1965 Brown

2–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by John McLaughry.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1965, game by game: lost vs. Rhode Island 6–14; lost at Pennsylvania 0–7; lost vs. Yale 0–3; lost vs. Dartmouth 9–35; won vs. Colgate 6–0; lost at Princeton 27–45; lost at Cornell 21–41; lost vs. Harvard 8–17; won at Columbia 51–7+44−26Lost 6–14 vs. Rhode Island-8Rhode IslandLost 0–7 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaLost 0–3 vs. Yale-3YaleLost 9–35 vs. Dartmouth-26DartmouthWon 6–0 vs. Colgate+6ColgateLost 27–45 at Princeton-18PrincetonLost 21–41 at Cornell-20CornellLost 8–17 vs. Harvard-9HarvardWon 51–7 at Columbia+44Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsRhode IslandL 6–⁠1491%
Oct 2atPennsylvaniaL 0–⁠749%
Oct 9vsYaleL 0–⁠345%
Oct 16vsDartmouthL 9–⁠3527%
Oct 23vsColgateW 6–⁠034%
Oct 30atPrincetonL 27–⁠4510%
Nov 6atCornellL 21–⁠4127%
Nov 13vsHarvardL 8–⁠1735%
Nov 20atColumbiaW 51–⁠738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 51–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 7th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠169
Coach
John McLaughry
Elo
1381 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.8 No. 102 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bob Hall and Rich O’Toole
Offense
Wing-T

Drafted in 1966

The 1966 draft
Rd 5Bob Hall DBMinnesota Vikings

1965 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠0
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠1
Harvard3–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Cornell3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Yale3–⁠43–⁠6
Pennsylvania2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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