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2023 Saint Francis

4–⁠6 (4–⁠3 Northeast Conference).

Schedule and results

Saint Francis in 2023, game by game: lost at Western Michigan 17–35; lost at Robert Morris 21–31; lost at Delaware 14–42; lost vs. Sacred Heart 34–37; won at Stonehill 15–10; won vs. Wagner 31–7; lost at Duquesne 35–38; won vs. Merrimack 28–21; lost vs. Long Island University 28–29; won at Central Connecticut 49–14+35−28Lost 17–35 at Western Michigan-18Western MichiganLost 21–31 at Robert Morris-10Robert MorrisLost 14–42 at Delaware-28DelawareLost 34–37 vs. Sacred Heart-3Sacred HeartWon 15–10 at Stonehill+5StonehillWon 31–7 vs. Wagner+24WagnerLost 35–38 at Duquesne-3DuquesneWon 28–21 vs. Merrimack+7MerrimackLost 28–29 vs. Long Island University-1Long Island Uni…Won 49–14 at Central Connecticut+35Central Connect…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31atWestern MichiganL 17–⁠3532%
Sep 9atRobert MorrisL 21–⁠3174%
Sep 16atDelawareL 14–⁠4235%
Sep 23vsSacred HeartL 34–⁠3772%
Sep 30atStonehillW 15–⁠1053%
Oct 12vsWagnerW 31–⁠777%
Oct 21atDuquesneL 35–⁠3845%
Oct 28vsMerrimackW 28–⁠2153%
Nov 4vsLong Island UniversityL 28–⁠2977%
Nov 18atCentral ConnecticutW 49–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Central Connecticut 49–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Northeast Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 2nd in Northeast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠264
Coach
—
Elo
1336 −50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−33.6 No. 85 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2023 Northeast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duquesne6–⁠17–⁠5
Stonehill4–⁠35–⁠5
Merrimack4–⁠35–⁠6
Saint Francis4–⁠34–⁠6
Long Island University4–⁠34–⁠7
Wagner3–⁠44–⁠7
Sacred Heart2–⁠52–⁠9
Central Connecticut1–⁠63–⁠8

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