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2016 Brown

4–⁠6 (3–⁠4 Ivy League).

Schedule and results

Brown in 2016, game by game: won at Bryant 35–27; lost vs. Harvard 22–32; lost at Rhode Island 13–28; lost vs. Stetson 21–31; lost at Princeton 7–31; won vs. Cornell 28–21; lost at Pennsylvania 14–21; won vs. Yale 27–22; won at Dartmouth 24–21; lost vs. Columbia 13–31+8−24Won 35–27 at Bryant+8BryantLost 22–32 vs. Harvard-10HarvardLost 13–28 at Rhode Island-15Rhode IslandLost 21–31 vs. Stetson-10StetsonLost 7–31 at Princeton-24PrincetonWon 28–21 vs. Cornell+7CornellLost 14–21 at Pennsylvania-7PennsylvaniaWon 27–22 vs. Yale+5YaleWon 24–21 at Dartmouth+3DartmouthLost 13–31 vs. Columbia-18Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17atBryantW 35–⁠2737%
Sep 24vsHarvardL 22–⁠3236%
Oct 1atRhode IslandL 13–⁠2868%
Oct 8vsStetsonL 21–⁠3166%
Oct 15atPrincetonL 7–⁠3125%
Oct 22vsCornellW 28–⁠2157%
Oct 29atPennsylvaniaL 14–⁠2121%
Nov 5vsYaleW 27–⁠2253%
Nov 12atDartmouthW 24–⁠2123%
Nov 19vsColumbiaL 13–⁠3175%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 31–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 4th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
204–⁠265
Coach
—
Elo
1202 −75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−37.7 No. 98 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 236
Offensive coordinator
Frank Sheehan
Defensive coordinator
Michael Kelleher
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Brendan Pyne OLB★★★No. 1931
Spencer Hemmingway WR

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Linebackers13.00.809

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2016 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Princeton6–⁠18–⁠2
Pennsylvania6–⁠17–⁠3
Harvard5–⁠27–⁠3
Brown3–⁠44–⁠6
Yale3–⁠43–⁠7
Cornell2–⁠54–⁠6
Columbia2–⁠53–⁠7
Dartmouth1–⁠64–⁠6

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