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2023 Mars Hill

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

Schedule and results

Mars Hill in 2023, game by game: won vs. Wingate 15–10; won at Catawba 35–20; won vs. Barton 16–14; lost at Limestone 23–27; won vs. Erskine 38–3; won at Emory & Henry 24–14; won at Carson Newman 21–17; won vs. UVA Wise 49–18; lost at Tusculum 27–29; won vs. Newberry 21–14+35−4Won 15–10 vs. Wingate+5WingateWon 35–20 at Catawba+15CatawbaWon 16–14 vs. Barton+2BartonLost 23–27 at Limestone-4LimestoneWon 38–3 vs. Erskine+35ErskineWon 24–14 at Emory & Henry+10Emory & HenryWon 21–17 at Carson Newman+4Carson NewmanWon 49–18 vs. UVA Wise+31UVA WiseLost 27–29 at Tusculum-2TusculumWon 21–14 vs. Newberry+7Newberry
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsWingateW 15–⁠1048%
Sep 16atCatawbaW 35–⁠2068%
Sep 23vsBartonW 16–⁠1467%
Sep 30atLimestoneL 23–⁠2755%
Oct 7vsErskineW 38–⁠389%
Oct 14atEmory & HenryW 24–⁠1458%
Oct 21atCarson NewmanW 21–⁠1764%
Oct 28vsUVA WiseW 49–⁠1888%
Nov 4atTusculumL 27–⁠2955%
Nov 11vsNewberryW 21–⁠1475%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Newberry 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the South Atlantic Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 21 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠2 3rd in South Atlantic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
269–⁠166
Coach
—
Elo
1310 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

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.