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2017 Brown

2–⁠8 (0–⁠7 Ivy League).

Brown vs. Cornell, October 21
Brown vs. Cornell, October 21Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Brown in 2017, game by game: won vs. Bryant 28–23; lost at Harvard 28–45; won vs. Rhode Island 24–21; lost at Stetson 13–17; lost vs. Princeton 0–53; lost at Cornell 7–34; lost vs. Pennsylvania 7–17; lost at Yale 7–34; lost vs. Dartmouth 10–33; lost at Columbia 6–24+7−53Won 28–23 vs. Bryant+5BryantLost 28–45 at Harvard-17HarvardWon 24–21 vs. Rhode Island+3Rhode IslandLost 13–17 at Stetson-4StetsonLost 0–53 vs. Princeton-53PrincetonLost 7–34 at Cornell-27CornellLost 7–17 vs. Pennsylvania-10PennsylvaniaLost 7–34 at Yale-27YaleLost 10–33 vs. Dartmouth-23DartmouthLost 6–24 at Columbia-18Columbia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 16vsBryantW 28–⁠2352%
Sep 23atHarvardL 28–⁠4530%
Sep 30vsRhode IslandW 24–⁠2164%
Oct 7atStetsonL 13–⁠1762%
Oct 14vsPrincetonL 0–⁠5332%
Oct 21atCornellL 7–⁠3450%
Oct 28vsPennsylvaniaL 7–⁠1737%
Nov 3atYaleL 7–⁠3413%
Nov 10vsDartmouthL 10–⁠3322%
Nov 18atColumbiaL 6–⁠2419%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Columbia 24–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠7 8th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
130–⁠301
Coach
—
Elo
1119 −116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−41.0 No. 108 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 174
Offensive coordinator
Frank Sheehan
Defensive coordinator
Michael Kelleher
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2017 class

Mitchell Jonke DUAL★★★No. 1843
Sam Shadorf TE★★No. 2818
Cal Flanders WDE★★No. 3176
Michael McGovern DUAL★★No. 3176
Davis Bak OLB★★No. 3176

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

The 2017 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.789
Receivers12.00.778
Defensive line12.00.767
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class52.20.778

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.

2017 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Yale6–⁠19–⁠1
Columbia5–⁠28–⁠2
Dartmouth5–⁠28–⁠2
Pennsylvania4–⁠35–⁠4
Harvard3–⁠45–⁠5
Cornell3–⁠43–⁠7
Princeton2–⁠55–⁠5
Brown0–⁠72–⁠8

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