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1952 Brown

2–⁠7, coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1952, game by game: lost at Yale 0–28; lost vs. Rhode Island 6–7; lost at Holy Cross 0–46; lost vs. Rutgers 7–19; lost at Princeton 0–39; won vs. UConn 21–13; won vs. Harvard 28–21; lost at Columbia 0–14; lost vs. Colgate 27–33+8−46Lost 0–28 at Yale-28YaleLost 6–7 vs. Rhode Island-1Rhode IslandLost 0–46 at Holy Cross-46Holy CrossLost 7–19 vs. Rutgers-12RutgersLost 0–39 at Princeton-39PrincetonWon 21–13 vs. UConn+8UConnWon 28–21 vs. Harvard+7HarvardLost 0–14 at Columbia-14ColumbiaLost 27–33 vs. Colgate-6Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4atYaleL 0–⁠2831%
Oct 11vsRhode IslandL 6–⁠785%
Oct 18atHoly CrossL 0–⁠4613%
Oct 25vsRutgersL 7–⁠1944%
Nov 1atPrincetonL 0–⁠398%
Nov 8vsUConnW 21–⁠1363%
Nov 15vsHarvardW 28–⁠2140%
Nov 22atColumbiaL 0–⁠1435%
Nov 29vsColgateL 27–⁠3332%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 33–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
89–⁠220
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1303 −57 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.7 No. 101 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
M. Matteodo