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1938 Brown

5–⁠3, coached by DeOrmond McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1938, game by game: won at Harvard 20–13; won vs. Lafayette 20–0; lost at Dartmouth 13–34; won vs. Rhode Island 40–21; won vs. Tufts 48–0; lost at Yale 14–20; lost at No. 11 Holy Cross 12–14; won vs. Columbia 36–27+48−21Won 20–13 at Harvard+7HarvardWon 20–0 vs. Lafayette+20LafayetteLost 13–34 at Dartmouth-21DartmouthWon 40–21 vs. Rhode Island+19Rhode IslandWon 48–0 vs. Tufts+48TuftsLost 14–20 at Yale-6YaleLost 12–14 at No. 11 Holy Cross-2No. 11 Holy CrossWon 36–27 vs. Columbia+9Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atHarvardW 20–⁠1325%
Oct 8vsLafayetteW 20–⁠071%
Oct 15atDartmouthL 13–⁠3418%
Oct 22vsRhode IslandW 40–⁠2190%
Oct 29vsTuftsW 48–⁠086%
Nov 5atYaleL 14–⁠2037%
Nov 12at11Holy CrossL 12–⁠1418%
Nov 24vsColumbiaW 36–⁠2752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 36–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-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 1938.

Record
5–⁠3
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
203–⁠129
Coach
DeOrmond McLaughry
Elo
1453 +59 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.7 No. 26 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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