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2023 SUNY Cortland

14–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Empire 8).

Schedule and results

SUNY Cortland in 2023, game by game: won vs. Delaware Valley 42–13; won at Lycoming 62–7; lost vs. Susquehanna 35–38; won at SUNY Morrisville 52–15; won vs. Utica 56–3; won vs. Alfred 59–21; won at St. John Fisher 42–14; won at Hartwick 73–7; won vs. Brockport 41–17; won at Ithaca 38–28; won at Endicott 23–17; won vs. Grove City 25–24; won at Alma 58–41; won vs. Randolph Macon 49–14; won at North Central College 38–37+66−3Won 42–13 vs. Delaware Valley+29Delaware ValleyWon 62–7 at Lycoming+55LycomingLost 35–38 vs. Susquehanna-3SusquehannaWon 52–15 at SUNY Morrisville+37SUNY MorrisvilleWon 56–3 vs. Utica+53UticaWon 59–21 vs. Alfred+38AlfredWon 42–14 at St. John Fisher+28St. John FisherWon 73–7 at Hartwick+66HartwickWon 41–17 vs. Brockport+24BrockportWon 38–28 at Ithaca+10IthacaWon 23–17 at Endicott+6EndicottWon 25–24 vs. Grove City+1Grove CityWon 58–41 at Alma+17AlmaWon 49–14 vs. Randolph Macon+35Randolph MaconWon 38–37 at North Central College+1North Central C…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsDelaware ValleyW 42–⁠1347%
Sep 9atLycomingW 62–⁠772%
Sep 16vsSusquehannaL 35–⁠3853%
Sep 30atSUNY MorrisvilleW 52–⁠1562%
Oct 7vsUticaW 56–⁠363%
Oct 14vsAlfredW 59–⁠2184%
Oct 21atSt. John FisherW 42–⁠1470%
Oct 28atHartwickW 73–⁠788%
Nov 4vsBrockportW 41–⁠1764%
Nov 11atIthacaW 38–⁠2844%
Nov 18Bowls & playoffatEndicottDivision III Championship – First RoundW 23–⁠1749%
Nov 25Bowls & playoffvsGrove CityDivision III Championship – Second RoundW 25–⁠2468%
Dec 2Bowls & playoffatAlmaDivision III Championship – Quarterfinal, CFP QuarterfinalW 58–⁠4142%
Dec 9Bowls & playoffvsRandolph MaconDivision III Championship, CFP SemifinalW 49–⁠1455%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffatNorth Central CollegeDivision III ChampionshipW 38–⁠3734%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat North Central College 38–⁠37 in the Division III Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; first in the Empire 8.

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

Record
14–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Empire 8
AP final
Unranked
Points
693–⁠296
Coach
—
Elo
1441 +284 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 Empire 8 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SUNY Cortland6–⁠014–⁠1
Brockport5–⁠18–⁠2
Utica4–⁠28–⁠2
St. John Fisher2–⁠45–⁠5
SUNY Morrisville2–⁠44–⁠6
Alfred2–⁠44–⁠6
Hartwick0–⁠61–⁠9

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