1950 Brown Bears football team

The 1950 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1950 college football season.[1]

1950 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Franklin & Marshall     9 0 0
No. 6 Princeton     9 0 0
St. Lawrence     8 0 0
Thiel     7 0 0
No. 2 Army     8 1 0
Fordham     8 1 0
Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
Drexel     6 1 0
Cornell     7 2 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
Yale     6 3 0
Buffalo     5 3 0
Colgate     5 3 0
Penn State     5 3 1
Syracuse     5 5 0
Temple     4 4 1
Tufts     4 4 1
Columbia     4 5 0
Villanova     4 5 0
Holy Cross     4 5 1
Dartmouth     3 5 1
Boston University     3 5 0
Duquesne     2 6 1
Hofstra     2 6 0
NYU     1 5 1
CCNY     1 7 0
Harvard     1 7 0
Brown     1 8 0
Pittsburgh     1 8 0
Boston College     0 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

In their first and only season under head coach Gus Zitrides, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 271 to 147. L.H. Hill was the team captain.[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 at Yale L 12–36 35,000 [3]
October 7 at Holy Cross L 21–41 20,000 [4]
October 14 Rhode Island State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 55–13 12,000 [5]
October 21 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–34 20,000 [6]
October 28 Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 34–35 6,000 [7]
November 4 at Rutgers L 12–15 14,000 [8]
November 11 at Penn L 0–50 45,000 [9]
November 18 at Harvard L 13–14 11,000 [10]
November 23 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–33 8,000 [11]

References

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  1. ^ "1950 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 1, 1950). "Yale Speed Trims Brown Team, 36-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross Passes Rout Brown, 41-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. S4.
  5. ^ "Brown Easily Tops R.I. State, 55-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 15, 1950. p. S2.
  6. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 22, 1950). "Princeton Trims Brown Team, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ "Red Raiders Outlast Brown for 35-34 Win in Wild Fray". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 29, 1950. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rutgers Beats Brown on Fourth-Quarter Pass in First 'Hall of Fame' Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 5, 1950. p. S3.
  9. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 12, 1950). "Penn Overwhelms Brown Team, 50-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ "Harvard Rallies to Whip Brown, Snap 9-Game Losing Streak, 14-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1950. p. S1.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 24, 1950). "Columbia Ends Campaign with Triumph over Brown at Providence". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 40.