1947 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Brown Bears football Independent 4–4–1 Rip Engle 4th Brown Stadium The 1947 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented the Brown University during the 1947 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Rip Engle, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 139.1947 Brown Bears Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 2, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brown/1947-schedule.html Brown was ranked at No. 79 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island Schedule yes yes 1947 AP September 27 Connecticut Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 33-13 15,000 Brown Turns Back Uconn Eleven By 33 To 13 Margin The Hartford Courant Roger Dover September 28, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28220712/brown_turns_back_uconn_eleven_by_33_to/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 7-21 25,000 Princeton Beats Brown, 21-7 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 5, 1947 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28212404/princeton_beats_brown_217/ Newspapers.com October 11 Rhode Island State Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 55-6 15,000 Brown Wins, 55-6, Over Rhode Island The Boston Globe October 12, 1947 28 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28220482/brown_wins_556_over_rhode_island/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 10-13 10,000 Dartmouth Nips Brown With Tally in Last 11 Seconds Of Game, 13-10 Hartford Courant October 19, 1947 6C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28214981/dartmouth_nips_brown_with_tally_in_last/ Newspapers.com October 25 at Colgate Colgate Athletic Field Hamilton, NY T 13-13 6,000 Brown Ties Raiders in 13-13 Fray Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 26, 1947 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28220335/brown_ties_raiders_in_1313_fray/ Newspapers.com November 1 Holy Cross Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 20-19 18,000 Underdog Brown Fights Back To Nip Holy Cross The Hartford Courant November 2, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27970410/underdog_brown_fights_back_to_nip_holy/ Newspapers.com November 8 at No. 20 Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 20-14 15,000 Surprising Brown Eleven Upsets Yale By 20 To 14 The Hartford Courant Roger Dover November 9, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28220049/surprising_brown_eleven_upsets_yale_by/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 7-13 25,000 Harvard Nips Brown in Fiery Finish, 13-7 The Boston Globe Melville Webb November 16, 1947 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28206984/harvard_nips_brown_in_fiery_finish_137/ Newspapers.com November 27 Rutgers Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 20-27 16,000 Rutgers Defeats Brown, 27-20 The Philadelphia Inquirer November 28, 1947 38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28219859/rutgers_defeats_brown_2720/ Newspapers.com References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football