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1901 Brown

4–⁠7–⁠1, coached by Edward Robinson.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1901, game by game: won vs. Boston College 12–0; won vs. Colby 16–0; lost vs. Syracuse 0–20; won vs. Manhattan 6–5; lost at Pennsylvania 0–26; lost at Princeton 0–35; tied vs. Holy Cross 6–6; lost at Harvard 0–48; lost at Homestead A.C. 0–34; lost vs. Lafayette 6–11; won vs. Union (NY) 24–5; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–22+19−48Won 12–0 vs. Boston College+12Boston CollegeWon 16–0 vs. Colby+16ColbyLost 0–20 vs. Syracuse-20SyracuseWon 6–5 vs. Manhattan+1ManhattanLost 0–26 at Pennsylvania-26PennsylvaniaLost 0–35 at Princeton-35PrincetonTied 6–6 vs. Holy Cross0Holy CrossLost 0–48 at Harvard-48HarvardLost 0–34 at Homestead A.C.-34Homestead A.C.Lost 6–11 vs. Lafayette-5LafayetteWon 24–5 vs. Union (NY)+19Union (NY)Lost 0–22 vs. Dartmouth-22Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsBoston CollegeW 12–⁠069%
Oct 2vsColbyW 16–⁠093%
Oct 5vsSyracuseL 0–⁠2066%
Oct 9vsManhattanW 6–⁠590%
Oct 12atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠2623%
Oct 19atPrincetonL 0–⁠3526%
Oct 26vsHoly CrossT 6–⁠670%
Nov 2atHarvardL 0–⁠4815%
Nov 6atHomestead A.C.L 0–⁠3468%
Nov 9vsLafayetteL 6–⁠1143%
Nov 16vsUnion (NY)W 24–⁠581%
Nov 27vsDartmouthL 0–⁠2238%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 22–⁠0.

In program history: The 67th-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 1901.

Record
4–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
70–⁠212
Coach
Edward Robinson
Elo
1401 −147 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−7.6 No. 33 of 45 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Penn Bates