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1950 Brown

1–⁠8, coached by Gus Zitrides.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1950, game by game: lost at Yale 12–36; lost at Holy Cross 21–41; won vs. Rhode Island 55–13; lost vs. Princeton 0–34; lost vs. Colgate 34–35; lost at Rutgers 12–15; lost at Pennsylvania 0–50; lost at Harvard 13–14; lost vs. Columbia 0–33+42−50Lost 12–36 at Yale-24YaleLost 21–41 at Holy Cross-20Holy CrossWon 55–13 vs. Rhode Island+42Rhode IslandLost 0–34 vs. Princeton-34PrincetonLost 34–35 vs. Colgate-1ColgateLost 12–15 at Rutgers-3RutgersLost 0–50 at Pennsylvania-50PennsylvaniaLost 13–14 at Harvard-1HarvardLost 0–33 vs. Columbia-33Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atYaleL 12–⁠3655%
Oct 7atHoly CrossL 21–⁠4163%
Oct 14vsRhode IslandW 55–⁠1393%
Oct 21vsPrincetonL 0–⁠3445%
Oct 28vsColgateL 34–⁠3566%
Nov 4atRutgersL 12–⁠1537%
Nov 11atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠5022%
Nov 18atHarvardL 13–⁠1462%
Nov 23vsColumbiaL 0–⁠3363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 33–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠271
Coach
Gus Zitrides
Elo
1361 −194 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−17.2 No. 106 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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