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2023 Simpson (IA)

3–⁠7 (2–⁠6 American Rivers Conference).

Schedule and results

Simpson (IA) in 2023, game by game: lost vs. Augustana (IL) 27–49; won at Crown 48–46; lost vs. Nebraska Wesleyan 13–21; lost vs. Wartburg 0–63; won at Buena Vista 55–28; lost vs. Coe 0–28; won at Luther 56–14; lost vs. Dubuque 21–45; lost at Loras 16–82; lost vs. Central College 14–69+42−66Lost 27–49 vs. Augustana (IL)-22Augustana (IL)Won 48–46 at Crown+2CrownLost 13–21 vs. Nebraska Wesleyan-8Nebraska Wesley…Lost 0–63 vs. Wartburg-63WartburgWon 55–28 at Buena Vista+27Buena VistaLost 0–28 vs. Coe-28CoeWon 56–14 at Luther+42LutherLost 21–45 vs. Dubuque-24DubuqueLost 16–82 at Loras-66LorasLost 14–69 vs. Central College-55Central College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsAugustana (IL)L 27–⁠4947%
Sep 9atCrownW 48–⁠4641%
Sep 16vsNebraska WesleyanL 13–⁠2146%
Sep 23vsWartburgL 0–⁠6316%
Sep 30atBuena VistaW 55–⁠2836%
Oct 14vsCoeL 0–⁠2823%
Oct 21atLutherW 56–⁠1455%
Oct 28vsDubuqueL 21–⁠4540%
Nov 4atLorasL 16–⁠8230%
Nov 11vsCentral CollegeL 14–⁠6921%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central College 69–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Rivers Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 37 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 6th in American Rivers Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
250–⁠445
Coach
—
Elo
908 −47 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 American Rivers Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wartburg8–⁠013–⁠1
Coe7–⁠19–⁠2
Central College6–⁠28–⁠2
Dubuque5–⁠35–⁠5
Loras4–⁠45–⁠5
Nebraska Wesleyan2–⁠64–⁠6
Simpson (IA)2–⁠63–⁠7
Buena Vista2–⁠62–⁠8
Luther0–⁠80–⁠10

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