1948 Brown Bears football team

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1948 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainN. J. Lacuele
Home stadium Brown Stadium
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Ivy Group football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 Cornell 4 –0 –08 –1 –0
Penn 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Dartmouth 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Brown 1 –2 –07 –2 –0
Princeton 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Harvard 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Yale 1 –4 –04 –5 –0
Columbia 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1948 college football season. [1]

In their fifth season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 7–2 record, and outscored their opponents 242 to 103. N.J. Lacuele was the team captain. [2]

Brown was ranked at No. 55 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 at Yale
L 13–28 31,000 [4]
October 2 at Princeton
W 23–20 26,000 [5]
October 9 Rhode Island State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 33–0 11,000 [6] [7]
October 16 at Holy Cross
W 14–6 20,000 [8]
October 23 Connecticut
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 49–6 10,000 [9]
October 30 at Rutgers
W 20–6 20,000 [10]
November 6 Western Reserve
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 36–0 8,000 [11]
November 13 at Harvard
L 19–30 25,000 [12]
November 25 Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 35–7 20,000 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "1948 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. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (September 26, 1948). "Yale Turns Back Brown by 28 to 13". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ↑ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1948). "Brown Wins, 23-20, in Last 6 Seconds". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ↑ "Brown Turns Back R.I. State by 33-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 10, 1948. p. S2.
  7. ↑ "Brown Scores In Every Period To Gain Easy Victory Over Rhode Island State". The Hartford Courant. Associated Press. October 10, 1948. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Brown's Fast Running Attack Beats Holy Cross in Golden Anniversary Game". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 17, 1948. p. S2.
  9. ↑ Dove, Roger (October 24, 1948). "Brown Powerhouse Defeats Connecticut Eleven, 49-6". The Hartford Daily Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brown's Aerial Barrage in Second Half Topples Rutgers at New Brunswick". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. October 31, 1948. p. S4.
  11. ↑ "Brown in Front by 36-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 7, 1948. p. S5.
  12. ↑ "Harvard Is Victor over Brown, 30-19". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 14, 1948. p. S1.
  13. ↑ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 26, 1948). "Brown's Superiority in Air Brings Decisive Triumph Over Colgate Eleven". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 35.
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