2023 South Dakota Mines

5–⁠6 (4–⁠5 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

South Dakota Mines in 2023, game by game: won vs. Valley City State 31–14; lost at Truman State 24–28; lost vs. Colorado Mesa 30–38; won at New Mexico Highlands 42–7; won at Black Hills State 49–14; lost vs. Western Colorado 20–43; lost at Colorado School of Mines 22–45; won vs. Fort Lewis 48–10; won at Adams State 63–9; lost vs. CSU Pueblo 28–35; lost at Chadron State 19–27+54−23Won 31–14 vs. Valley City State+17Valley City Sta…Lost 24–28 at Truman State-4Truman StateLost 30–38 vs. Colorado Mesa-8Colorado MesaWon 42–7 at New Mexico Highlands+35New Mexico High…Won 49–14 at Black Hills State+35Black Hills Sta…Lost 20–43 vs. Western Colorado-23Western ColoradoLost 22–45 at Colorado School of Mines-23Colorado School…Won 48–10 vs. Fort Lewis+38Fort LewisWon 63–9 at Adams State+54Adams StateLost 28–35 vs. CSU Pueblo-7CSU PuebloLost 19–27 at Chadron State-8Chadron State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chadron State 27–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 11 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠5 tied for 6th in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
376–⁠270
Coach
—
Elo
1193 −8 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Rocky Mountain Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Colorado School of Mines9–⁠014–⁠1
Western Colorado8–⁠110–⁠2
CSU Pueblo7–⁠28–⁠3
Colorado Mesa5–⁠46–⁠5
Black Hills State5–⁠46–⁠5
South Dakota Mines4–⁠55–⁠6
Chadron State4–⁠55–⁠6
Adams State2–⁠73–⁠8
New Mexico Highlands1–⁠82–⁠9
Fort Lewis0–⁠90–⁠11

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