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2023 St. Olaf

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Minnesota Conference).

Schedule and results

St. Olaf in 2023, game by game: lost vs. Central College 24–34; won at Luther 52–21; won vs. Macalester 38–13; won at Hamline 49–25; lost at Carleton 31–33; won at St. Scholastica 37–17; lost vs. Augsburg 36–56; lost vs. Gustavus Adolphus 40–41; lost vs. Saint John’s (MN) 10–49; won at Hamline 28–7+31−39Lost 24–34 vs. Central College-10Central CollegeWon 52–21 at Luther+31LutherWon 38–13 vs. Macalester+25MacalesterWon 49–25 at Hamline+24HamlineLost 31–33 at Carleton-2CarletonWon 37–17 at St. Scholastica+20St. ScholasticaLost 36–56 vs. Augsburg-20AugsburgLost 40–41 vs. Gustavus Adolphus-1Gustavus Adolph…Lost 10–49 vs. Saint John’s (MN)-39Saint John’s (M…Won 28–7 at Hamline+21Hamline
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsCentral CollegeL 24–⁠3444%
Sep 9atLutherW 52–⁠2145%
Sep 23vsMacalesterW 38–⁠1347%
Sep 30atHamlineW 49–⁠2544%
Oct 7atCarletonL 31–⁠3327%
Oct 14atSt. ScholasticaW 37–⁠1763%
Oct 21vsAugsburgL 36–⁠5659%
Oct 28vsGustavus AdolphusL 40–⁠4143%
Nov 4vsSaint John’s (MN)L 10–⁠4937%
Nov 11Bowls & playoffatHamlineW 28–⁠750%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Hamline 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Minnesota Conference.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 5 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 7th in Minnesota Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
345–⁠296
Coach
—
Elo
1077 +68 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Minnesota Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Saint John’s (MN)6–⁠18–⁠2
Bethel (MN)6–⁠18–⁠3
Gustavus Adolphus5–⁠26–⁠4
Carleton4–⁠37–⁠3
Augsburg4–⁠36–⁠4
Concordia (MN)4–⁠35–⁠5
St. Olaf3–⁠45–⁠5
Hamline2–⁠54–⁠6
St. Scholastica1–⁠62–⁠8
Macalester0–⁠73–⁠7

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