1932 Brown Bears football team

The 1932 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1932 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Bears compiled a record of 7–1. The team's only loss was to Colgate, who finished the season undefeated.[1][2]

1932 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Colgate     9 0 0
Brown     7 1 0
Columbia     7 1 1
Pittsburgh     8 1 2
No. 8 Army     8 2 0
Drexel     5 1 1
Massachusetts State     7 2 0
Villanova     7 2 0
Duquesne     7 2 1
Fordham     6 2 0
Penn     6 2 0
Temple     5 1 2
Tufts     5 1 2
Cornell     5 2 1
Franklin & Marshall     4 2 1
Boston College     4 2 2
La Salle     4 2 2
Harvard     5 3 0
NYU     5 3 0
Washington & Jefferson     5 3 1
Manhattan     6 3 2
Carnegie Tech     4 3 2
Bucknell     4 4 1
Syracuse     4 4 1
Princeton     2 2 3
Yale     2 2 3
Boston University     2 3 2
Vermont     2 4 1
CCNY     2 5 0
Penn State     2 5 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Rhode Island StateW 19–0
October 8Springfield
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 13–6
October 15at YaleW 7–2[3]
October 22Tufts
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 11–0
October 29at HarvardW 14–035,000[4]
November 5Holy Cross
  • Brown stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 10–720,000[5]
November 12at ColumbiaW 7–6[6]
November 24Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–21

References

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  1. ^ "1932 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. ^ "Bates Holds Yale To Tie". The Miami News. October 2, 1932. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Todd Wright (October 30, 1932). "Brown Scores 14-0 Win Over Harvard!". New York Daily News. p. 53C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brown Rally At End Nips Holy Cross". Sunday News. New York, New Yorf. Associated Press. November 6, 1932. p. 71. Retrieved March 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ Jimmy Powers (November 13, 1932). "Bears 7, Lions 6! Win Denied Columbia As King's Kick Fails". New York Daily News. p. 52C – via Newspapers.com.