1920 Brown Bears football team

The 1920 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, Brown compiled a record of 6–3.[1][2]

1920 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainE. G. Armstrong
Home stadiumAndrews Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     8 0 0
Harvard     8 0 1
Princeton     6 0 1
Penn State     7 0 2
Pittsburgh     6 0 2
Army     7 2 0
Dartmouth     7 2 0
Cornell     6 2 0
Syracuse     6 2 1
Geneva     5 2 1
New Hampshire     5 2 1
Brown     6 3 0
Bucknell     6 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     6 3 1
Penn     6 4 0
Carnegie Tech     5 3 0
Lafayette     5 3 0
Holy Cross     5 3 0
Williams     5 3 0
Yale     5 3 0
Fordham     4 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     3 2 2
Boston University     4 3 1
Columbia     4 4 0
Duquesne     3 3 1
Vermont     3 5 0
NYU     2 5 1
Rhode Island State     0 4 4
Tufts     2 6 0
Rutgers     2 7 0
Buffalo     1 4 0
Colgate     1 5 2
Villanova     1 5 1
Drexel     0 6 0

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Rhode Island State
W 25–0[3]
October 2Amherst
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 13–0[4]
October 9Maine
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 32–7[5]
October 16Colgate
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 14–0[6]
October 23Springfield
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 14–0[7]
October 30Vermont
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 35–0[8]
November 6at YaleL 10–1440,000[9]
November 132:00 p.m.at HarvardL 0–2730,000–35,000[10][11][12][13][14]
November 20vs. DartmouthL 6–1420,000[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "1920 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 Impresses On Defensive Work". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 26, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Brown Forced To Travel For Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 3, 1920. p. 35. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Capt. Smith Scores for Maine but Brown Wins". The Bangor Daily News. October 11, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colgate Crushed by Brown Eleven". The New York Times. October 17, 1920. p. VIII-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Springfield Thrice Near Score As Brown Wins, 14-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ "Brown defeats Vermont 35 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. November 1, 1920. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Husky Brown Team Make Yale Stage Thrilling Rally". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 7, 1920. p. 60. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Harvard Subs Face Brown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 13, 1920). "Crimson Runs Up Big Total Easily". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 13, 1920). "Crimson Runs Up Big Total Easily (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ Vaugh, Wilton (November 14, 1920). "Harvard Subs Vanquish Brown In One-Sided Contest, 27 To 0". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ Vaugh, Wilton (November 14, 1920). "Harvard Crushes Brown Team, 27–0 (continued)". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 21. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Is Winner, 14-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Victor In Bitter Battle (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ Harold R. Hall (November 21, 1920). "Green Triumphs Over Brown, 14-6". Boston Post. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.