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1954 Brown

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1954, game by game: won vs. Columbia 18–7; lost at Yale 24–26; won vs. Rhode Island 35–0; won vs. Princeton 21–20; lost vs. Temple 14–19; won at Lehigh 34–6; won vs. Springfield 40–7; tied at Harvard 21–21; won vs. Colgate 18–14+35−5Won 18–7 vs. Columbia+11ColumbiaLost 24–26 at Yale-2YaleWon 35–0 vs. Rhode Island+35Rhode IslandWon 21–20 vs. Princeton+1PrincetonLost 14–19 vs. Temple-5TempleWon 34–6 at Lehigh+28LehighWon 40–7 vs. Springfield+33SpringfieldTied 21–21 at Harvard0HarvardWon 18–14 vs. Colgate+4Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsColumbiaW 18–⁠752%
Oct 2atYaleL 24–⁠2634%
Oct 9vsRhode IslandW 35–⁠089%
Oct 16vsPrincetonW 21–⁠2041%
Oct 23vsTempleL 14–⁠1969%
Oct 30atLehighW 34–⁠675%
Nov 6vsSpringfieldW 40–⁠785%
Nov 13atHarvardT 21–⁠2138%
Nov 25vsColgateW 18–⁠1444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 18–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
225–⁠120
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1465 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.1 No. 86 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
E. Pearson