1939 Brown Bears football team

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The 1939 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 91.[1][2]

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Headcoach
CaptainJ. J. McLaughry
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1939 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJ. J. McLaughry
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1939 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Cornell â€“ 8–0–0
No. 10 Duquesne â€“ 8–0–1
Swarthmore â€“ 6–0–1
Scranton â€“ 7–0–2
Princeton â€“ 7–1–0
La Salle â€“ 6–1–1
Penn State â€“ 5–1–2
No. 11 Boston College â€“ 9–2–0
No. 17 Fordham â€“ 6–2–0
Villanova â€“ 6–2–0
Boston University â€“ 5–3–0
Brown â€“ 5–3–1
Dartmouth â€“ 5–3–1
Hofstra â€“ 4–3–0
NYU â€“ 5–4–0
Pittsburgh â€“ 5–4–0
Harvard â€“ 4–4–0
Manhattan â€“ 4–4–0
Penn â€“ 4–4–0
Syracuse â€“ 3–3–2
Vermont â€“ 3–3–2
Tufts â€“ 3–4–1
Yale â€“ 3–4–1
Army â€“ 3–4–2
Bucknell â€“ 3–5–0
Carnegie Tech â€“ 3–5–0
Providence â€“ 3–5–0
Columbia â€“ 2–4–2
Massachusetts State â€“ 2–5–2
Colgate â€“ 2–5–1
Temple â€“ 2–7–0
CCNY â€“ 1–7–0
Buffalo â€“ 0–7–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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Brown was ranked at No. 62 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Rhode Island StateW 34–010,000[4][5]
October 7Amherst
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–148,000[4][5]
October 14at ColgateL 0–108,500[6][7]
October 212:00 p.m.Holy Cross
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–2018,000[8][9]
October 28at PrincetonL 12–2625,000[10]
November 4Tufts
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 54–73,000[11][12]
November 11at YaleT 14–1432,000[13]
November 18Connecticut
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 41–03,000[14][15]
November 30Rutgers
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 13–0[16]
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