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1960 Brown

3–⁠6 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by John McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1960, game by game: lost at Columbia 0–37; lost at Yale 0–9; lost vs. Dartmouth 0–20; lost at Pennsylvania 7–36; won vs. Rhode Island 36–14; lost at Princeton 21–54; won vs. Cornell 7–6; lost at Harvard 8–22; won vs. Colgate 21–14+22−37Lost 0–37 at Columbia-37ColumbiaLost 0–9 at Yale-9YaleLost 0–20 vs. Dartmouth-20DartmouthLost 7–36 at Pennsylvania-29PennsylvaniaWon 36–14 vs. Rhode Island+22Rhode IslandLost 21–54 at Princeton-33PrincetonWon 7–6 vs. Cornell+1CornellLost 8–22 at Harvard-14HarvardWon 21–14 vs. Colgate+7Colgate
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atColumbiaL 0–⁠3750%
Oct 1atYaleL 0–⁠928%
Oct 8vsDartmouthL 0–⁠2030%
Oct 15atPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠3626%
Oct 22vsRhode IslandW 36–⁠1484%
Oct 29atPrincetonL 21–⁠5419%
Nov 5vsCornellW 7–⁠650%
Nov 12atHarvardL 8–⁠2224%
Nov 19vsColgateW 21–⁠1457%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colgate 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 90th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
100–⁠212
Coach
John McLaughry
Elo
1343 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−32.5 No. 113 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W. Packer

1960 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale7–⁠09–⁠014
Princeton6–⁠17–⁠2
Harvard4–⁠35–⁠4
Dartmouth4–⁠35–⁠4
Columbia3–⁠43–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠53–⁠6
Brown1–⁠63–⁠6
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠7

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