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2023 Lenoir Rhyne

13–⁠2 (8–⁠1 South Atlantic Conference).

Schedule and results

Lenoir Rhyne in 2023, game by game: won vs. St. Augustine’s 45–7; won at Fayetteville State 24–10; won vs. Erskine 62–0; won at Carson Newman 24–7; won vs. UVA Wise 56–3; won at Limestone 31–28; won vs. Barton 47–3; won at Newberry 24–10; lost at Wingate 30–34; won vs. Catawba 28–7; won at Tusculum 48–7; won vs. Shepherd 63–17; won at Benedict 35–25; won vs. Valdosta State 35–7; lost at Harding 14–55+62−41Won 45–7 vs. St. Augustine’s+38St. Augustine’sWon 24–10 at Fayetteville State+14Fayetteville St…Won 62–0 vs. Erskine+62ErskineWon 24–7 at Carson Newman+17Carson NewmanWon 56–3 vs. UVA Wise+53UVA WiseWon 31–28 at Limestone+3LimestoneWon 47–3 vs. Barton+44BartonWon 24–10 at Newberry+14NewberryLost 30–34 at Wingate-4WingateWon 28–7 vs. Catawba+21CatawbaWon 48–7 at Tusculum+41TusculumWon 63–17 vs. Shepherd+46ShepherdWon 35–25 at Benedict+10BenedictWon 35–7 vs. Valdosta State+28Valdosta StateLost 14–55 at Harding-41Harding
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSt. Augustine’sW 45–⁠788%
Sep 9atFayetteville StateW 24–⁠1052%
Sep 16vsErskineW 62–⁠090%
Sep 23atCarson NewmanW 24–⁠768%
Sep 30vsUVA WiseW 56–⁠387%
Oct 7atLimestoneW 31–⁠2860%
Oct 14vsBartonW 47–⁠371%
Oct 21atNewberryW 24–⁠1065%
Oct 28atWingateL 30–⁠3451%
Nov 4vsCatawbaW 28–⁠788%
Nov 11atTusculumW 48–⁠762%
Nov 18Bowls & playoffvsShepherdDivision II Championship – First RoundW 63–⁠1762%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffatBenedictDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 35–⁠2543%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsValdosta StateDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 35–⁠764%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffatHardingDivision II Championship, CFP SemifinalL 14–⁠5543%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Harding 55–⁠14 in the Division II Championship, CFP Semifinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the South Atlantic Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 38 on file).

Record
13–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 shared first in South Atlantic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
566–⁠220
Coach
—
Elo
1450 +182 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

Transfers in 0

The 2023 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 1

Ezekiel Durham-Campbell DE★★to Louisiana Tech

2023 South Atlantic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Lenoir Rhyne8–⁠113–⁠2
Limestone8–⁠18–⁠4
Mars Hill8–⁠28–⁠2
Wingate7–⁠38–⁠3
Tusculum6–⁠36–⁠5
Barton4–⁠56–⁠5
Carson Newman4–⁠55–⁠6
Emory & Henry3–⁠65–⁠6
Catawba3–⁠65–⁠6
Newberry3–⁠64–⁠7
UVA Wise1–⁠82–⁠9
Erskine0–⁠90–⁠11

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