, game by game: won at Missouri S&T 48–20; won at Chowan 42–18; won vs. Mississippi Valley State 35–7; won vs. Shorter 56–20; won at West Alabama 47–17; won at Valdosta State 49–25; won vs. North Greenville 49–27; lost vs. West Florida 21–24; won at West Georgia 47–13; won vs. Mississippi College 41–3; won vs. West Florida 49–14; lost vs. Valdosta State 31–38+38−7Won 48–20 at Missouri S&T+28Missouri S&TWon 42–18 at Chowan+24ChowanWon 35–7 vs. Mississippi Valley State+28Mississippi Val…Won 56–20 vs. Shorter+36ShorterWon 47–17 at West Alabama+30West AlabamaWon 49–25 at Valdosta State+24Valdosta StateWon 49–27 vs. North Greenville+22North GreenvilleLost 21–24 vs. West Florida-3West FloridaWon 47–13 at West Georgia+34West GeorgiaWon 41–3 vs. Mississippi College+38Mississippi Col…Won 49–14 vs. West Florida+35West FloridaLost 31–38 vs. Valdosta State-7Valdosta State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atMissouri S&TW 48–⁠2068%
Sep 9atChowanW 42–⁠1863%
Sep 16vsMississippi Valley StateW 35–⁠777%
Sep 23vsShorterW 56–⁠2082%
Sep 30atWest AlabamaW 47–⁠1766%
Oct 7atValdosta StateW 49–⁠2553%
Oct 14vsNorth GreenvilleW 49–⁠2786%
Oct 21vsWest FloridaL 21–⁠2463%
Nov 4atWest GeorgiaW 47–⁠1355%
Nov 11vsMississippi CollegeW 41–⁠390%
Nov 18Bowls & playoffvsWest FloridaDivision II Championship – First RoundW 49–⁠1463%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsValdosta StateDivision II Championship – Second RoundL 31–⁠3869%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Valdosta State 38–⁠31 in the Division II Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Gulf South Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 18 on file).

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Gulf South Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
515–⁠226
Coach
—
Elo
1433 +143 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Gulf South Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Valdosta State7–⁠112–⁠2
Delta State7–⁠110–⁠2
West Florida6–⁠28–⁠4
West Georgia5–⁠36–⁠4
West Alabama4–⁠45–⁠5
North Greenville4–⁠45–⁠5
Mississippi College2–⁠63–⁠7
Shorter1–⁠73–⁠8
Chowan0–⁠80–⁠10

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