1931 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Bucknell		–		6	–	0	–	3
Colgate		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Pittsburgh		–		8	–	1	–	0
Cornell		–		7	–	1	–	0
Drexel		–		7	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Harvard		–		7	–	1	–	0
Temple		–		8	–	1	–	1
Columbia		–		7	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts State		–		7	–	1	–	1
Syracuse		–		7	–	1	–	1
Fordham		–		6	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Yale		–		5	–	1	–	2
Army		–		8	–	2	–	1
Franklin & Marshall		–		6	–	2	–	0
Manhattan		–		4	–	2	–	1
Brown		–		7	–	3	–	0
Providence		–		7	–	3	–	0
Penn		–		6	–	3	–	0
NYU		–		6	–	3	–	1
Boston College		–		6	–	4	–	0
Washington & Jefferson		–		6	–	4	–	0
Tufts		–		3	–	2	–	2
Villanova		–		4	–	3	–	2
La Salle		–		4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne		–		3	–	5	–	3
Carnegie Tech		–		3	–	5	–	1
CCNY		–		2	–	5	–	1
Boston University		–		2	–	7	–	0
Penn State		–		2	–	8	–	0
Princeton		–		1	–	7	–	0
Vermont		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Bears compiled a record of 7–3.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Colby	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 22–0
October 3	Rhode Island State	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 18–0
October 10	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 19–7
October 17	Tufts	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 33–12
October 24	Lehigh	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 33–0
October 31	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–33
November 7	Ohio Wesleyan	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 26–13
November 14	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–9	10,000	^[3]
November 21	New Hampshire	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 19–13		^[4]
November 28	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–13	15,000	^[5]

References

^ "1931 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^ "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
^ "Automatic Safety Wins for Columbia". New York Daily News. November 15, 1931. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brown Win Thrilling Game From New Hampshire". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. AP. November 22, 1931. p. 35. Retrieved January 28, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Colgate Rams Over Touchdown in Final Minutes to Beat Brown, 13-7". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 27, 1931. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.

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