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IVY · 1981 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–7
0.300 Win %
Conference
6th
2–5 in IVY

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

1981 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 22Yale (YALE)H2HIND IVY9–1L 7–28
5Week 5 · Sep 29Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–7–1L 17–23
6Week 6 · Oct 6Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND IVY5–4–1L 17–20
7Week 7 · Oct 13Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 26–24
8Week 8 · Oct 20Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND IVY3–7L 9–14
9Week 9 · Oct 27Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)H2HIND FBSI6–5L 24–34
10Week 10 · Nov 3Harvard (HARVARD)H2HIND IVY5–4–1L 7–41
11Week 11 · Nov 10RHODE ISLANDUnranked—W 10–8
12Week 12 · Nov 17Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND IVY6–4L 13–38
13Week 13 · Nov 24Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND IVY1–9W 23–20

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
6.152
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-30
-32+2
  • Pennsylvania +1
  • Columbia +1
  • Yale -1
  • Princeton -4
  • Harvard -4
  • Dartmouth -4
  • Holy Cross -5
  • Army -7
  • Cornell -7

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 #120Better than 13%
Win % Place 110thBetter than 20%

0.300 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#121Regular Season Final#121Post-Season W1#120Post-Season W2#120Post-Season W3#120Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-21
-6
-3
+2
-5
-10
-34
+2
-25
+3

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

Final Rank by Season
#211976#401977#431978#471979#701980

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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