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2023 Tufts

6–⁠3 (6–⁠3 NESCAC).

Schedule and results

Tufts in 2023, game by game: lost at Trinity (CT) 19–44; won vs. Bates 44–16; won vs. Williams 28–10; won at Bowdoin 24–10; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 49–14; won at Amherst 34–14; lost at Hamilton 34–36; won vs. Colby 38–0; lost at Middlebury 10–19+38−25Lost 19–44 at Trinity (CT)-25Trinity (CT)Won 44–16 vs. Bates+28BatesWon 28–10 vs. Williams+18WilliamsWon 24–10 at Bowdoin+14BowdoinWon 49–14 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+35Wesleyan (CT)Won 34–14 at Amherst+20AmherstLost 34–36 at Hamilton-2HamiltonWon 38–0 vs. Colby+38ColbyLost 10–19 at Middlebury-9Middlebury
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16atTrinity (CT)L 19–⁠4437%
Sep 23vsBatesW 44–⁠1676%
Sep 30vsWilliamsW 28–⁠1070%
Oct 7atBowdoinW 24–⁠1054%
Oct 14vsWesleyan (CT)W 49–⁠1471%
Oct 21atAmherstW 34–⁠1470%
Oct 28atHamiltonL 34–⁠3677%
Nov 4vsColbyW 38–⁠079%
Nov 11atMiddleburyL 10–⁠1944%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Middlebury 19–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the NESCAC.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 59 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠3 tied for 3rd in NESCAC
AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠163
Coach
—
Elo
1244 +44 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 NESCAC standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Trinity (CT)7–⁠18–⁠1
Middlebury7–⁠18–⁠1
Wesleyan (CT)6–⁠36–⁠3
Tufts6–⁠36–⁠3
Bowdoin4–⁠44–⁠5
Amherst4–⁠54–⁠5
Colby3–⁠53–⁠6
Hamilton3–⁠63–⁠6
Williams2–⁠63–⁠6
Bates0–⁠80–⁠9

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