1917 Brown Bears football team

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The 1917 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In its 16th season under head coach Edward N. Robinson, Brown compiled an 8–2 and outscored opponents by a total of 160 to 62.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Headcoach
CaptainV. A. Bowman
Quick facts Brown Bears football, Conference ...
1917 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainV. A. Bowman
Home stadiumAndrews Field
Seasons
← 1916
1918 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1917 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Pittsburgh â€“ 10–0–0
Williams â€“ 7–0–1
Yale â€“ 3–0–0
Princeton â€“ 2–0–0
Syracuse â€“ 8–1–1
Army â€“ 7–1–0
Rutgers â€“ 7–1–1
Penn â€“ 9–2–0
Brown â€“ 8–2–0
Fordham â€“ 7–2–0
Lehigh â€“ 7–2–0
Boston College â€“ 6–2–0
Swarthmore â€“ 6–2–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 7–3–0
Colgate â€“ 4–2–0
Harvard â€“ 3–1–3
New Hampshire â€“ 3–2–2
Dartmouth â€“ 5–3–0
Geneva â€“ 5–3–1
Penn State â€“ 5–4–0
Buffalo â€“ 4–4–0
NYU â€“ 2–2–3
Tufts â€“ 3–3–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 2–3–1
Bucknell â€“ 3–5–1
Lafayette â€“ 3–5–0
Holy Cross â€“ 3–4–0
Rhode Island State â€“ 2–4–2
Carlisle â€“ 3–6–0
Columbia â€“ 2–4–0
Delaware â€“ 2–5–0
Cornell â€“ 3–6–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 2–6–0
Villanova â€“ 0–3–2
Temple â€“ 0–6–1
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Rhode Island State
W 27–0[3]
October 6Johns Hopkins
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 20–0[4]
October 12at Holy CrossW 27–6[5]
October 20Boston College
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 7–2[6]
October 27Colgate
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 7–6[7]
November 3Syracuse
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
L 0–65,000[8]
November 10Newport Naval Reserves
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
L 0–35[9]
November 14Camp Devens
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 40–0[10]
November 17Colby
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 19–7[11]
November 24vs. DartmouthW 13–0[12]
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