1977 Brown

7–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Ivy League), coached by John Anderson.

Schedule and results

Brown in 1977, game by game: lost at Yale 9–10; won vs. Rhode Island 28–10; won vs. Princeton 10–7; lost at Pennsylvania 7–14; won vs. Cornell 21–3; won at Holy Cross 44–13; won vs. Harvard 20–15; won at Dartmouth 13–10; won vs. Columbia 21–14+31−7Lost 9–10 at Yale-1YaleWon 28–10 vs. Rhode Island+18Rhode IslandWon 10–7 vs. Princeton+3PrincetonLost 7–14 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 21–3 vs. Cornell+18CornellWon 44–13 at Holy Cross+31Holy CrossWon 20–15 vs. Harvard+5HarvardWon 13–10 at Dartmouth+3DartmouthWon 21–14 vs. Columbia+7Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
173–⁠96
Coach
John Anderson
Elo
1600 +20 this season
SP+ rating
1.8 No. 73 of 140; offense No. 121, defense No. 19
SRS
−1.1 No. 79 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Louis Cole and B. Hill

1977 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠17–⁠2
Brown5–⁠27–⁠2
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠3
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard4–⁠34–⁠5
Princeton3–⁠43–⁠6
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠8

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