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2023 Northwestern (MN)

6–⁠4 (5–⁠1 Upper Midwest Conference).

Schedule and results

Northwestern (MN) in 2023, game by game: lost at Augsburg 10–52; won vs. Concordia (WI) 26–10; lost vs. Wisconsin River Falls 3–75; lost at Hope 17–54; won at Martin Luther 42–38; won vs. Crown 47–23; won at Greenville 32–12; won vs. Martin Luther 21–14; won vs. Westminster (MO) 36–18; lost at Minnesota Morris 39–42+24−72Lost 10–52 at Augsburg-42AugsburgWon 26–10 vs. Concordia (WI)+16Concordia (WI)Lost 3–75 vs. Wisconsin River Falls-72Wisconsin River…Lost 17–54 at Hope-37HopeWon 42–38 at Martin Luther+4Martin LutherWon 47–23 vs. Crown+24CrownWon 32–12 at Greenville+20GreenvilleWon 21–14 vs. Martin Luther+7Martin LutherWon 36–18 vs. Westminster (MO)+18Westminster (MO)Lost 39–42 at Minnesota Morris-3Minnesota Morris
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atAugsburgL 10–⁠5236%
Sep 9vsConcordia (WI)W 26–⁠1040%
Sep 16vsWisconsin River FallsL 3–⁠7543%
Sep 23atHopeL 17–⁠5429%
Sep 30atMartin LutherW 42–⁠3855%
Oct 7vsCrownW 47–⁠2373%
Oct 21atGreenvilleW 32–⁠1242%
Oct 28vsMartin LutherW 21–⁠1477%
Nov 4vsWestminster (MO)W 36–⁠1887%
Nov 11atMinnesota MorrisL 39–⁠4242%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Minnesota Morris 42–⁠39; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Upper Midwest Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠1 2nd in Upper Midwest Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
273–⁠338
Coach
—
Elo
1056 +25 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Upper Midwest Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Minnesota Morris6–⁠07–⁠4
Northwestern (MN)5–⁠16–⁠4
Greenville2–⁠35–⁠5
Martin Luther2–⁠42–⁠8
Crown1–⁠41–⁠8
Westminster (MO)1–⁠51–⁠8

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