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2023 Shepherd

9–⁠3 (8–⁠2 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Shepherd in 2023, game by game: won vs. Southern Connecticut State 27–26; won at Edinboro 35–28; won at California (PA) 44–34; lost vs. Kutztown 3–20; won vs. Shippensburg 30–23; won at Lock Haven 27–10; won at Millersville 33–17; won vs. West Chester 59–21; lost at Bloomsburg 10–14; won vs. East Stroudsburg 44–17; won vs. Mercyhurst 49–25; lost at Lenoir Rhyne 17–63+38−46Won 27–26 vs. Southern Connecticut State+1Southern Connec…Won 35–28 at Edinboro+7EdinboroWon 44–34 at California (PA)+10California (PA)Lost 3–20 vs. Kutztown-17KutztownWon 30–23 vs. Shippensburg+7ShippensburgWon 27–10 at Lock Haven+17Lock HavenWon 33–17 at Millersville+16MillersvilleWon 59–21 vs. West Chester+38West ChesterLost 10–14 at Bloomsburg-4BloomsburgWon 44–17 vs. East Stroudsburg+27East StroudsburgWon 49–25 vs. Mercyhurst+24MercyhurstLost 17–63 at Lenoir Rhyne-46Lenoir Rhyne
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSouthern Connecticut StateW 27–⁠2687%
Sep 9atEdinboroW 35–⁠2877%
Sep 16atCalifornia (PA)W 44–⁠3460%
Sep 23vsKutztownL 3–⁠2077%
Sep 30vsShippensburgW 30–⁠2381%
Oct 7atLock HavenW 27–⁠1083%
Oct 14atMillersvilleW 33–⁠1773%
Oct 21vsWest ChesterW 59–⁠2180%
Oct 28atBloomsburgL 10–⁠1486%
Nov 4vsEast StroudsburgW 44–⁠1768%
Nov 11vsMercyhurstW 49–⁠2593%
Nov 18Bowls & playoffatLenoir RhyneDivision II Championship – First RoundL 17–⁠6338%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lenoir Rhyne 63–⁠17 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 10 on file).

Record
9–⁠3
Conference
8–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
378–⁠298
Coach
—
Elo
1342 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Slippery Rock9–⁠112–⁠2
Kutztown9–⁠112–⁠3
East Stroudsburg8–⁠29–⁠3
Shepherd8–⁠29–⁠3
California (PA)7–⁠37–⁠3–⁠1
Seton Hill6–⁠46–⁠5
IU Pennsylvania5–⁠56–⁠5
West Chester5–⁠56–⁠5
Gannon5–⁠55–⁠6
Lock Haven4–⁠65–⁠6
Edinboro3–⁠73–⁠8
Shippensburg3–⁠73–⁠8
Bloomsburg3–⁠73–⁠8
Millersville2–⁠83–⁠8
Mercyhurst2–⁠82–⁠9
Clarion1–⁠92–⁠9

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