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2023 North Central College

14–⁠1 (9–⁠0 CCIW).

Schedule and results

North Central College in 2023, game by game: won vs. Roosevelt 41–7; won vs. Carthage 70–0; won at Elmhurst 59–6; won at Wheaton (IL) 54–35; won vs. Carroll (WI) 69–24; won at Millikin 75–3; won vs. Washington St. Louis 49–3; won at North Park 56–0; won vs. Illinois Wesleyan 83–26; won at Augustana (IL) 61–17; won vs. Belhaven 65–0; won vs. Trinity (TX) 71–28; won at Wisconsin La Crosse 55–42; won vs. Wartburg 34–27; lost vs. SUNY Cortland 37–38+72−1Won 41–7 vs. Roosevelt+34RooseveltWon 70–0 vs. Carthage+70CarthageWon 59–6 at Elmhurst+53ElmhurstWon 54–35 at Wheaton (IL)+19Wheaton (IL)Won 69–24 vs. Carroll (WI)+45Carroll (WI)Won 75–3 at Millikin+72MillikinWon 49–3 vs. Washington St. Louis+46Washington St. …Won 56–0 at North Park+56North ParkWon 83–26 vs. Illinois Wesleyan+57Illinois Wesley…Won 61–17 at Augustana (IL)+44Augustana (IL)Won 65–0 vs. Belhaven+65BelhavenWon 71–28 vs. Trinity (TX)+43Trinity (TX)Won 55–42 at Wisconsin La Crosse+13Wisconsin La Cr…Won 34–27 vs. Wartburg+7WartburgLost 37–38 vs. SUNY Cortland-1SUNY Cortland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsRooseveltW 41–⁠765%
Sep 16vsCarthageW 70–⁠091%
Sep 23atElmhurstW 59–⁠690%
Sep 30atWheaton (IL)W 54–⁠3564%
Oct 7vsCarroll (WI)W 69–⁠2484%
Oct 14atMillikinW 75–⁠393%
Oct 21vsWashington St. LouisW 49–⁠379%
Oct 28atNorth ParkW 56–⁠088%
Nov 4vsIllinois WesleyanW 83–⁠2693%
Nov 11atAugustana (IL)W 61–⁠1772%
Nov 18Bowls & playoffvsBelhavenDivision III Championship – First RoundW 65–⁠080%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsTrinity (TX)Division III Championship – Second RoundW 71–⁠2872%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffatWisconsin La CrosseDivision III Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 55–⁠4262%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffvsWartburgDivision III Championship, CFP SemifinalW 34–⁠2770%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsSUNY CortlandDivision III ChampionshipL 37–⁠3866%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SUNY Cortland 38–⁠37 in the Division III Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the CCIW.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 13 on file).

Record
14–⁠1
Conference
9–⁠0 first in CCIW
AP final
Unranked
Points
879–⁠256
Coach
—
Elo
1482 +176 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 CCIW standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Central College9–⁠014–⁠1
Wheaton (IL)8–⁠110–⁠2
Augustana (IL)7–⁠28–⁠2
Washington St. Louis6–⁠37–⁠3
Carroll (WI)4–⁠55–⁠5
North Park4–⁠55–⁠5
Illinois Wesleyan3–⁠63–⁠7
Carthage3–⁠63–⁠7
Elmhurst1–⁠82–⁠8
Millikin0–⁠90–⁠10

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