1921 Brown Bears football team

American college football season

1921 Brown Bears football

Conference| Independent
Record| 5–3–1
Head coach|

* Edward N. Robinson (20th season)

Captain| W. H. Shupert
Home stadium| Andrews Field

Seasons

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1921 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Washington & Jefferson |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
Lafayette |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
Cornell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Penn State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 2
Yale |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
New Hampshire |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 1
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Carnegie Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Harvard |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
Brown |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Bucknell |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Geneva |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0
Army |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0
Boston College |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 1
Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Penn |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 3  | - | 2
Colgate |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Lehigh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Springfield |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 2
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 3
Buffalo |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 2
Drexel |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1
Rutgers |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Rhode Island State |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
Columbia |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Tufts |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 2
Duquesne |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1

The 1921 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, the Bears compiled a record of 5–3–1.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24| | Rhode Island State|

* Andrews Field
* Providence, RI (rivalry)

| W 6–0| | [3]
October 1| | Colby|

* Andrews Field
* Providence, RI

| W 12–7| | [4]
October 8| | NYU|

* Andrews Field
* Providence, RI

| W 13–0| | [5]
October 15| | at Syracuse|

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY

| L 0–28| 20,000| [6]
October 22| | Springfield|

* Andrews Field
* Providence, RI

| T 0–0| | [7][8]
October 29| | at Yale|

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 7–45| 20,000| [9]
November 5| | St. Bonaventure|

* Andrews Field
* Providence, RI

| W 55–0| | [10]
November 12| 2:00 p.m.| at Harvard|

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| L 7–9| 25,000| [11][12][13]
November 19| | Colgate|

* Andrews Field
* Providence, RI

| W 14–0| | [14]

* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "1921 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. ^ "Brown Gets the Breaks and Wins: Score 6-0 in Hard Fight With R.I. State". The Boston Globe. September 25, 1921. p. 18 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Brown Just Wins From Colby, 12-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 2, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Brown scores twice in winning from N.Y.U." The Boston Globe. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Syracuse Defeats Brown, 28 To 0". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 16, 1921. p. 109. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
7. ^ "Springfield Holds Brown To 0-0 Tie". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 23, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
8. ^ "Springfield Draws With Brunonians". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 23, 1921. p. 33. Retrieved March 25, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ "Brown Scores But Is Routed". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "Brown Piles Up 55 To 0 For St. Bonaventure". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
11. ^ "Crimson Subs Have Bear Trap Baited". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
12. ^ "Harvard's Game, 9-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
13. ^ "Harvard Defeats Brown Team, 9-7 (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .
14. ^ "Browns Winds Up By Defeating Colgate". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1921. p. 23. Retrieved March 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com .

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