1921 Brown Bears football team

American college football season

1921 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3–1
Head coach	Edward N. Robinson (20th season)
Captain	W. H. Shupert
Home stadium	Andrews Field
Seasons← 1920 1922 →

1921 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24		Rhode Island State	Andrews Field Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 6–0
October 1		Colby	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 12–7
October 8		NYU	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 13–0
October 15		at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–28	20,000
October 22		Springfield	Andrews Field Providence, RI	T 0–0
October 29		at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–45	20,000
November 5		St. Bonaventure	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 55–0
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–9	25,000
November 19		Colgate	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 14–0
All times are in Eastern time

References

"1921 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
"Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
"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.
"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 .
"Brown scores twice in winning from N.Y.U." The Boston Globe. October 9, 1921. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"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 .
"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 .
"Springfield Draws With Brunonians". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 23, 1921. p. 33. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Brown Scores But Is Routed". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 30, 1921. p. 21. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 .
"Crimson Subs Have Bear Trap Baited". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1921. p. 7. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"Harvard's Game, 9-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
"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 .
"Browns Winds Up By Defeating Colgate". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 20, 1921. p. 23. Retrieved March 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

v t e Brown Bears football
Venues	Andrews Field (1899–1924) Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium (1925–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1916 Rose Bowl Rhode Island
Culture & lore	Band Bruno "Ever True to Brown"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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