1916 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1916 Brown Bears football Fritz_Pollard_running_during_the_Harvard-Brown_football_game_of_1916.jpg Fritz Pollard running during the Harvard-Brown football game of 1916 285 Independent 8–1 Edward N. Robinson 15th Andrews Field The 1916 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1916 college football season. In its 15th season under head coach Edward N. Robinson, Brown compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 254 to 37. The team won its first eight games, including six shutouts and victories over Rutgers, Yale, and Harvard. In the final game of the season, played on Thanksgiving Day, Brown lost to Colgate in a cold, drenching rain that turned the field into a muddy quagmire. thumb|left|120px|Pollard in 1916 Brown's standout player of the season was Fritz Pollard, one of the few African-Americans to star for an American football team during the largely segregated 1910s. Pollard scored 12 touchdowns and became the first African-American backfield player to be named to Walter Camp's All-America college football team.Blackstock Joe Rose Bowl Game: Trailblazer Fritz Pollard made history in Pasadena https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2018/12/24/rose-bowl-game-trailblazer-fritz-pollard-made-history-in-pasadena/ 2 November 2023 Pasadena Star News 24 December 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20231102223107/https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2018/12/24/rose-bowl-game-trailblazer-fritz-pollard-made-history-in-pasadena/ 2 November 2023 Pasadena, California Pollard was later inducted into both the College and Pro Football Hall of Fames. Brown played its home games at Andrews Field in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule September 30 w Rhode Island State Andrews Field Providence, RI rivalry 18–0 Brown Winner 18 to 0: Get Jump on Rhode Island State in Opener Boston Post October 1, 1916 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-post-brown-winner-18-to-0-get-ju/200323461/ Newspapers.com October 7 w 1916 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT) Andrews Field Providence, RI 42–0 Brown Hands Good Beating to Trinity: Defeats Local College by 42 to 0 Score The Hartford Courant October 8, 1916 31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-brown-hands-good-beatin/200325143/ Newspapers.com October 14 w 1916 Amherst Amherst Andrews Field Providence, RI 69–0 Amherst Beaten by Brown 69-0: Losers Have Only One Chance to Score in Game Boston Post October 15, 1916 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-post-amherst-beaten-by-brown-69-0/200323207/ Newspapers.com October 21 w y 1916 Williams Ephs Williams Weston Field Williamstown, MA 20–0 Williams Loses by 20-0 Score: Brown's Beef and Interference Proves Too Much Boston Post October 22, 1916 18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-post-williams-loses-by-20-0-score/200325486/ Newspapers.com October 28 w Rutgers Andrews Field Providence, RI 21–3 Five Brown Players Hurt, One Seriously: Rutgers Goes After Game Hard, but Is Beaten, 21-3 The Boston Globe October 29, 1916 17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-five-brown-players-hurt/200322939/ Newspapers.com November 4 w Vermont Andrews Field Providence, RI 42–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79881992/vermont-easy-for-brown/ The Baltimore Sun Vermont easy for Brown November 5, 1916 June 19, 2021 Newspapers.com November 11 w y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 21–6 Pollard, Brown's Wonderful Halfback Shines Brightly in Brown's Conquest of Bulldog: Dusky, Fleety Pollard Shines in Brown Victory The Hartford Courant November 12, 1916 3Z https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-pollard-browns-wonder/200322330/ Newspapers.com November 18 w y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 21–0 20,000 Pollard, Brown's Wizard, Beats Harvard Almost Alone The Boston Globe November 19, 1916 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-pollard-browns-wizard/200321561/ Newspapers.com November 30 l Colgate Andrews Field Providence, RI (Thanksgiving) 0–28 Colgate Overwhelms Brown on Muddy Gridiron: Brown Is Crushed by Colgate's Might The New York Times December 1, 1916 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-new-york-times-colgate-overwhelms-br/200320834/ Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brown/1916-schedule.html 1916 Brown Bears Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football