1959 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1959 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1959 college football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.
| 1959 Brown Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–6–1 (1–5–1 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | R. Carlin |
| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
In their first season under head coach John McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored 139 to 51. R. Carlin was the team captain.[1]
The Bears' 1–5–1 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 106 to 31.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Columbia |
| L 6–21 | 7,500 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at Yale | L 0–17 | 28,017 | [4] | |||
| October 10 | at Dartmouth | T 0–0 | 20,196 | [5] | |||
| October 17 | at Penn | L 9–36 | 13,083 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | Rhode Island* |
| W 6–0 | 7,000 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | at Princeton | L 0–7 | 11,500 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | at Cornell | L 0–19 | 8,000 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | Harvard |
| W 16–6 | 15,000 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | Colgate* |
| L 14–33 | 8,000 | [11] | ||
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