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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.
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