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1951 Brown

2–⁠7, coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1951, game by game: lost vs. Temple 14–20; won at Yale 14–13; won vs. Rhode Island 20–13; lost vs. Colgate 14–32; lost vs. Holy Cross 6–41; lost at No. 6 Princeton 0–12; lost vs. Rutgers 21–28; lost at Harvard 21–34; lost at Columbia 14–29+7−35Lost 14–20 vs. Temple-6TempleWon 14–13 at Yale+1YaleWon 20–13 vs. Rhode Island+7Rhode IslandLost 14–32 vs. Colgate-18ColgateLost 6–41 vs. Holy Cross-35Holy CrossLost 0–12 at No. 6 Princeton-12No. 6 PrincetonLost 21–28 vs. Rutgers-7RutgersLost 21–34 at Harvard-13HarvardLost 14–29 at Columbia-15Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsTempleL 14–⁠2060%
Oct 6atYaleW 14–⁠1328%
Oct 13vsRhode IslandW 20–⁠1389%
Oct 20vsColgateL 14–⁠3251%
Oct 27vsHoly CrossL 6–⁠4137%
Nov 3at6PrincetonL 0–⁠129%
Nov 10vsRutgersL 21–⁠2837%
Nov 17atHarvardL 21–⁠3446%
Nov 24atColumbiaL 14–⁠2922%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 29–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
124–⁠222
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1289 −119 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−14.7 No. 101 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
J.A. Martland and J.J. Pietro