1921 Brown Bears football team

1921 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainW. H. Shupert
Home stadiumAndrews Field
1921 Eastern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Jefferson   –   10 – 0 – 1
Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
Cornell   –   8 – 0 – 0
Penn State   –   8 – 0 – 2
Yale   –   8 – 1 – 0
New Hampshire   –   8 – 1 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 0
Harvard   –   7 – 2 – 1
Boston University   –   6 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   6 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 1
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 3 – 1
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Army   –   6 – 4 – 0
Princeton   –   4 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   4 – 3 – 1
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 2
Penn   –   4 – 3 – 2
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 2
Lehigh   –   4 – 4 – 0
Springfield   –   4 – 5 – 2
Vermont   –   3 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 3 – 3
Buffalo   –   2 – 3 – 2
Drexel   –   2 – 3 – 1
Rutgers   –   4 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island State   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 5 – 2
Duquesne   –   0 – 4 – 1

The 1921 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1921 college football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, the Bears compiled a record of 5–3–1.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Rhode Island State
W 6–0[3]
October 1Colby
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 12–7[4]
October 8NYU
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 13–0[5]
October 15at Syracuse
L 0–2820,000[6]
October 22Springfield
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
T 0–0[7][8]
October 29at Yale
L 7–4520,000[9]
November 5St. Bonaventure
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 55–0[10]
November 122:00 p.m.at Harvard
L 7–925,000[11][12][13]
November 19Colgate
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 14–0[14]

References

  1. ^ "1921 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Brown Gets the Breaks and Wins: Score 6-0 in Hard Fight With R.I. State". The Boston Globe. September 25, 1921. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown Just Wins From Colby, 12-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 2, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "Brown scores twice in winning from N.Y.U." The Boston Globe. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Syracuse Defeats Brown, 28 To 0". The New York Times. New York, New York. October 16, 1921. p. 109. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ "Springfield Holds Brown To 0-0 Tie". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 23, 1921. p. 14. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Springfield Draws With Brunonians". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 23, 1921. p. 33. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Brown Scores But Is Routed". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Brown Piles Up 55 To 0 For St. Bonaventure". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 6, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Crimson Subs Have Bear Trap Baited". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "Harvard's Game, 9-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  13. ^ "Harvard Defeats Brown Team, 9-7 (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1921. p. 18. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
  14. ^ "Browns Winds Up By Defeating Colgate". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1921. p. 23. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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