1959 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 2–6–1 1–5–1 John McLaughry 1st R. Carlin Brown Stadium The 1959 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1959 college football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League. In their first season under head coach John McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored 139 to 51. R. Carlin 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' 1–5–1 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 106 to 31.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 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y y AP 1959 September 26 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 6-21 7,500 Columbia Victor over Brown, 21-6 Gordon S. Jr. White September 27, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 3 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 0-17 28,017 Bulldogs' Drives Sink Brown, 17-0 Joseph M. Sheehan October 4, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 10 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH T 0-0 20,196 Brown Puts Up Stubborn Defense and Holds Dartmouth to a Scoreless Tie Gordon S. Jr. White October 11, 1959 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 17 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 9-36 13,083 Quakers, Led by Doelling, Overwhelm Brown, 36 to 9 Louis Effrat October 18, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 24 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) W 6-0 7,000 Brown Defeats Rhode Island, 6-0 October 25, 1959 Associated Press S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 31 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ L 0-7 11,500 Tigers Score, 7-0, Tie for Ivy Lead Frank S. Adams November 1, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 7 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 0-19 8,000 Telesh Kicks 2 Field Goals and Scores Touchdown as Cornell Beats Brown Myron Kandel November 8, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 14 Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 16-6 15,000 Bruins Beat Harvard 5th Year in Row in Ivy Upset, 16 to 6 Deane McGowen November 15, 1959 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 21 Colgate<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 14-33 8,000 Colgate Upsets Brown, 33 to 14 Michael Strauss November 27, 1959 41 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football