1939 Brown

5–⁠3–⁠1, coached by DeOrmond McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1939, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 34–0; won vs. Amherst 20–14; lost at Colgate 0–10; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–20; lost at Princeton 12–26; won vs. Tufts 54–7; tied at Yale 14–14; won vs. UConn 41–0; won vs. Rutgers 13–0+47−20Won 34–0 vs. Rhode Island+34Rhode IslandWon 20–14 vs. Amherst+6AmherstLost 0–10 at Colgate-10ColgateLost 0–20 vs. Holy Cross-20Holy CrossLost 12–26 at Princeton-14PrincetonWon 54–7 vs. Tufts+47TuftsTied 14–14 at Yale0YaleWon 41–0 vs. UConn+41UConnWon 13–0 vs. Rutgers+13Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsRhode IslandW 34–⁠092%
Oct 7vsAmherstW 20–⁠1488%
Oct 14atColgateL 0–⁠1044%
Oct 21vsHoly CrossL 0–⁠2037%
Oct 28atPrincetonL 12–⁠2635%
Nov 4vsTuftsW 54–⁠784%
Nov 11atYaleT 14–⁠1440%
Nov 18vsUConnW 41–⁠089%
Nov 30vsRutgersW 13–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 13–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 52nd-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 1939.

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
188–⁠91
Coach
DeOrmond McLaughry
Elo
1447 −21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.6 No. 96 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
J.J. McLaughry

Drafted in 1940

The 1940 draft
Rd 3John McLaughry BNew York Giants