2023 Northwestern State
0–11 (0–7 Southland Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 0–6, over six games to the 11 on file here. Share
Schedule and results
- Most excitingLost to Eastern Illinois 10–19Sep 30
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Louisiana | L 13–38 | 12% |
| Sep 9 | at Louisiana Tech | L 21–51 | 22% |
| Sep 16 | vs Stephen F. Austin | L 7–41 | 41% |
| Sep 30 | vs Eastern Illinois | L 10–19 | 53% |
| Oct 7 | at Lamar | L 13–27 | 45% |
| Oct 14 | at Nicholls | L 0–1 | 26% |
| Oct 19 | vs SE Louisiana | L 20–37 | 41% |
| Oct 28 | at McNeese | L 0–1 | 42% |
| Nov 4 | vs Houston Christian | L 0–1 | 42% |
| Nov 11 | at Incarnate Word | L 0–1 | 9% |
| Nov 18 | vs East Texas A&M | L 0–1 | 56% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to East Texas A&M 1–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southland Conference.
In program history: The 55th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 75 on file).
- Record
- 0–11
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Southland Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 84–218
- Coach
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- Elo
- 1097 −144 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −36.0 No. 95 of 128 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinator
- Beau Blair
- Defensive coordinator
- Weston Glaser
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 3–3–5
Leaders
| Passing yards | Tyler Vander Waal QB | 555 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Tyler Vander Waal QB | 3 TD |
| Rushing yards | Darius Boone RB | 177 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Chance Newman QB | 2 TD |
| Receiving yards | Zach Patterson WR | 188 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Scooter Adams RB | 2 TD |
| Tackles | Jaeden Ward LB | 11 tkl |
| Sacks | Donovan Green DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Daniel Dufour CB | 1 INT |
Transfers in 1
The 2023 portal Trevion Sneed DE | ★★★ | from  SMU |
Transfers out 1
 Javon Antonio WR | ★★★ | to  Colorado |
2023 Southland Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholls | 7–0 | 7–5 | |
| Incarnate Word | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| Lamar | 5–2 | 6–5 | |
| Houston Christian | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
| SE Louisiana | 3–4 | 3–8 | |
| East Texas A&M | 2–5 | 2–9 | |
| McNeese | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Northwestern State | 0–7 | 0–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.