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1891 Brown Bears football team

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1891 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
  • None
Home stadiumAdelaide Park
Seasons
← 1890
1892 →
1891 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Yale     13 0 0
Harvard     13 1 0
Princeton     12 1 0
Tufts     7 1 0
Penn     11 2 0
Colgate     4 1 0
Army     4 1 1
Navy     5 2 0
Cornell     7 3 0
Geneva     4 2 0
Washington & Jefferson     4 2 0
Lehigh     7 4 0
Delaware     5 3 1
Rutgers     8 6 0
Brown     4 6 0
Springfield YMCA     5 8 1
Fordham     1 2 1
Syracuse     4 7 0
Massachusetts     2 5 0
Western Univ. Penn.     2 6 0
Lafayette     2 9 1
Columbia     1 5 0
Wesleyan     1 6 0

The 1891 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1891 college football season. The team compiled a record of 4–6.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30MITProvidence, RIW 6–4
October 3Trinity (CT)
  • Adelaide Park
  • Providence, RI
L 0–8[2]
October 73:30 p.m.at Fall River
W 18–4300[3][4][5]
October ?at Phillips AcademyAndover, MAL 12–26
October 172:30 p.m.at BowdoinPortland, MEL 18–24[6]
October 24BowdoinProvidence, RIW 18–0
October 28MITProvidence, RIL 6–14300[7]
November 4at WilliamsWilliamstown, MAL 0–58[8]
November 7at Worcester TechWorcester, MAW 32–6[9]
November 14TuftsProvidence, RIL 12–34[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Lost Her First Game". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 4, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "College Football". Fall River Evening News. Fall River, Massachusetts. October 6, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Cuffs And Kicks". Fall River Globe. Fall River, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 7. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Worked The Criss-Cross". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 8, 1891. p. 3. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Bowdowins, 24; Browns, 18". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 18, 1891. p. 6. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Stubborn Fight". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 29, 1891. p. 2. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Somewhat Sleepy". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 5, 1891. p. 9. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Better Team Work". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 8, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Tufts, 34; Brown, 12". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 15, 1891. p. 4. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.