1955 Brown Bears football team

American college football season

1955 Brown Bears football

Conference| Ivy League
Record| 2–7 (2–4 Ivy)
Head coach|

* Alva Kelley (5th season)

Captain| J. McGuinness
Home stadium| Brown Stadium

Seasons

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1956 ->

1955 Ivy League football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Princeton | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Yale | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Dartmouth | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Cornell | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Harvard | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 1
Brown | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Columbia | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
Penn | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0

* The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.

The 1955 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1955 college football season.

In their fifth season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 139 to 88. J. McGuinness was the team captain.[1]

This would be Brown's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Brown had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the nine opponents on Brown's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised about half of Brown's opponents annually.

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

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 24 | at Columbia |

* Baker Field
* New York, NY

| L 12–14|  8,000 |  [2]
October 1 | at Yale |

* Yale Bowl
* New Haven, CT

| L 20–27|  22,000 |  [3]
October 8 |  Dartmouth |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| W 7–0|  15,000 |  [4]
October 15 |  Rutgers |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| L 12–14|  12,000 |  [5]
October 22 |  Rhode Island |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI (rivalry)

| L 7–19|  16,000 |  [6]
October 29 | at Princeton |

* Palmer Stadium
* Princeton, NJ

| L 7–14|  22,500 |  [7]
November 5 |  Cornell |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| L 7–20|  2,500 |  [8]
November 12 | at Harvard |

* Harvard Stadium
* Boston, MA

| W 14–6|  16,500 |  [9]
November 24 |  Colgate |

* Brown Stadium
* Providence, RI

| L 0–25|  |  [10]

## References

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1. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. ^ Danzig, Allison (September 24, 1955). "Lions Top Brown; Columbia Rallies for 14-to-12 Victory in Opening Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 2, 1955). "Elis' 3-Touchdown Rally Sets Back Brown, 27-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. ^ Strauss, Michael (October 9, 1955). "Brown Sets Back Dartmouth by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. ^ Fleming, Jimmie (October 16, 1955). "Scarlet Scores 14-12 Victory over Brown". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Rhode Island Jars Brown, 19-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. S4 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1955). "Princeton's Team Trips Brown, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1955). "Cornell Is Victor over Brown, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. ^ Briordy, William J. (November 13, 1955). "Bruins Gain 14-6 Triumph as Balogh's Passes Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 25, 1955). "Colgate Crushes Brown; Alert Red Raiders Capitalize on Fumbles for 25-0 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.

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