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2023 Slippery Rock

12–⁠2 (9–⁠1 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Slippery Rock in 2023, game by game: won vs. Wayne State (MI) 28–17; won vs. West Chester 49–24; won vs. Millersville 42–21; won at Seton Hill 35–14; won vs. IU Pennsylvania 42–21; won at Mercyhurst 75–31; won at Gannon 49–24; won vs. California (PA) 42–21; won vs. Clarion 42–14; won at Edinboro 56–18; lost at Kutztown 7–31; won vs. East Stroudsburg 45–14; won at Tiffin 45–35; lost vs. Kutztown 16–28+44−24Won 28–17 vs. Wayne State (MI)+11Wayne State (MI)Won 49–24 vs. West Chester+25West ChesterWon 42–21 vs. Millersville+21MillersvilleWon 35–14 at Seton Hill+21Seton HillWon 42–21 vs. IU Pennsylvania+21IU PennsylvaniaWon 75–31 at Mercyhurst+44MercyhurstWon 49–24 at Gannon+25GannonWon 42–21 vs. California (PA)+21California (PA)Won 42–14 vs. Clarion+28ClarionWon 56–18 at Edinboro+38EdinboroLost 7–31 at Kutztown-24KutztownWon 45–14 vs. East Stroudsburg+31East StroudsburgWon 45–35 at Tiffin+10TiffinLost 16–28 vs. Kutztown-12Kutztown
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsWayne State (MI)W 28–⁠1783%
Sep 9vsWest ChesterW 49–⁠2469%
Sep 16vsMillersvilleW 42–⁠2175%
Sep 23atSeton HillW 35–⁠1477%
Sep 30vsIU PennsylvaniaW 42–⁠2163%
Oct 7atMercyhurstW 75–⁠3183%
Oct 14atGannonW 49–⁠2466%
Oct 21vsCalifornia (PA)W 42–⁠2170%
Oct 28vsClarionW 42–⁠1493%
Nov 4atEdinboroW 56–⁠1887%
Nov 11atKutztownL 7–⁠3154%
Nov 18Bowls & playoffvsEast StroudsburgDivision II Championship – First RoundW 45–⁠1472%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffatTiffinDivision II Championship – Second RoundW 45–⁠3540%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffvsKutztownDivision II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalL 16–⁠2862%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kutztown 28–⁠16 in the Division II Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
9–⁠1 shared first in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
573–⁠313
Coach
—
Elo
1401 +117 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference standings

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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.