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1945 Brown

3–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Rip Engle.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1945, game by game: lost at Pennsylvania 0–50; won vs. Boston College 51–6; lost vs. No. 19 Holy Cross 0–25; lost at No. 11 Columbia 6–27; won vs. Coast Guard 33–6; won at Yale 20–7; lost at Harvard 7–14; tied vs. Colgate 6–6+45−50Lost 0–50 at Pennsylvania-50PennsylvaniaWon 51–6 vs. Boston College+45Boston CollegeLost 0–25 vs. No. 19 Holy Cross-25No. 19 Holy CrossLost 6–27 at No. 11 Columbia-21No. 11 ColumbiaWon 33–6 vs. Coast Guard+27Coast GuardWon 20–7 at Yale+13YaleLost 7–14 at Harvard-7HarvardTied 6–6 vs. Colgate0Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠5030%
Oct 6vsBoston CollegeW 51–⁠649%
Oct 20vs19Holy CrossL 0–⁠2539%
Oct 27at11ColumbiaL 6–⁠2742%
Nov 3vsCoast GuardW 33–⁠671%
Nov 10atYaleW 20–⁠754%
Nov 17atHarvardL 7–⁠1438%
Nov 24vsColgateT 6–⁠665%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Colgate 6–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
123–⁠141
Coach
Rip Engle
Elo
1433 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.8 No. 68 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
R.D. Williams

Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 6Jim Lalikos OTNew York Giants