1958 Brown Bears football team

1958 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Alva Kelley (8th season)
Captain	Don Warburton
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  1957 1959  →

1958 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Penn	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Yale	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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 college football season.

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 22–0	8,500	[3]
October 4	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–29	17,600	[4]
October 11	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–20	17,000	[5]
October 18	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	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	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 18–28	28,000	[8] [9]
November 8	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 12–8	15,500	[10]
November 15	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 29–22	15,000	[11]
November 27	Colgate *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 28–6	8,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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.
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.