1957 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1957 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 5–4 3–4 Alva Kelley 7th Gil Robertshaw Brown Stadium The 1957 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 154 to 125. Gil Robertshaw 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 tied for fourth in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents, 111 to 100.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 1957 September 28 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 20-23 10,500 Columbia Tops Brown, 23-20; Kick Is Decisive Joseph M. Sheehan September 29, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 5 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 21-20 31,789 Late Brown Dash Halts Yale, 21-20 Joseph C. Nichols October 6, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 12 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 0-35 13,500 Dartmouth Sinks Brown Team, 35-0 Lincoln A. Werden October 13, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 19 Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 20-7 8,000 Bruins Vanquish Penn Team, 20-7 William J. Briordy October 20, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 26 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) W 21-7 18,500 Brown Sets Back Rhode Island, 21-0 October 27, 1957 S3 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 2 Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0-7 9,000 Tigers Shut Out Brown in Mud, 7-0 William J. Briordy November 3, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 9 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 6-13 11,000 Cornell Defeats Brown Team, 13-6 Roscoe McGowen November 10, 1957 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 16 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 33-6 17,000 Brown University Overcomes Harvard on Gridiron for Third Straight Time Roscoe McGowen November 17, 1957 S2 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 28 Colgate<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 33-7 10,500 Brown Crushes Colgate; 95-Yard Runback of Intercerption by Finney Marks 33-7 Victory Michael Strauss November 29, 1957 35 The New York Times New York, N.Y. References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football