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Brown: a football coaching history

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Program GOAT
John Anderson
Peaked at Regional Program I
Built by
John Anderson
Regional Program V → Regional Program I (+17.6)
The fall
Rip Engle
Regional Program III → Regional Program I (−-2.9)
Right now
John Anderson
already the greatest coach in Brown history by the numbers

Stature & coaches, 1936–1981

The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.

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Every coach

1973–1981
John Andersonbuilder
John Anderson raised Brown from Regional Program V to Regional Program I.
+17.6
51–29
1944–1949
Rip Englecaretaker
Rip Engle moved Brown from Regional Program III to Regional Program I in 6 seasons.
Regional Program I
28–20
1936–1940
DeOrmond McLaughrycaretaker
DeOrmond McLaughry held Brown at Regional Program III for 5 seasons.
Regional Program III
24–20