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2021 Brown

2–⁠8 (1–⁠6 Ivy League).

The Bears lost to the Rhode Island Rams, 24-45.
The Bears lost to the Rhode Island Rams, 24–⁠45.Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Brown in 2021, game by game: lost vs. Rhode Island 24–45; lost at Harvard 17–49; lost at Bryant 29–36; won vs. Colgate 31–10; lost vs. Princeton 42–56; won at Cornell 49–45; lost at Pennsylvania 17–45; lost vs. Yale 38–63; lost at Columbia 17–23; lost vs. Dartmouth 31–52+21−32Lost 24–45 vs. Rhode Island-21Rhode IslandLost 17–49 at Harvard-32HarvardLost 29–36 at Bryant-7BryantWon 31–10 vs. Colgate+21ColgateLost 42–56 vs. Princeton-14PrincetonWon 49–45 at Cornell+4CornellLost 17–45 at Pennsylvania-28PennsylvaniaLost 38–63 vs. Yale-25YaleLost 17–23 at Columbia-6ColumbiaLost 31–52 vs. Dartmouth-21Dartmouth
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsRhode IslandL 24–⁠4542%
Sep 24atHarvardL 17–⁠4920%
Oct 2atBryantL 29–⁠3629%
Oct 9vsColgateW 31–⁠1047%
Oct 16vsPrincetonL 42–⁠5621%
Oct 23atCornellW 49–⁠4535%
Oct 30atPennsylvaniaL 17–⁠4534%
Nov 6vsYaleL 38–⁠6326%
Nov 13atColumbiaL 17–⁠2323%
Nov 20vsDartmouthL 31–⁠5214%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Dartmouth 52–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.

In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠8
Conference
1–⁠6 tied for 6th in Ivy League
AP final
Unranked
Points
295–⁠424
Coach
—
Elo
1143 −57 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−35.7 No. 104 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 162
Offensive coordinator
Vinny Marino
Defensive coordinator
Tim Weaver
Offense
Air raid
Defense
3–⁠4

Top recruits in the 2021 class

Tim Malo S★★No. 2624
Jack Whitten CB★★No. 2675
Mike Bumpus DL
Jordan McIntyre WR
Nic Jones TE

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

The 2021 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Defensive backs22.00.778

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.

Transfers in 0

The 2021 portal

No transfers in.

Transfers out 1

Scott Boylan WRto Duke

2021 Ivy League standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Dartmouth6–⁠19–⁠1
Princeton6–⁠19–⁠1
Harvard5–⁠28–⁠2
Columbia4–⁠37–⁠3
Yale4–⁠35–⁠5
Pennsylvania1–⁠63–⁠7
Cornell1–⁠62–⁠8
Brown1–⁠62–⁠8

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