1946 Brown Bears football team

The 1946 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season.[1]

1946 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–5–1 (1–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Lalikos
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1946 Ivy Group football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Yale 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
Harvard 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
No. 13 Penn 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Cornell 3 –1 –15 –3 –1
Columbia 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Brown 1 –3 –03 –5 –1
Dartmouth 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their third season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 3–5–1 record, and were outscored 184 to 122 by opponents. J. Lalikos was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Canisius*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 14–6 12,716 [3]
October 5 at Princeton
L 12–33 16,000 [4]
October 12 Rhode Island State*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 29–0 20,000 [5]
October 19 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–13 20,000 [6]
October 26 Boston University*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 14–14 12,000 [7]
November 2 at Holy Cross*
L 19–21 15,000 [8]
November 9 at Yale
L 0–49 40,000 [9]
November 16 at Harvard
L 0–28 20,000 [10]
November 28 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 14–20 20,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season
Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bear was selected.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
24222Tom DorseyBackChicago Cardinals

References
  1. "1946 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. "Brown Overcomes Canisius, 14 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 29, 1946. p. S3.
  4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 6, 1946). "Princeton Rally Stops Brown, 33-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. "Brown Turns Back Rhode Island, 29-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S3.
  6. "Brown Upsets Dartmouth, 20-13, Finn, Swingler Leading Offensive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 20, 1946. p. S1.
  7. "Boston U. Holds Brown to a Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1946. p. S2.
  8. "Holy Cross Rally Beats Brown, 21-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 3, 1946. p. S2.
  9. Strauss, Michael (November 10, 1946). "Yale Overwhelms Brown by 49 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. Blair, William M. (November 17, 1946). "Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
  11. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 29, 1946). "Colgate Vanquishes Brown, 20-14, with 2 Touchdowns in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.
  12. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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