1959 Brown Bears football team

1959 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–6–1 (1–5–1 Ivy)
Head coach	John McLaughry (1st season)
Captain	R. Carlin
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Ivy League football standings

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

The 1959 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1959 college football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach John McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored 139 to 51. R. Carlin was the team captain. ^[1]

The Bears' 1–5–1 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 106 to 31. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–21	7,500	[3]
October 3	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–17	28,017	[4]
October 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	T 0–0	20,196	[5]
October 17	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 9–36	13,083	[6]
October 24	Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 6–0	7,000	[7]
October 31	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–7	11,500	[8]
November 7	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–19	8,000	[9]
November 14	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 16–6	15,000	[10]
November 21	Colgate *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–33	8,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

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. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 27, 1959). "Columbia Victor over Brown, 21-6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 4, 1959). "Bulldogs' Drives Sink Brown, 17-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 11, 1959). "Brown Puts Up Stubborn Defense and Holds Dartmouth to a Scoreless Tie". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 18, 1959). "Quakers, Led by Doelling, Overwhelm Brown, 36 to 9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. "Brown Defeats Rhode Island, 6-0". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 25, 1959. p. S3.
8. Adams, Frank S. (November 1, 1959). "Tigers Score, 7-0, Tie for Ivy Lead". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Kandel, Myron (November 8, 1959). "Telesh Kicks 2 Field Goals and Scores Touchdown as Cornell Beats Brown". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. McGowen, Deane (November 15, 1959). "Bruins Beat Harvard 5th Year in Row in Ivy Upset, 16 to 6". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Strauss, Michael (November 27, 1959). "Colgate Upsets Brown, 33 to 14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. 41.