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1953 Brown

3–⁠5–⁠1, coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1953, game by game: lost vs. Amherst 6–7; lost at Yale 0–13; lost vs. Rhode Island 13–19; won at Rutgers 27–20; won vs. Holy Cross 6–0; lost at Princeton 13–27; won vs. UConn 42–7; lost at Harvard 20–27; tied vs. Colgate 7–7+35−14Lost 6–7 vs. Amherst-1AmherstLost 0–13 at Yale-13YaleLost 13–19 vs. Rhode Island-6Rhode IslandWon 27–20 at Rutgers+7RutgersWon 6–0 vs. Holy Cross+6Holy CrossLost 13–27 at Princeton-14PrincetonWon 42–7 vs. UConn+35UConnLost 20–27 at Harvard-7HarvardTied 7–7 vs. Colgate0Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsAmherstL 6–⁠779%
Oct 3atYaleL 0–⁠1320%
Oct 10vsRhode IslandL 13–⁠1985%
Oct 17atRutgersW 27–⁠2020%
Oct 24vsHoly CrossW 6–⁠030%
Oct 31atPrincetonL 13–⁠2720%
Nov 7vsUConnW 42–⁠773%
Nov 14atHarvardL 20–⁠2734%
Nov 21vsColgateT 7–⁠740%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Colgate 7–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠3 8th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠127
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1372 +4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.7 No. 96 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
G.E. Haverty