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1916 Brown

8–⁠1, coached by Edward Robinson.

Fritz Pollard running during the Harvard-Brown football game of 1916
Fritz Pollard running during the Harvard–Brown football game of 1916Photo: Brown University Library Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Brown in 1916, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 18–0; won vs. Trinity (CT) 42–0; won vs. Amherst 69–0; won at Williams 20–0; won vs. Rutgers 21–3; won vs. Vermont 42–0; won at Yale 21–6; won at Harvard 21–0; lost vs. Colgate 0–28+69−28Won 18–0 vs. Rhode Island+18Rhode IslandWon 42–0 vs. Trinity (CT)+42Trinity (CT)Won 69–0 vs. Amherst+69AmherstWon 20–0 at Williams+20WilliamsWon 21–3 vs. Rutgers+18RutgersWon 42–0 vs. Vermont+42VermontWon 21–6 at Yale+15YaleWon 21–0 at Harvard+21HarvardLost 0–28 vs. Colgate-28Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsRhode IslandW 18–⁠092%
Oct 7vsTrinity (CT)W 42–⁠086%
Oct 14vsAmherstW 69–⁠086%
Oct 21atWilliamsW 20–⁠080%
Oct 28vsRutgersW 21–⁠357%
Nov 4vsVermontW 42–⁠091%
Nov 11atYaleW 21–⁠629%
Nov 18atHarvardW 21–⁠028%
Nov 25vsColgateL 0–⁠2858%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 28–⁠0.

In program history: The 6th-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 1916.

Consensus All-AmericanFritz Pollard, RB

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
254–⁠37
Coach
Edward Robinson
Elo
1582 +116 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
31.4 No. 8 of 90 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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