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1915 Brown

5–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Edward Robinson.

1916 Rose Bowl program
1916 Rose Bowl programPhoto: 1916 football game program, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Brown in 1915, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 38–0; tied vs. Trinity (CT) 0–0; lost at Amherst 0–7; won vs. Williams 33–0; lost vs. Syracuse 0–6; won vs. Vermont 46–0; won at Yale 3–0; lost at Harvard 7–16; won vs. Carlisle 39–3; lost vs. Washington State 0–14+46−14Won 38–0 vs. Rhode Island+38Rhode IslandTied 0–0 vs. Trinity (CT)0Trinity (CT)Lost 0–7 at Amherst-7AmherstWon 33–0 vs. Williams+33WilliamsLost 0–6 vs. Syracuse-6SyracuseWon 46–0 vs. Vermont+46VermontWon 3–0 at Yale+3YaleLost 7–16 at Harvard-9HarvardWon 39–3 vs. Carlisle+36CarlisleLost 0–14 vs. Washington State-14Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsRhode IslandW 38–⁠093%
Oct 2vsTrinity (CT)T 0–⁠086%
Oct 9atAmherstL 0–⁠777%
Oct 16vsWilliamsW 33–⁠083%
Oct 23vsSyracuseL 0–⁠648%
Oct 30vsVermontW 46–⁠086%
Nov 6atYaleW 3–⁠032%
Nov 13atHarvardL 7–⁠1617%
Nov 27vsCarlisleW 39–⁠368%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsWashington StateRose BowlL 0–⁠1447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Washington State 14–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl.

In program history: The 50th-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 1915.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
166–⁠46
Coach
Edward Robinson
Elo
1449 −26 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
19.2 No. 15 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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