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2023 Denison

7–⁠3 (6–⁠2 North Coast Conference).

Schedule and results

Denison in 2023, game by game: won at Capital 45–35; lost vs. Linfield 14–28; won at Oberlin 70–0; won at Hiram 55–24; lost vs. Wittenberg 24–27; lost at DePauw 6–17; won vs. Wabash 28–24; won vs. Wooster 35–31; won at Kenyon 38–15; won vs. Ohio Wesleyan 29–26+70−14Won 45–35 at Capital+10CapitalLost 14–28 vs. Linfield-14LinfieldWon 70–0 at Oberlin+70OberlinWon 55–24 at Hiram+31HiramLost 24–27 vs. Wittenberg-3WittenbergLost 6–17 at DePauw-11DePauwWon 28–24 vs. Wabash+4WabashWon 35–31 vs. Wooster+4WoosterWon 38–15 at Kenyon+23KenyonWon 29–26 vs. Ohio Wesleyan+3Ohio Wesleyan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atCapitalW 45–⁠3577%
Sep 9vsLinfieldL 14–⁠2854%
Sep 16atOberlinW 70–⁠070%
Sep 23atHiramW 55–⁠2467%
Sep 30vsWittenbergL 24–⁠2771%
Oct 7atDePauwL 6–⁠1733%
Oct 14vsWabashW 28–⁠2452%
Oct 21vsWoosterW 35–⁠3177%
Nov 4atKenyonW 38–⁠1577%
Nov 11vsOhio WesleyanW 29–⁠2670%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio Wesleyan 29–⁠26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the North Coast Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 16 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in North Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠227
Coach
—
Elo
1192 +33 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 North Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
DePauw8–⁠010–⁠1
Denison6–⁠27–⁠3
Wabash6–⁠27–⁠3
Wittenberg6–⁠27–⁠3
Ohio Wesleyan4–⁠45–⁠5
Wooster3–⁠54–⁠6
Kenyon2–⁠62–⁠8
Hiram1–⁠71–⁠9
Oberlin0–⁠81–⁠9
Hilbert0–⁠00–⁠8

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