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2023 Linfield

8–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Northwest Conference).

Schedule and results

Linfield in 2023, game by game: won at Denison 28–14; won at Redlands 17–10; won vs. Willamette 70–14; won at Lewis & Clark 57–15; won vs. George Fox 41–13; won at Puget Sound 55–6; won vs. Pacific (OR) 42–27; won at Pacific Lutheran 42–19; lost vs. Whitworth 24–28+56−4Won 28–14 at Denison+14DenisonWon 17–10 at Redlands+7RedlandsWon 70–14 vs. Willamette+56WillametteWon 57–15 at Lewis & Clark+42Lewis & ClarkWon 41–13 vs. George Fox+28George FoxWon 55–6 at Puget Sound+49Puget SoundWon 42–27 vs. Pacific (OR)+15Pacific (OR)Won 42–19 at Pacific Lutheran+23Pacific LutheranLost 24–28 vs. Whitworth-4Whitworth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atDenisonW 28–⁠1446%
Sep 16atRedlandsW 17–⁠1057%
Sep 30vsWillametteW 70–⁠1489%
Oct 7atLewis & ClarkW 57–⁠1573%
Oct 14vsGeorge FoxW 41–⁠1383%
Oct 21atPuget SoundW 55–⁠683%
Oct 28vsPacific (OR)W 42–⁠2789%
Nov 4atPacific LutheranW 42–⁠1971%
Nov 11vsWhitworthL 24–⁠2867%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Whitworth 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Northwest Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 12 on file).

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Northwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
376–⁠146
Coach
—
Elo
1294 +95 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Northwest Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Whitworth7–⁠010–⁠1
Linfield6–⁠18–⁠1
Pacific Lutheran4–⁠35–⁠5
Lewis & Clark5–⁠45–⁠5
George Fox4–⁠44–⁠6
Puget Sound3–⁠53–⁠6
Pacific (OR)2–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1
Willamette0–⁠81–⁠9

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