1953 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1953 Brown Bears football Independent 3–5–1 Alva Kelley 3rd G.E. Haverty Brown Stadium The 1953 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 3–5–1 record, but outscored their opponents 134 to 127. G.E. Haverty was the team captain.Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) Brown University Providence, R.I. July 3, 2020 https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/game-by-game-results-1878-2015-football.aspx?id=2646 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y AP 1953 September 26 1953 Amherst Lord Jeffs Amherst Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 6-7 6,500 Amherst Upsets Brown, 7-6, on McFarlane's Conversion September 27, 1953 58 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67661917/1953-brown-amherst/ October 3 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0-13 24,000 Yale 13-to-0 Victor over Brown Team Joseph C. Nichols October 4, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 Rhode Island Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) L 13-19 8,000 Rhode Island Wins from Brown, 19-13 October 11, 1953 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 @ Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ W 27-20 7,500 Brown Nips Rutgers for First Win, 27-20 Rud Rennie October 18, 1953 47 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67723039/1953-brown-rutgers/ October 24 Holy Cross Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 6-0 13,000 Brown Registers Upset over Heavily Favored Holy Cross Team at Providence October 25, 1953 S4 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 13-27 15,000 Princeton Victor over Brown, 27-13 Lincoln A. Werden November 1, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7 Connecticut Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 42-7 3,000 Thompson Scores 3 Times as Brown Beats Conn., 42-7 John Ahern November 8, 1953 47 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67730151/1953-brown-uconn/ November 14 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 20-27 20,500 Crimson is Victor over Brown, 27-20 Frank M. Blunk November 15, 1953 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26 Colgate Brown Stadium Providence, RI T 7-7 12,000 Colgate Deadlocks Brown with Touchdown in Last Period Michael Strauss November 27, 1953 31 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football