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2023 William Paterson

2–⁠8 (1–⁠5 New Jersey Conference).

Schedule and results

William Paterson in 2023, game by game: lost vs. FDU Florham 29–33; lost at Dickinson 17–29; won vs. McDaniel 35–14; won vs. Kean 21–9; lost at Salisbury 19–36; lost at Ursinus 15–39; lost vs. Montclair State 13–14; lost vs. Christopher Newport 13–33; lost at The College of New Jersey 14–31; lost at Rowan 14–24+21−24Lost 29–33 vs. FDU Florham-4FDU FlorhamLost 17–29 at Dickinson-12DickinsonWon 35–14 vs. McDaniel+21McDanielWon 21–9 vs. Kean+12KeanLost 19–36 at Salisbury-17SalisburyLost 15–39 at Ursinus-24UrsinusLost 13–14 vs. Montclair State-1Montclair StateLost 13–33 vs. Christopher Newport-20Christopher New…Lost 14–31 at The College of New Jersey-17The College of …Lost 14–24 at Rowan-10Rowan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsFDU FlorhamL 29–⁠3352%
Sep 9atDickinsonL 17–⁠2935%
Sep 16vsMcDanielW 35–⁠1461%
Sep 30vsKeanW 21–⁠961%
Oct 7atSalisburyL 19–⁠3628%
Oct 14atUrsinusL 15–⁠3918%
Oct 21vsMontclair StateL 13–⁠1448%
Oct 28vsChristopher NewportL 13–⁠3335%
Nov 4atThe College of New JerseyL 14–⁠3126%
Nov 10atRowanL 14–⁠2423%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rowan 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the New Jersey Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 6 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠5 6th in New Jersey Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
190–⁠262
Coach
—
Elo
945 −69 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
—

2023 New Jersey Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Christopher Newport5–⁠17–⁠4
Salisbury4–⁠26–⁠4
Montclair State4–⁠25–⁠5
Rowan4–⁠25–⁠5
The College of New Jersey3–⁠35–⁠5–⁠1
William Paterson1–⁠52–⁠8
Kean0–⁠60–⁠10

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