1949 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1949 Brown Bears football Independent 8–1 Rip Engle 6th Joe Paterno John S. Scott Brown Stadium The 1949 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Rip Engle, the Bears compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 263 to 94. They lost to Princeton in the third game of the season, but won every other game, including contests with Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Holy Cross, and Colgate.1949 Brown Bears Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 19, 2018 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brown/1949-schedule.html No Brown players received All-American honors. Tackle Bucky Walters received second-team honors on the 1949 All-Eastern football team. Quarterback Joe Paterno and John S. Scott were the team captains.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 Paterno's brother George Paterno played fullback for the team. The team's leading scorers were Joe Paterno (42 points), Roger Young (36 points), and Joe Condon (34 points on 31 extra points and one field goal).Paterno Tops The Star-Ledger December 4, 1949 35 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-paterno-tops/200317326/ Newspapers.com After the 1949 season, Engle resigned as Brown's head coach to become head coach at Penn State. Joe Paterno joined Engle as an assistant coach at Penn State in 1950. Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Attendance rose to 52,500 in four home games in 1949.Colleges have another big year at gate The Star-Ledger December 4, 1949 35 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-star-ledger-attendance/200317128/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y AP 1949 October 1 Holy Cross Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 28-6 17,000 Brown's Swift and Deceptive Winged-T Attack Stops Young Holy Cross Team October 2, 1949 S5 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8 Rhode Island State Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) W 46-0 8,000 Brown Routs R.I. State October 9, 1949 S5 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 15 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 14-27 24,000 Princeton Upsets Brown Team, 27-14 Joseph C. Nichols October 16, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 22 Lehigh Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 48-0 10,000 Brown Routs Badly Outclassed Lehigh, 48 to 0 Bob Holbrook October 23, 1949 45 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67213520/1949-brown-lehigh/ Brown Scores Seven Times In Beating Lehigh, 48 to 0 Sunday Call-Chronicle October 23, 1949 28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-brown-lehigh/200314767/ Newspapers.com October 29 @ Western Reserve League Park Cleveland, OH W 28-14 6,000 Brown Wins, 28-14, with Early Drive Associated Press October 30, 1949 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 5 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 14-0 46,000 Yale Is Blanked by Brown, 14 to 0 Lincoln A. Werden November 6, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 28-14 23,000 Brown Conquers Harvard, 28-14, with Strong Air and Land Attack November 13, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y.Brown Scores 1st Win Over Harvard in 11 Years, 28-14: Joe Paterno Stars; Crimson Drops 7th Game The Boston Globe November 13, 1949 46 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-brown-harvard/200315140/ Newspapers.com November 19 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 16-7 20,000 Columbia Bows to Brown in Its Last Game by 16-7 Lincoln A. Werden November 20, 1949 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 24 Colgate Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 41-26 18,000 Brown Surge in Last Six Minutes Overcomes Colgate Eleven, 41-26 Joseph M. Sheehan November 25, 1949 34 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football