2023 Western Connecticut State

7–⁠3 (7–⁠1 MSCAC).

Schedule and results

Western Connecticut State in 2023, game by game: lost vs. Merchant Marine 35–52; won vs. Westfield State 42–0; lost at Bridgewater State 28–35; won vs. UMass Dartmouth 52–21; won vs. Plymouth State 55–20; won at Framingham State 56–34; won vs. Mass Maritime 28–0; won at Worcester State 58–10; won at Fitchburg State 54–0; lost at Johns Hopkins 20–62+54−42Lost 35–52 vs. Merchant Marine-17Merchant MarineWon 42–0 vs. Westfield State+42Westfield StateLost 28–35 at Bridgewater State-7Bridgewater Sta…Won 52–21 vs. UMass Dartmouth+31UMass DartmouthWon 55–20 vs. Plymouth State+35Plymouth StateWon 56–34 at Framingham State+22Framingham StateWon 28–0 vs. Mass Maritime+28Mass MaritimeWon 58–10 at Worcester State+48Worcester StateWon 54–0 at Fitchburg State+54Fitchburg StateLost 20–62 at Johns Hopkins-42Johns Hopkins
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Johns Hopkins 62–⁠20 in the Division III Championship – First Round; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for first in the MSCAC.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 7 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in MSCAC
AP final
Unranked
Points
428–⁠234
Coach
—
Elo
1173 +57 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 MSCAC standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
UMass Dartmouth7–⁠19–⁠1
Western Connecticut State7–⁠17–⁠3
Bridgewater State7–⁠17–⁠3
Framingham State4–⁠35–⁠4
Plymouth State4–⁠44–⁠6
Westfield State3–⁠53–⁠7
Mass Maritime2–⁠62–⁠8
Worcester State1–⁠61–⁠9
Fitchburg State0–⁠80–⁠10

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