1979 Brown
6–3 (5–2 Ivy League), coached by John Anderson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cornell 28–7Oct 20
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Yale | L 12–13 | 36% |
| Sep 29 | vs Rhode Island | W 31–13 | 88% |
| Oct 6 | vs Princeton | W 31–12 | 70% |
| Oct 13 | at Pennsylvania | W 24–18 | 73% |
| Oct 20 | vs Cornell | W 28–7 | 68% |
| Oct 27 | at Holy Cross | L 7–14 | 68% |
| Nov 3 | vs Harvard | W 23–14 | 79% |
| Nov 10 | at Dartmouth | L 10–24 | 56% |
| Nov 17 | vs Columbia | W 31–14 | 87% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Columbia 31–14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1979.
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 2nd in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 197–129
- Coach
- John Anderson
- Elo
- 1531 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- 5.7 No. 51 of 135; offense No. 74, defense No. 37
- SRS
- −15.7 No. 125 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- J. Hickey and J. Sinnott
Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 3 | John Sinnott OT | St. Louis Cardinals |
1979 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
 Brown | 5–2 | 6–3 | |
| Princeton | 5–2 | 5–4 | |
| Cornell | 4–3 | 5–4 | |
| Dartmouth | 4–3 | 4–4–1 | |
| Harvard | 3–4 | 3–6 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 1–8 | |
| Pennsylvania | 0–7 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.