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1953 Brown Bears football team

1953 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainG.E. Haverty
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Westminster (PA)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   7 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Harvard   –   6 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   5 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   5 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 3 – 0
Cornell   –   4 – 3 – 2
Holy Cross   –   5 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   4 – 4 – 1
Colgate   –   3 – 4 – 2
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Brown   –   3 – 5 – 1
Penn   –   3 – 5 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 5 – 1
Bucknell   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 3–5–1 record, but outscored their opponents 134 to 127. G.E. Haverty was the team captain.[1] Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Amherst
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 6–7 6,500 [2]
October 3 at Yale
L 0–13 24,000 [3]
October 10 Rhode Island
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
L 13–19 8,000 [4]
October 17 at Rutgers
W 27–20 7,500 [5]
October 24 Holy Cross
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 6–0 13,000 [6]
October 31 at Princeton
L 13–27 15,000 [7]
November 7 Connecticut
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 42–7 3,000 [8]
November 14 at Harvard
L 20–27 20,500 [9]
November 26 Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 7–7 12,000 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Amherst Upsets Brown, 7-6, on McFarlane's Conversion". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 27, 1953. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 4, 1953). "Yale 13-to-0 Victor over Brown Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island Wins from Brown, 19-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1953. p. S2.
  5. ^ Rennie, Rud (October 18, 1953). "Brown Nips Rutgers for First Win, 27-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brown Registers Upset over Heavily Favored Holy Cross Team at Providence". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1953. p. S4.
  7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 1, 1953). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 27-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Ahern, John (November 8, 1953). "Thompson Scores 3 Times as Brown Beats Conn., 42-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Blunk, Frank M. (November 15, 1953). "Crimson is Victor over Brown, 27-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 27, 1953). "Colgate Deadlocks Brown with Touchdown in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 31.