1946 Brown Bears football team

1946 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	3–5–1 (1–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Rip Engle (3rd season)
Captain	J. Lalikos
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
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1946 Ivy Group football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Yale	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Harvard	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Cornell	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Columbia	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Brown	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Canisius *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 14–6	12,716	[3]
October 5	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	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 *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 19–21	15,000	[8]
November 9	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–49	40,000	[9]
November 16	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	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
24	222	Tom Dorsey	Back	Chicago Cardinals

References

1. "1946 Brown Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. 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.