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1947 Brown

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Rip Engle.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1947, game by game: won vs. UConn 33–13; lost at Princeton 7–21; won vs. Rhode Island 55–6; lost at Dartmouth 10–13; tied at Colgate 13–13; won vs. Holy Cross 20–19; won at No. 20 Yale 20–14; lost at Harvard 7–13; lost vs. Rutgers 20–27+49−14Won 33–13 vs. UConn+20UConnLost 7–21 at Princeton-14PrincetonWon 55–6 vs. Rhode Island+49Rhode IslandLost 10–13 at Dartmouth-3DartmouthTied 13–13 at Colgate0ColgateWon 20–19 vs. Holy Cross+1Holy CrossWon 20–14 at No. 20 Yale+6No. 20 YaleLost 7–13 at Harvard-6HarvardLost 20–27 vs. Rutgers-7Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsUConnW 33–⁠1389%
Sep 30atPrincetonL 7–⁠2145%
Oct 11vsRhode IslandW 55–⁠688%
Oct 18atDartmouthL 10–⁠1339%
Oct 25atColgateT 13–⁠1336%
Nov 1vsHoly CrossW 20–⁠1939%
Nov 8at20YaleW 20–⁠1424%
Nov 15atHarvardL 7–⁠1347%
Nov 27vsRutgersL 20–⁠2742%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Rutgers 27–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 68th-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 1947.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3 tied for 6th in the Ivy Group (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠139
Coach
Rip Engle
Elo
1396 −12 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−4.8 No. 77 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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