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The 1945 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1945 college football season.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Headcoach
CaptainR. D. Williams
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1945 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
CaptainR. D. Williams
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
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1945 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Army – 9–0–0
Franklin & Marshall – 4–0–1
No. 20 Columbia – 8–1–0
Temple – 7–1–0
No. 16 Holy Cross – 8–2–0
Tufts – 4–1–0
No. 8 Penn – 6–2–0
Yale – 6–3–0
Massachusetts State – 2–1–1
Harvard – 5–3–0
Penn State – 5–3–0
Cornell – 5–4–0
Villanova – 4–4–0
Boston College – 3–4–0
Brown – 3–4–1
Colgate – 3–4–1
Princeton – 2–3–2
NYU – 3–4–0
Pittsburgh – 3–7–0
Bucknell – 2–5–0
Drexel – 2–5–0
Dartmouth – 1–6–1
Syracuse – 1–6–0
Boston University – 0–5–0
CCNY – 0–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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In their second season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 3–4–1 record, and were outscored 141 to 123 by opponents. R.D. Williams was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 at Penn L 0–50 51,000 [3]
October 6 Boston College
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 51–6 10,657 [4]
October 20 Holy Cross
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–25 25,000 [5]
October 27 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 6–27 15,000 [6]
November 3 Coast Guard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 33–6 10,000 [7]
November 10 at Yale W 20–7 15,000 [8]
November 17 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 7–14 15,000 [9]
November 24 Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 6–6 12,000 [10]
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