1891 Brown Bears football team

The 1891 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a record of 4–6.[1]

1891 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumAdelaide Park
1891 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale    13 0 0
Harvard    13 1 0
Princeton    12 1 0
Tufts    7 1 0
Penn    11 2 0
Colgate    4 1 0
Army    4 1 1
Navy    5 2 0
Cornell    7 3 0
Geneva    4 2 0
Washington & Jefferson    4 2 0
Lehigh    7 4 0
Delaware    5 3 1
Rutgers    8 6 0
Brown    4 6 0
Springfield YMCA    5 8 1
Fordham    1 2 1
Syracuse    4 7 0
Massachusetts    2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.    2 6 0
Lafayette    2 9 1
Columbia    1 5 0
Wesleyan    1 6 0

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30MITProvidence, RIW 6–4
October 3Trinity (CT)
  • Adelaide Park
  • Providence, RI
L 0–8[2]
October 73:30 p.m.at Fall River
W 18–4300[3][4][5]
October ?at Phillips AcademyAndover, MAL 12–26
October 172:30 p.m.at BowdoinPortland, MEL 18–24[6]
October 24BowdoinProvidence, RIW 18–0
October 28MITProvidence, RIL 6–14300[7]
November 4at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAL 0–58[8]
November 7at Worcester TechWorcester, MAW 32–6[9]
November 14TuftsProvidence, RIL 12–34[10]

References

  1. "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. "Lost Her First Game". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "College Football". Fall River Evening News. Fall River, Massachusetts. October 6, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Cuffs And Kicks". Fall River Globe. Fall River, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Worked The Criss-Cross". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Bowdowins, 24; Browns, 18". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 18, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Stubborn Fight". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Somewhat Sleepy". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1891. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Better Team Work". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Tufts, 34; Brown, 12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.


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