1956 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1956 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 3–4 Alva Kelley 6th Dick Bence Brown Stadium The 1956 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 124 to 94. Richard "Dick" Bence was the team captain.Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football) 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 The Bears' 3–4 conference record was good for fifth in the Ivy League.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 22 This was the first season of formal play for the Ivy League, although the Bears' previous independent schedules, dating back to the 19th century, often featured future Ivy opponents. Six of the seven Ivy matchups on Brown's 1956 schedule had been present on the 1955 slate, as well (as had the two remaining non-Ivy fixtures, Colgate and URI). Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y y AP 1956 September 29 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 20-0 12,000 Bruins Register in Ivy Opener, 20-0 William J. Briordy September 30, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 6 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 2-20 29,904 Eli Eleven Beats Brown Team, 20-2 Lincoln A. Werden October 7, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 13 Dartmouth Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 7-14 12,500 Indians Set Back Brown Team, 14-7 Lincoln A. Werden October 14, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 20 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7-14 15,716 Penn Triumphs, 14-7, on Brown's Fumbles Lincoln A. Werden October 21, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 27 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) W 27-7 Brown Defeats Rhode Island with Second-Half Touchdowns at Providence Associated Press October 28, 1956 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 3 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 7-21 15,000 Princeton Trims Brown Team, 21-7 Roscoe McGowen November 4, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 10 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 13-6 10,000 Brown Conquers Cornell, 13 to 6 Michael Strauss November 11, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 17 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 21-12 13,500 Brown Sets Back Harvard, 21 to 12 William J. Briordy November 18, 1956 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 22 Colgate<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 20-0 10,500 Brown Pins First Shutout on Colgate Team Since 1951 in Surprise Triumph Michael Strauss November 23, 1956 41 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football