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1923 Brown Bears football team

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1923 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4
Head coach
CaptainJ. F. Spellman
Home stadiumAndrews Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cornell     8 0 0
Yale     8 0 0
St. John's     5 0 1
Dartmouth     8 1 0
Syracuse     8 1 0
Boston College     7 1 1
Rutgers     7 1 1
Washington & Jefferson     6 1 1
Holy Cross     8 2 0
Lafayette     6 1 2
Tufts     6 2 0
Army     6 2 1
Colgate     6 2 1
Geneva     6 2 1
Lehigh     6 2 1
NYU     6 2 1
Penn State     6 2 1
Vermont     6 3 1
Brown     6 4 0
Harvard     4 3 1
Carnegie Tech     4 3 1
Penn     5 4 0
Pittsburgh     5 4 0
Bucknell     4 4 1
Columbia     4 4 1
Duquesne     4 4 0
Princeton     3 3 1
Franklin & Marshall     3 5 1
Drexel     2 6 0
Buffalo     2 5 1
Fordham     2 7 0
Boston University     1 6 0
Villanova     0 7 1
Temple     0 5 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Springfield     0 7 0

The 1923 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1923 college football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, the Bears compiled a record of 6–4.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Haverford
W 27–0[3]
October 6Colby
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 33–0[4]
October 13at Washington & JeffersonWashington, PAL 7–12[5]
October 20Boston University
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 20–3[6]
October 272:30 p.m.at YaleL 0–2145,000[7][8]
November 3St. Bonaventure
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 19–0[9]
November 102:00 p.m.vs. Dartmouth
L 14–1625,000[10][11]
November 172:00 p.m.at HarvardW 20–7[12][13][14]
November 24New Hampshire
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 6–0[15]
November 29Lehigh
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
L 6–12[16]

References

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  1. ^ "1923 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Klump Shines In Brown's 34-0 Win". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 30, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Colby Smothered, 33 To 0 By Strong Brown Team". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 7, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Wash-Jeff Given Hard Tussle By Brown But Wins, 12-7". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1923. p. 5, section 3. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Brown Scores On Long Runs: Given Hard Battle, but Defeats B.U., 20 to 3". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1923. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brown To Marshall Veteran Team Against Bulldogs Today; Bruin's Backfield Is Strong". The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. October 27, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Yale's Strong Attack Beats Brown Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 28, 1923. p. D1. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Brown Subs Defeat St. Bonaventure, 19 To 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1923. p. 20. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ Halligan, John J. (November 10, 1923). "Bear Believe Teeth and Claws Sharp Enough to Do The Trick—Dartmouth Is Confident of Victory". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 9. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ John J. Hallahan (November 11, 1923). "Brown's Desperate Rally Falls Short". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Harvard Looks For Even Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 17, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Halligan, John J. (November 18, 1923). "Great Come-Back Gives Brown Game". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Halligan, John J. (November 18, 1923). "Great Come-Back Gives Brown Game (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 18. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Bear Lucky To Win Game In Mud, 6-0". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Lehigh's Rally Topples Bears". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 30, 1923. p. 20. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.