1972 Brown

1–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Ivy League), coached by Len Jardine.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1972, game by game: lost vs. Holy Cross 24–30; lost vs. Rhode Island 17–21; won vs. Pennsylvania 28–20; lost at Yale 19–53; lost at Dartmouth 20–49; lost vs. Princeton 10–31; lost vs. Cornell 28–48; lost at Harvard 14–21; lost at Columbia 12–28+8−34Lost 24–30 vs. Holy Cross-6Holy CrossLost 17–21 vs. Rhode Island-4Rhode IslandWon 28–20 vs. Pennsylvania+8PennsylvaniaLost 19–53 at Yale-34YaleLost 20–49 at Dartmouth-29DartmouthLost 10–31 vs. Princeton-21PrincetonLost 28–48 vs. Cornell-20CornellLost 14–21 at Harvard-7HarvardLost 12–28 at Columbia-16Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 28–⁠12; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 109th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
172–⁠301
Coach
Len Jardine
Elo
1240 −85 this season
SP+ rating
-14.3 No. 104 of 121; offense No. 45, defense No. 116
SRS
−19.8 No. 116 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ken Cleplik and Bob Pangia

1972 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Yale5–⁠27–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠36–⁠3
Cornell4–⁠36–⁠3
Harvard3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Princeton2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Columbia2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Brown1–⁠61–⁠8

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