1914 Brown

5–⁠2–⁠2, coached by Edward Robinson.

Brown, 1914
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Brown in 1914, game by game: won vs. Norwich 24–0; won vs. Rhode Island 20–0; tied vs. Amherst 0–0; won vs. Wesleyan (CT) 16–0; lost at Cornell 7–28; won vs. Vermont 12–9; lost at Yale 6–14; tied at Harvard 0–0; won vs. Carlisle 20–14+24−21Won 24–0 vs. Norwich+24NorwichWon 20–0 vs. Rhode Island+20Rhode IslandTied 0–0 vs. Amherst0AmherstWon 16–0 vs. Wesleyan (CT)+16Wesleyan (CT)Lost 7–28 at Cornell-21CornellWon 12–9 vs. Vermont+3VermontLost 6–14 at Yale-8YaleTied 0–0 at Harvard0HarvardWon 20–14 vs. Carlisle+6Carlisle
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsNorwichW 24–⁠087%
Oct 3vsRhode IslandW 20–⁠092%
Oct 10vsAmherstT 0–⁠086%
Oct 17vsWesleyan (CT)W 16–⁠086%
Oct 24atCornellL 7–⁠2835%
Oct 31vsVermontW 12–⁠987%
Nov 7atYaleL 6–⁠1421%
Nov 14atHarvardT 0–⁠014%
Nov 26vsCarlisleW 20–⁠1463%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Carlisle 20–⁠14.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Photographs from 1914

Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
105–⁠65
Coach
Edward Robinson
Elo
1463 +7 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
13.1 No. 22 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
S.K. Mitchell