2023 Minnesota State

9–⁠3 (8–⁠2 Northern Sun Conference).

Schedule and results

Minnesota State in 2023, game by game: won at Sioux Falls 54–26; won vs. Wayne State (NE) 31–14; won at Minot State 52–25; won vs. Concordia St. Paul 42–10; won at Bemidji State 27–24; won vs. Minnesota St Moorhead 24–21; won vs. Western Oregon 45–14; lost at Augustana (SD) 10–28; won vs. Southwest Minnesota State 30–12; won at Winona State 49–42; lost vs. Minnesota Duluth 21–33; lost at Augustana (SD) 24–51+32−27Won 54–26 at Sioux Falls+28Sioux FallsWon 31–14 vs. Wayne State (NE)+17Wayne State (NE)Won 52–25 at Minot State+27Minot StateWon 42–10 vs. Concordia St. Paul+32Concordia St. P…Won 27–24 at Bemidji State+3Bemidji StateWon 24–21 vs. Minnesota St Moorhead+3Minnesota St Mo…Won 45–14 vs. Western Oregon+31Western OregonLost 10–28 at Augustana (SD)-18Augustana (SD)Won 30–12 vs. Southwest Minnesota State+18Southwest Minne…Won 49–42 at Winona State+7Winona StateLost 21–33 vs. Minnesota Duluth-12Minnesota DuluthLost 24–51 at Augustana (SD)-27Augustana (SD)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Augustana (SD) 51–⁠24 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Northern Sun Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Northern Sun Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
409–⁠300
Coach
—
Elo
1315 +30 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Northern Sun Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Augustana (SD)9–⁠111–⁠2
Minnesota Duluth8–⁠29–⁠2
Bemidji State8–⁠29–⁠3
Minnesota State8–⁠29–⁠3
Wayne State (NE)7–⁠38–⁠3
Minnesota St Moorhead6–⁠47–⁠4
Winona State5–⁠55–⁠6
Northern State4–⁠65–⁠6
Sioux Falls3–⁠73–⁠8
Concordia St. Paul3–⁠83–⁠8
University of Mary2–⁠82–⁠9
Southwest Minnesota State2–⁠82–⁠9
Minot State1–⁠91–⁠10
Upper Iowa0–⁠13–⁠8

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