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1940 Brown

6–⁠3–⁠1, coached by DeOrmond McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1940, game by game: won at Wesleyan (CT) 41–0; won vs. Rhode Island 20–17; lost vs. Colgate 3–20; won vs. Tufts 26–6; won vs. Holy Cross 9–6; won at Yale 6–2; won at Army 13–9; lost at Harvard 0–14; lost vs. Dartmouth 6–20; tied vs. Columbia 0–0+41−17Won 41–0 at Wesleyan (CT)+41Wesleyan (CT)Won 20–17 vs. Rhode Island+3Rhode IslandLost 3–20 vs. Colgate-17ColgateWon 26–6 vs. Tufts+20TuftsWon 9–6 vs. Holy Cross+3Holy CrossWon 6–2 at Yale+4YaleWon 13–9 at Army+4ArmyLost 0–14 at Harvard-14HarvardLost 6–20 vs. Dartmouth-14DartmouthTied 0–0 vs. Columbia0Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28atWesleyan (CT)W 41–⁠079%
Oct 5vsRhode IslandW 20–⁠1793%
Oct 12vsColgateL 3–⁠2060%
Oct 19vsTuftsW 26–⁠686%
Oct 26vsHoly CrossW 9–⁠638%
Nov 2atYaleW 6–⁠249%
Nov 9atArmyW 13–⁠951%
Nov 16atHarvardL 0–⁠1449%
Nov 23vsDartmouthL 6–⁠2055%
Nov 28vsColumbiaT 0–⁠048%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Columbia 0–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
124–⁠94
Coach
DeOrmond McLaughry
Elo
1446 −19 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−5.1 No. 82 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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