1981 Brown
3–7 (2–5 Ivy League), coached by John Anderson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Columbia 23–20Nov 21
By 3 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | at Yale | L 7–28 | 35% |
| Sep 26 | at Army | L 17–23 | 60% |
| Oct 3 | vs Princeton | L 17–20 | 67% |
| Oct 10 | at Pennsylvania | W 26–24 | 65% |
| Oct 17 | vs Cornell | L 9–14 | 69% |
| Oct 24 | at Holy Cross | L 24–34 | 41% |
| Oct 31 | vs Harvard | L 7–41 | 57% |
| Nov 7 | vs Rhode Island | W 10–8 | 72% |
| Nov 14 | at Dartmouth | L 13–38 | 30% |
| Nov 21 | vs Columbia | W 23–20 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Columbia 23–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 87th-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 1981.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 5th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 153–250
- Coach
- John Anderson
- Elo
- 1355 −150 this season
- SP+ rating
- -18.5 No. 121 of 132; offense No. 111, defense No. 121
- SRS
- −26.9 No. 132 of 137 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- D. Finneran and T. Holcombe
Drafted in 1982
The 1982 draft| Rd 7 | Steve Jordan TE | Minnesota Vikings |
1981 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Dartmouth | 6–1 | 6–4 | |
| Princeton | 5–1–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Harvard | 4–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Cornell | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
 Brown | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 1–9 | |
| Pennsylvania | 1–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.