1957 Brown

5–⁠4 (3–⁠4 Ivy League), coached by Alva Kelley.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1957, game by game: lost vs. Columbia 20–23; won at Yale 21–20; lost at Dartmouth 0–35; won vs. Pennsylvania 20–7; won vs. Rhode Island 21–7; lost vs. Princeton 0–7; lost at Cornell 6–13; won at Harvard 33–6; won vs. Colgate 33–7+27−35Lost 20–23 vs. Columbia-3ColumbiaWon 21–20 at Yale+1YaleLost 0–35 at Dartmouth-35DartmouthWon 20–7 vs. Pennsylvania+13PennsylvaniaWon 21–7 vs. Rhode Island+14Rhode IslandLost 0–7 vs. Princeton-7PrincetonLost 6–13 at Cornell-7CornellWon 33–6 at Harvard+27HarvardWon 33–7 vs. Colgate+26Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsColumbiaL 20–⁠2371%
Oct 5atYaleW 21–⁠2025%
Oct 12atDartmouthL 0–⁠3535%
Oct 19vsPennsylvaniaW 20–⁠768%
Oct 26vsRhode IslandW 21–⁠790%
Nov 2vsPrincetonL 0–⁠742%
Nov 9atCornellL 6–⁠1349%
Nov 16atHarvardW 33–⁠646%
Nov 28vsColgateW 33–⁠765%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 33–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
154–⁠125
Coach
Alva Kelley
Elo
1481 +7 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.6 No. 95 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gil Robertshaw

1957 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Brown3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania3–⁠43–⁠6
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠6
Harvard2–⁠53–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠61–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.