1951 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
The 1951 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1951 college football season .[1]
In their first season under head coach Alva Kelley , the Bears compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 222 to 124. J.A. Martland and J.J. Pietro were the team captains.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 29 Temple
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 14–20 8,500 [3]
October 6 at Yale
W 14–13 35,000 [4]
October 13 Rhode Island
Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry ) W 20–13 10,000 [5]
October 20 Colgate
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 14–32 10,000 [6]
October 27 Holy Cross
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 6–41 10,000 [7]
November 3 at Princeton
L 0–12 21,000 [8]
November 10 Rutgers
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 21–28 5,000 [9]
November 17 at Harvard
L 21–34 12,000 [10]
November 24 at Columbia
L 14–29 10,000 [11]
Homecoming
References
^ "1951 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com" . College Football at Sports-Reference.com . Retrieved October 19, 2018 .
^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)" . Providence, R.I.: Brown University . Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
^ O'Gara, Frank (September 30, 1951). "Temple Rally Beats Brown" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 7, 1951). "Brown Stops Late Eli Drive to Register 14-13 Triumph". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "Brown Rally Tops Rhode Island, 20-13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press . October 14, 1951. p. S2.
^ "Colgate Shows Way to Brown's Eleven as Stratton's Passes Spark the Attack". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 21, 1951. p. S4.
^ "Holy Cross' Power Trims Brown, 41-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 28, 1951. p. S1.
^ Effrat, Louis (November 4, 1951). "Tigers Halt Brown by 12-0 for 19 in Row and Tie Mark". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Burns, Joe (November 11, 1951). "Rutgers Edges Brown, 28-21, in Bruising Grid Battle" . The Sunday Times . New Brunswick, N.J. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Strauss, Michael (November 18, 1951). "Crimson Triumphs over Brown, 34-21". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Nichols, Joseph C. (November 25, 1951). "Lions' Late Surge Trims Brown, 29-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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