2023 Lindenwood

3–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Big South–OVC Football Association).

Schedule and results

Lindenwood in 2023, game by game: won vs. Wisconsin Stevens Point 77–9; lost at Southeast Missouri State 7–45; won at Western Illinois 43–40; lost at Illinois State 17–48; lost vs. Austin Peay 10–52; won vs. Tennessee Tech 23–0; lost at Charleston Southern 10–24; lost at Tennessee State 20–43; lost vs. Eastern Illinois 10–16; lost vs. Bryant 3–38+68−42Won 77–9 vs. Wisconsin Stevens Point+68Wisconsin Steve…Lost 7–45 at Southeast Missouri State-38Southeast Misso…Won 43–40 at Western Illinois+3Western IllinoisLost 17–48 at Illinois State-31Illinois StateLost 10–52 vs. Austin Peay-42Austin PeayWon 23–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+23Tennessee TechLost 10–24 at Charleston Southern-14Charleston Sout…Lost 20–43 at Tennessee State-23Tennessee StateLost 10–16 vs. Eastern Illinois-6Eastern IllinoisLost 3–38 vs. Bryant-35Bryant
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Bryant 38–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Big South–OVC Football Association.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 8 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 9th in Big South–OVC Football Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠315
Coach
—
Elo
1158 −132 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−40.6 No. 114 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Dusty Hovorka
Defensive coordinator
Eric Inama

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Steve Hall RB★★No. 2678

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.790

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2023 Big South–OVC Football Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UT Martin5–⁠18–⁠3
Gardner-Webb4–⁠17–⁠5
Eastern Illinois3–⁠28–⁠3
Bryant3–⁠26–⁠5
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠24–⁠7
Charleston Southern2–⁠34–⁠7
Tennessee State2–⁠46–⁠5
Tennessee Tech1–⁠44–⁠7
Lindenwood1–⁠53–⁠7

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