1942 Brown Bears football team

The 1942 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1942 college football season.[1]

1942 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Williams     7 1 0
No. 19 Penn State     6 1 1
No. 8 Boston College     8 2 0
Buffalo     6 2 0
Bucknell     6 2 1
Colgate     6 2 1
Army     6 3 0
Syracuse     6 3 0
Duquesne     6 3 1
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     5 3 1
Penn     5 3 1
No. T–19 Holy Cross     5 4 1
Dartmouth     5 4 0
Brown     4 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Vermont     4 3 0
Carnegie Tech     3 3 0
Boston University     4 5 0
Cornell     3 5 1
Princeton     3 5 1
Temple     2 5 3
Columbia     3 6 0
Pittsburgh     3 6 0
Tufts     2 5 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 4 2
Massachusetts State     2 5 0
Harvard     2 6 1
Drexel     2 6 0
Manhattan     2 6 0
CCNY     1 7 1
Rankings from AP Poll

In their second season under head coach Jacob N. "Skip" Stahley, the Bears compiled a 4–4 record, and were outscored 114 to 96 by opponents. Team captains were named on a game-by-game basis.[2]

Brown was ranked at No. 103 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium on the East Side of Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3 Rhode Island State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 28–0 9,000 [4]
October 10 at Columbia W 28–21 17,000 [5]
October 17 Lafayette
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 7–0 10,000 [6]
October 24 at Princeton L 13–32 15,000 [7]
October 31 at Yale L 0–27 20,000 [8]
November 7 Holy Cross
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–14 [2]
November 14 at Harvard L 0–7 9,000 [9]
November 26 Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–13 8,000 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "1942 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown Vanquishes R.I. State by 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 4, 1942. p. S4.
  5. ^ Richardson, William D. (October 11, 1942). "28 Points in 2d Quarter Mark Baker Field Battle". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ "Brown Sets Back Lafayette by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 18, 1942. p. S2.
  7. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (October 25, 1942). "Princeton Topples Brown Team, 32-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 1, 1942). "Yale Flashes Versatile Attack in 27-0 Rout of Brown Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ "Harvard Upsets Brown Squad, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 15, 1942. p. S3.
  10. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (November 27, 1942). "Colgate Crosses Goal Twice in Beating Brown 11th Straight Year". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 29.