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1957 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainGil Robertshaw
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons← 19561958 →
1957 Ivy League football standings
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 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.

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

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