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1923 Brown

6–⁠4, coached by Edward Robinson.

John Spellman and 1923 Brown Bears football team
John Spellman and 1923 Brown Bears football teamPhoto: The Boston Globe, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Brown in 1923, game by game: won vs. Haverford 34–0; won vs. Colby 33–0; lost at Washington & Jefferson 7–12; won vs. Boston University 20–3; lost at Yale 0–21; won vs. St. Bonaventure 19–0; lost at Dartmouth 14–16; won at Harvard 20–7; won vs. New Hampshire 6–0; lost vs. Lehigh 6–12+34−21Won 34–0 vs. Haverford+34HaverfordWon 33–0 vs. Colby+33ColbyLost 7–12 at Washington & Jefferson-5Washington & Je…Won 20–3 vs. Boston University+17Boston Universi…Lost 0–21 at Yale-21YaleWon 19–0 vs. St. Bonaventure+19St. BonaventureLost 14–16 at Dartmouth-2DartmouthWon 20–7 at Harvard+13HarvardWon 6–0 vs. New Hampshire+6New HampshireLost 6–12 vs. Lehigh-6Lehigh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsHaverfordW 34–⁠090%
Oct 6vsColbyW 33–⁠089%
Oct 13atWashington & JeffersonL 7–⁠1240%
Oct 20vsBoston UniversityW 20–⁠389%
Oct 27atYaleL 0–⁠2126%
Nov 3vsSt. BonaventureW 19–⁠089%
Nov 10atDartmouthL 14–⁠1634%
Nov 17atHarvardW 20–⁠729%
Nov 24vsNew HampshireW 6–⁠094%
Dec 1vsLehighL 6–⁠1282%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Lehigh 12–⁠6.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
159–⁠71
Coach
Edward Robinson
Elo
1492 −7 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.9 No. 37 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
J.F. Spellman