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2015 Brown

5–⁠5 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Brown in 2015, game by game: lost vs. Bryant 16–20; lost at Harvard 27–53; won vs. Rhode Island 41–31; won at Holy Cross 25–24; won vs. Princeton 38–31; won at Cornell 44–24; lost vs. Pennsylvania 28–48; lost at Yale 14–41; lost vs. Dartmouth 18–34; won at Columbia 28–23+20−27Lost 16–20 vs. Bryant-4BryantLost 27–53 at Harvard-26HarvardWon 41–31 vs. Rhode Island+10Rhode IslandWon 25–24 at Holy Cross+1Holy CrossWon 38–31 vs. Princeton+7PrincetonWon 44–24 at Cornell+20CornellLost 28–48 vs. Pennsylvania-20PennsylvaniaLost 14–41 at Yale-27YaleLost 18–34 vs. Dartmouth-16DartmouthWon 28–23 at Columbia+5Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsBryantL 16–⁠2050%
Sep 26atHarvardL 27–⁠5319%
Oct 3vsRhode IslandW 41–⁠3177%
Oct 10atHoly CrossW 25–⁠2445%
Oct 17vsPrincetonW 38–⁠3143%
Oct 24atCornellW 44–⁠2471%
Oct 31vsPennsylvaniaL 28–⁠4862%
Nov 7atYaleL 14–⁠4139%
Nov 14vsDartmouthL 18–⁠3427%
Nov 20atColumbiaW 28–⁠2361%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Columbia 28–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
279–⁠329
Coach
—
Elo
1266 −34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.5 No. 53 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Frank Sheehan
Defensive coordinator
Michael Kelleher
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

2015 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Harvard6–⁠19–⁠1
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Yale3–⁠46–⁠4
Brown3–⁠45–⁠5
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Columbia1–⁠62–⁠8
Cornell1–⁠61–⁠9

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