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1955 Brown

2–⁠7, coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1955, game by game: lost at Columbia 12–14; lost at Yale 20–27; won vs. Dartmouth 7–0; lost vs. Rutgers 12–14; lost vs. Rhode Island 7–19; lost at Princeton 7–14; lost vs. Cornell 7–20; won at Harvard 14–6; lost vs. Colgate 0–25+8−25Lost 12–14 at Columbia-2ColumbiaLost 20–27 at Yale-7YaleWon 7–0 vs. Dartmouth+7DartmouthLost 12–14 vs. Rutgers-2RutgersLost 7–19 vs. Rhode Island-12Rhode IslandLost 7–14 at Princeton-7PrincetonLost 7–20 vs. Cornell-13CornellWon 14–6 at Harvard+8HarvardLost 0–25 vs. Colgate-25Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atColumbiaL 12–⁠1460%
Oct 1atYaleL 20–⁠2738%
Oct 8vsDartmouthW 7–⁠063%
Oct 15vsRutgersL 12–⁠1465%
Oct 22vsRhode IslandL 7–⁠1990%
Oct 29atPrincetonL 7–⁠1423%
Nov 5vsCornellL 7–⁠2041%
Nov 12atHarvardW 14–⁠629%
Nov 24vsColgateL 0–⁠2535%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Colgate 25–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 5th in the Ivy League (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
86–⁠139
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1374 −103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.6 No. 98 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
J. McGuinness