2023 Western Colorado

10–⁠2 (8–⁠1 Rocky Mountain Conference).

Schedule and results

Western Colorado in 2023, game by game: won vs. West Texas 28–6; won vs. UT Permian Basin 35–27; won vs. CSU Pueblo 30–14; won at Chadron State 35–17; won vs. Colorado Mesa 43–7; won at South Dakota Mines 43–20; won vs. Black Hills State 35–20; won vs. New Mexico Highlands 62–0; lost at Colorado School of Mines 7–42; won vs. Fort Lewis 57–3; won at Adams State 45–24; lost vs. Central Washington 13–16+62−35Won 28–6 vs. West Texas+22West TexasWon 35–27 vs. UT Permian Basin+8UT Permian BasinWon 30–14 vs. CSU Pueblo+16CSU PuebloWon 35–17 at Chadron State+18Chadron StateWon 43–7 vs. Colorado Mesa+36Colorado MesaWon 43–20 at South Dakota Mines+23South Dakota Mi…Won 35–20 vs. Black Hills State+15Black Hills Sta…Won 62–0 vs. New Mexico Highlands+62New Mexico High…Lost 7–42 at Colorado School of Mines-35Colorado School…Won 57–3 vs. Fort Lewis+54Fort LewisWon 45–24 at Adams State+21Adams StateLost 13–16 vs. Central Washington-3Central Washing…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Central Washington 16–⁠13 in the Division II Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Rocky Mountain Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 42 on file).

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠1 2nd in Rocky Mountain Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
433–⁠196
Coach
—
Elo
1329 +117 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.