1931 Brown Bears football team

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1931 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
CaptainP. F. Mackesey
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell     6 0 3
Colgate     8 1 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh     8 1 0
Cornell     7 1 0
Drexel     7 1 0
No. 7 Harvard     7 1 0
Temple     8 1 1
Columbia     7 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 1 1
Syracuse     7 1 1
Fordham     6 1 2
No. 8 Yale     5 1 2
Army     8 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     6 2 0
Manhattan     4 2 1
Brown     7 3 0
Providence     7 3 0
Penn     6 3 0
NYU     6 3 1
Boston College     6 4 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 4 0
Tufts     3 2 2
Villanova     4 3 2
La Salle     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 5 3
Carnegie Tech     3 5 1
St. John's     3 5 1
CCNY     2 5 1
Boston University     2 7 0
Penn State     2 8 0
Princeton     1 7 0
Vermont     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Bears compiled a record of 7–3.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27ColbyW 22–0
October 3Rhode Island State
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 18–0
October 10at PrincetonW 19–7
October 17Tufts
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 33–12
October 24Lehigh
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 33–0
October 31at Holy CrossL 0–33
November 7Ohio Wesleyan
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 26–13
November 14Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 7–910,000[3]
November 21New Hampshire
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 19–13[4]
November 28Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 7–1315,000[5]

References

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  1. ^ "1931 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Automatic Safety Wins for Columbia". New York Daily News. November 15, 1931. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown Win Thrilling Game From New Hampshire". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 22, 1931. p. 35. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Colgate Rams Over Touchdown in Final Minutes to Beat Brown, 13-7". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1931. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.