1959 Brown
2–6–1 (1–5–1 Ivy League), coached by John McLaughry. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Harvard 16–6Nov 14
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs Columbia | L 6–21 | 82% |
| Oct 3 | at Yale | L 0–17 | 47% |
| Oct 10 | at Dartmouth | T 0–0 | 33% |
| Oct 17 | at Pennsylvania | L 9–36 | 30% |
| Oct 24 | vs Rhode Island | W 6–0 | 89% |
| Oct 31 | at Princeton | L 0–7 | 28% |
| Nov 7 | at Cornell | L 0–19 | 34% |
| Nov 14 | vs Harvard | W 16–6 | 43% |
| Nov 26 | vs Colgate | L 14–33 | 71% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Colgate 33–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 1–5–1 7th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 51–139
- Coach
- John McLaughry
- Elo
- 1374 −138 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.3 No. 112 of 112 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- R. Carlin
1959 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 6–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 5–1–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Yale | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Harvard | 4–3 | 6–3 | |
| Cornell | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Princeton | 3–4 | 4–5 | |
 Brown | 1–5–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.