1927 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6–1
Head coach
CaptainR. E. Randall
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
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1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts   –   8 – 0 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 6 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   6 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 3
CCNY   –   4 – 2 – 2
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 6 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   1 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Bears compiled a record of 3–6–1.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Rhode Island State
W 17–0[3]
October 1Albright
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–0
October 8at Penn
L 6–14
October 15at Yale
L 0–1940,000[4]
October 22Lebanon Valley
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 12–13
October 29Temple
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–7[5]
November 5Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 7–1020,000[6]
November 12at Harvard
L 6–18
November 19New Hampshire
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 31–13[7]
November 26Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 0–0

References

  1. ^ "1927 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. ^ "Brown iron men crush Rhode Island". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1927. p. S4. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Yale 19, Brown 0, As Bulldog Turns on Bear, Led by Bruce Caldwell". The Hartford Courant. October 16, 1927. pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brown Outgains Temple But I Beaten, 7 To 0". The Hartford Courant. October 30, 1927. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Kelley, Robert F. (November 6, 1927). "Dartmouth Routs Brown Eleven, 19-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
  7. ^ "Brown Scores 31-13 Win Over New Hampshire". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. November 20, 1927. p. 15. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.


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