1958 Brown Bears football team

The 1958 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

1958 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDon Warburton
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1958 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Dartmouth $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Cornell 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Brown 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Penn 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Harvard 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Yale 0 –7 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their eighth and final season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 211 to 140. Don Warburton was the team captain.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. They outscored Ivy opponents 136 to 128.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at Columbia
W 22–0 8,500 [3]
October 4 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 35–29 17,600 [4]
October 11 Dartmouthdagger
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–20 17,000 [5]
October 18 at Penn
L 20–21 16,921 [6]
October 25 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 47–6 13,000 [7]
November 1 at Princeton
L 18–28 28,000 [8][9]
November 8 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 12–8 15,500 [10]
November 15 at Harvard
W 29–22 15,000 [11]
November 27 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–6 8,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References
  1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Effrat, Louis (September 28, 1958). "Columbia Loses to Bruins, 22 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Briordy, William J. (October 12, 1958). "Dartmouth Downs Brown Squad, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. McGowen, Roscoe (October 19, 1958). "Penn Defeats Brown as Bruins' Conversion Attempt Fails in Final Quarter". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  7. "Brown Conquers Rhode Island, 47-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 26, 1958. p. S4.
  8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1958). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 28-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  10. White, Gordon S., Jr. (November 9, 1958). "Brown Halts Cornell; Bruin 12-8 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. Strauss, Michael (November 16, 1958). "Finney Excels as Bruins Set Back Harvard, 29-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. Strauss, Michael (November 29, 1958). "Brown Tops Colgate; Bruins Win, 28-6, as Finney Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 37.
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