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2012 Brown

7–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Brown in 2012, game by game: won at Holy Cross 24–21; lost vs. Harvard 31–45; won at Georgetown 37–10; won at Rhode Island 17–7; lost at Princeton 0–19; won vs. Cornell 21–14; lost at Pennsylvania 17–20; won vs. Yale 20–0; won at Dartmouth 28–24; won vs. Columbia 22–6+27−19Won 24–21 at Holy Cross+3Holy CrossLost 31–45 vs. Harvard-14HarvardWon 37–10 at Georgetown+27GeorgetownWon 17–7 at Rhode Island+10Rhode IslandLost 0–19 at Princeton-19PrincetonWon 21–14 vs. Cornell+7CornellLost 17–20 at Pennsylvania-3PennsylvaniaWon 20–0 vs. Yale+20YaleWon 28–24 at Dartmouth+4DartmouthWon 22–6 vs. Columbia+16Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15atHoly CrossW 24–⁠2147%
Sep 22vsHarvardL 31–⁠4543%
Sep 29atGeorgetownW 37–⁠1040%
Oct 6atRhode IslandW 17–⁠768%
Oct 13atPrincetonL 0–⁠1964%
Oct 20vsCornellW 21–⁠1464%
Oct 27atPennsylvaniaL 17–⁠2057%
Nov 3vsYaleW 20–⁠076%
Nov 10atDartmouthW 28–⁠2448%
Nov 17vsColumbiaW 22–⁠682%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 22–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
217–⁠166
Coach
—
Elo
1382 +45 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−26.9 No. 55 of 122 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Frank Sheehan
Defensive coordinator
Michael Kelleher
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

2012 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Pennsylvania6–⁠16–⁠4
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Brown4–⁠37–⁠3
Dartmouth4–⁠36–⁠4
Princeton4–⁠35–⁠5
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Yale1–⁠62–⁠8

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