2025 Brown
5–5 (2–5 Ivy League). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Georgetown 46–0Sep 20
By 46 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Cornell 24–30Oct 25
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Georgetown | W 46–0 | 53% |
| Sep 27 | at Harvard | L 7–41 | 21% |
| Oct 3 | vs Rhode Island | W 28–21 | 34% |
| Oct 10 | at Bryant | W 29–19 | 53% |
| Oct 18 | vs Princeton | L 21–40 | 60% |
| Oct 25 | at Cornell | L 24–30 | 47% |
| Oct 31 | at Pennsylvania | L 21–28 | 27% |
| Nov 8 | vs Yale | L 22–34 | 29% |
| Nov 15 | at Columbia | W 32–29 | 41% |
| Nov 22 | vs Dartmouth | W 35–28 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 35–28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Ivy League.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Ivy League
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 265–270
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1263 +40 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −30.2 No. 67 of 129 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 197
- Defensive coordinator
- Dan Mulrooney
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 4–3
Leaders
| Passing yards | James Murphy QB | 2,784 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | James Murphy QB | 18 TD |
| Rushing yards | Matt Childs RB | 517 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Matt Childs RB | 8 TD |
| Receiving yards | Tyler Pezza WR | 579 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Tyler Pezza WR | 7 TD |
| Interceptions | John Perdue LB | 3 INT |
Top recruits in the 2025 class
| Jeremiah Polk CB | ★★ | No. 3230 |
| Sean Connell ATH | ★★ | No. 3325 |
| Elijah Jones RB | ★★ | No. 3430 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2025 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.770 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.790 |
| Athletes and specialists | 1 | 2.0 | 0.780 |
| Whole class | 3 | 2.0 | 0.780 |
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.
Roster 107
The 2025 roster107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 32 have a stat line. See the roster
Transfers in 0
The 2025 portalNo transfers in.
Transfers out 3
 Michael Bumpus DL | ★★★ | to  Boston College |
| Isaiah Reed CB | ★★★ | to  UCF |
| Tim Malo S | ★★★ | to  Hawai’i |
2025 Ivy League standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| Yale | 6–1 | 9–3 | |
| Dartmouth | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
| Pennsylvania | 4–3 | 6–4 | |
| Cornell | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Brown | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| Princeton | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| Columbia | 1–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.