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1970 Brown

2–⁠7 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Len Jardine.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1970, game by game: won vs. Rhode Island 21–14; lost vs. Pennsylvania 9–17; lost at Yale 0–28; lost at Dartmouth 14–42; lost vs. Colgate 6–10; lost vs. Princeton 14–42; lost vs. Cornell 21–35; lost at Harvard 10–17; won at Columbia 17–12+7−28Won 21–14 vs. Rhode Island+7Rhode IslandLost 9–17 vs. Pennsylvania-8PennsylvaniaLost 0–28 at Yale-28YaleLost 14–42 at Dartmouth-28DartmouthLost 6–10 vs. Colgate-4ColgateLost 14–42 vs. Princeton-28PrincetonLost 21–35 vs. Cornell-14CornellLost 10–17 at Harvard-7HarvardWon 17–12 at Columbia+5Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsRhode IslandW 21–⁠1485%
Oct 3vsPennsylvaniaL 9–⁠1746%
Oct 10atYaleL 0–⁠2813%
Oct 17atDartmouthL 14–⁠4211%
Oct 24vsColgateL 6–⁠1046%
Oct 31vsPrincetonL 14–⁠4221%
Nov 7vsCornellL 21–⁠3530%
Nov 14atHarvardL 10–⁠1714%
Nov 21atColumbiaW 17–⁠1231%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 17–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 96th-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
112–⁠217
Coach
Len Jardine
Elo
1298 −49 this season
SP+ rating
-12.0 No. 97 of 117; offense No. 107, defense No. 77
SRS
−26.5 No. 116 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
G. Hart and B. O’Donnell

1970 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth7–⁠09–⁠014
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠2
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Princeton3–⁠45–⁠4
Pennsylvania2–⁠54–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠63–⁠6
Brown1–⁠62–⁠7

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