Brown vs. MIT

Brown and MIT first met in 1889 and have played 13 times; Brown leads the series 8–⁠5. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Brown 7–⁠3, and Brown has won the last 5.

Brown wins
8
MIT wins
5
Ties
0
First meeting
1889
Longest streak
5 Brown
Current streak
5 Brown
Last 10 meetings
Brown 7–⁠3
Most recent
1900

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1880s0–⁠1
1890s7–⁠4
1900s1–⁠0
Average margin
20.3 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Brown
5–⁠4 Brown’s record at home
At MIT
1–⁠3 MIT’s record at home
Shutouts
6

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Brown’s biggest win1899: Brown 38, MIT 0by 38 points
  2. MIT’s biggest win1889: MIT 48, Brown 0by 48 points
  3. Upset1889: MIT 48, Brown 0MIT had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1894: MIT 8, Brown 4MIT had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1891: MIT 14, Brown 6MIT had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Brown and MIT, 1889 on1300150017001900192019401960198020002020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Every game

Oct 6, 1900Brown 22, MIT 0at Brown
Nov 11, 1899Brown 38, MIT 0at Brown
Nov 13, 1895Brown 28, MIT 0at Brown
Oct 23, 1895Brown 14, MIT 0at MIT
Nov 29, 1894Brown 16, MIT 4at Brown
Oct 27, 1894MIT 8, Brown 4at MIT
Nov 11, 1893Brown 28, MIT 6at MIT
Nov 4, 1893Brown 36, MIT 0at Brown
Nov 2, 1892MIT 12, Brown 6at Brown
Oct 15, 1892MIT 30, Brown 6at Brown
Oct 31, 1891MIT 14, Brown 6at Brown
Sep 30, 1891Brown 6, MIT 4at MIT
Oct 19, 1889MIT 48, Brown 0at Brown

Every game is listed as played on the field.