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Brown

FBSI · 1948 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–2
0.778 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
93
1878–1981
All-Time Record
431–392–35
0.523 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#8
1880
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 4 · Top 25: 18
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 17 seasons · 3 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Brown head-to-head · History & Eras

1948 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 28Yale (YALE)H2HIND FBSI4–5L 13–28
6Week 6 · Oct 5Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI4–4W 23–20
7Week 7 · Oct 12RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 33–0
8Week 8 · Oct 19Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI5–5W 14–6
9Week 9 · Oct 26CONNECTICUTUnranked—W 49–6
10Week 10 · Nov 2Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 20–6
11Week 11 · Nov 9WESTERN RESERVEUnranked—W 36–0
12Week 12 · Nov 16Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND FBSI4–4L 19–30
13Week 13 · Nov 23Colgate (COLGATE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 35–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.249
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+10
-9+19
  • Rutgers +7
  • Holy Cross +5
  • Princeton +4
  • Colgate +3
  • Harvard -4
  • Yale -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 18thBetter than 88%

0.778 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#34W14#35Regular Season Final#35Post-Season W1#34Post-Season W2#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-15
+3
+33
+8
+43
+14
+36
-11
+28

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#281943#521944#521945#951946#651947

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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