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1899 Brown

7–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Edward Robinson.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1899, game by game: won at Holy Cross 19–0; won vs. Tufts 6–0; tied vs. Pennsylvania 6–6; won vs. Campello 25–0; lost at Harvard 0–11; won vs. Newton A.C. 35–0; lost at Princeton 6–18; won vs. MIT 38–0; won vs. Boston College 18–0; won vs. Dartmouth 16–5; lost at Chicago 6–17+38−12Won 19–0 at Holy Cross+19Holy CrossWon 6–0 vs. Tufts+6TuftsTied 6–6 vs. Pennsylvania0PennsylvaniaWon 25–0 vs. Campello+25CampelloLost 0–11 at Harvard-11HarvardWon 35–0 vs. Newton A.C.+35Newton A.C.Lost 6–18 at Princeton-12PrincetonWon 38–0 vs. MIT+38MITWon 18–0 vs. Boston College+18Boston CollegeWon 16–5 vs. Dartmouth+11DartmouthLost 6–17 at Chicago-11Chicago
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atHoly CrossW 19–⁠050%
Oct 4vsTuftsW 6–⁠086%
Oct 7vsPennsylvaniaT 6–⁠638%
Oct 14vsCampelloW 25–⁠092%
Oct 21atHarvardL 0–⁠1123%
Oct 28vsNewton A.C.W 35–⁠092%
Nov 4atPrincetonL 6–⁠1823%
Nov 11vsMITW 38–⁠087%
Nov 18vsBoston CollegeW 18–⁠072%
Nov 25vsDartmouthW 16–⁠578%
Nov 30atChicagoL 6–⁠1728%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Chicago 17–⁠6.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1899.

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
175–⁠57
Coach
Edward Robinson
Elo
1557 +46 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
10.6 No. 11 of 41 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Henry S. Pratt