1957 Brown Bears football team

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1957 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
1957 record5–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainGil Robertshaw
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Yale 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Brown 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Harvard 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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 NCAA University Division 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.[1]

The Bears' 3–4 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents, 111 to 100.[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 20–23 10,500 [3]
October 5 at Yale
W 21–20 31,789 [4]
October 12 at Dartmouth
L 0–35 13,500 [5]
October 19 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–7 8,000 [6]
October 26 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 21–7 18,500 [7]
November 2 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–7 9,000 [8]
November 9 at Cornell
L 6–13 11,000 [9]
November 16 at Harvard
W 33–6 17,000 [10]
November 28 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 33–7 10,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (September 29, 1957). "Columbia Tops Brown, 23-20; Kick Is Decisive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. ^ Nichols, Joseph C. (October 6, 1957). "Late Brown Dash Halts Yale, 21-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ Werden, Lincoln A. (October 13, 1957). "Dartmouth Sinks Brown Team, 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Briordy, William J. (October 20, 1957). "Bruins Vanquish Penn Team, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ "Brown Sets Back Rhode Island, 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1957. p. S3.
  8. ^ Briordy, William J. (November 3, 1957). "Tigers Shut Out Brown in Mud, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 10, 1957). "Cornell Defeats Brown Team, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ McGowen, Roscoe (November 17, 1957). "Brown University Overcomes Harvard on Gridiron for Third Straight Time". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
  11. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 29, 1957). "Brown Crushes Colgate; 95-Yard Runback of Intercerption by Finney Marks 33-7 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 35.
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