1958 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDon Warburton
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Yale 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season.

In their eighth and final season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 211 to 140. Don Warburton was the team captain.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. They outscored Ivy opponents 136 to 128.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at Columbia
W 22–0 8,500 [3]
October 4 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 35–29 17,600 [4]
October 11 Dartmouthdagger
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–20 17,000 [5]
October 18 at Penn
L 20–21 16,921 [6]
October 25 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 47–6 13,000 [7]
November 1 at Princeton
L 18–28 28,000 [8][9]
November 8 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 12–8 15,500 [10]
November 15 at Harvard
W 29–22 15,000 [11]
November 27 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–6 8,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Effrat, Louis (September 28, 1958). "Columbia Loses to Bruins, 22 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Briordy, William J. (October 12, 1958). "Dartmouth Downs Brown Squad, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (October 19, 1958). "Penn Defeats Brown as Bruins' Conversion Attempt Fails in Final Quarter". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  7. ^ "Brown Conquers Rhode Island, 47-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 26, 1958. p. S4.
  8. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1958). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 28-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  10. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 9, 1958). "Brown Halts Cornell; Bruin 12-8 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 16, 1958). "Finney Excels as Bruins Set Back Harvard, 29-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 29, 1958). "Brown Tops Colgate; Bruins Win, 28-6, as Finney Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 37.
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