2023 Lake Forest

7–⁠3 (6–⁠3 Midwest Conference).

Schedule and results

Lake Forest in 2023, game by game: won at Wisconsin Lutheran 24–0; won at Illinois College 37–6; won vs. Cornell (IA) 41–7; won at Knox 50–0; won vs. Lawrence 76–0; won vs. Grinnell 47–0; lost at Ripon 0–12; won vs. Beloit 41–0; lost at Monmouth (IL) 14–16; lost vs. Chicago 14–15+76−12Won 24–0 at Wisconsin Lutheran+24Wisconsin Luthe…Won 37–6 at Illinois College+31Illinois CollegeWon 41–7 vs. Cornell (IA)+34Cornell (IA)Won 50–0 at Knox+50KnoxWon 76–0 vs. Lawrence+76LawrenceWon 47–0 vs. Grinnell+47GrinnellLost 0–12 at Ripon-12RiponWon 41–0 vs. Beloit+41BeloitLost 14–16 at Monmouth (IL)-2Monmouth (IL)Lost 14–15 vs. Chicago-1Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 15–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Midwest Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Midwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
344–⁠56
Coach
—
Elo
1243 +46 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Midwest Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Illinois College8–⁠19–⁠2
Monmouth (IL)8–⁠18–⁠2
Lake Forest6–⁠37–⁠3
Cornell (IA)6–⁠36–⁠4
Chicago6–⁠36–⁠4
Ripon5–⁠45–⁠5
Knox3–⁠63–⁠7
Grinnell2–⁠72–⁠8
Beloit1–⁠82–⁠8
Lawrence0–⁠90–⁠10

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