2008 Brown

7–⁠3 (6–⁠1 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Brown in 2008, game by game: won vs. Stony Brook 17–7; won vs. Harvard 24–22; lost at Rhode Island 13–37; lost at Holy Cross 34–41; won at Princeton 31–10; won vs. Cornell 27–7; won at Pennsylvania 34–27; lost vs. Yale 3–13; won at Dartmouth 45–16; won vs. Columbia 41–10+31−24Won 17–7 vs. Stony Brook+10Stony BrookWon 24–22 vs. Harvard+2HarvardLost 13–37 at Rhode Island-24Rhode IslandLost 34–41 at Holy Cross-7Holy CrossWon 31–10 at Princeton+21PrincetonWon 27–7 vs. Cornell+20CornellWon 34–27 at Pennsylvania+7PennsylvaniaLost 3–13 vs. Yale-10YaleWon 45–16 at Dartmouth+29DartmouthWon 41–10 vs. Columbia+31Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 41–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; Ivy League champions.

In program history: The 77th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Ivy League champions6–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Harvard

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 shared first in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
269–⁠190
Coach
—
Elo
1369 +64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.9 No. 30 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Frank Sheehan
Defensive coordinator
Michael Kelleher
Captains
Michael Dougherty and Darrell Harrison
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

2008 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Brown6–⁠17–⁠3
Pennsylvania5–⁠26–⁠4
Yale4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton3–⁠44–⁠6
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠52–⁠8
Dartmouth0–⁠70–⁠10

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