1944 Brown Bears football team

The 1944 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1944 college football season.[1]

1944 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
1944 record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainR.E. Lowe
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Army      9 0 0
Yale      7 0 1
Harvard      5 1 0
Bucknell      7 2 1
Penn State      6 3 0
Penn      5 3 0
Boston College      4 3 0
Cornell      5 4 0
Villanova      4 4 0
Drexel      2 2 0
Pittsburgh      4 5 0
Brown      3 4 1
Temple      2 4 2
Syracuse      2 4 1
Princeton      1 2 0
Dartmouth      2 5 1
Colgate      2 5 0
NYU      2 5 0
Columbia      2 6 0
Tufts      1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall      1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their first season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 3–4–1 record, and were outscored 150 to 132 by opponents. R.E. Lowe was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 Tufts
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 44–0 7,000 [3]
October 7 at Army L 7–59 8,000 [4]
October 21 at Holy Cross T 24–24 5,000 [5]
October 28 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 13–14 8,000 [6]
November 4 Coast Guard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–20 10,000 [7]
November 11 at Yale L 0–13 12,000 [8]
November 18 at Columbia W 12–0 12,000 [9]
November 25 Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 32–20 12,000 [10]

References

  1. "1944 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. "Brown's Powerhouse Crushes Tufts". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. S3.
  4. "Fast Army Backs Crush Brown, 59-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 8, 1944. p. S1.
  5. Nason, Jerry (October 22, 1944). "Holy Cross and Brown Tie, 24-24; Moody Snares Crusader Fumble for 91-Yard Run". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 26 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Kaese, Harold (October 29, 1944). "Dartmouth Edges Brown, 14 to 13; Bonk Hero of Smashing Green Win over Bruin". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 22 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tommy Dorsey Paces Coast Guard Academy to 20-0 Triumph Against Brown; Cadets Record Scoring in Last Two Quarters". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. 1C via Newspapers.com.
  8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 12, 1944). "Yale Subdues Brown, 13-0, Counting in Last 2 Periods". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. McGowen, Roscoe (November 19, 1944). "Brown Team Tops Columbia, 12 to 0, on Two Long Runs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. "Brown Conquers Colgate, 32 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. November 26, 1944. p. S1.
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