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American college football season

1958 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainDon Warburton
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons← 19571959 →
1958 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Penn 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Harvard 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Yale 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1958 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.

In their eighth and final season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 211 to 140. Don Warburton was the team captain.

The Bears' 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. They outscored Ivy opponents 136 to 128.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at Columbia W 22–0 8,500
October 4 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 35–29 17,600
October 11 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–20 17,000
October 18 at Penn L 20–21 16,921
October 25 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 47–6 13,000
November 1 at Princeton L 18–28 28,000
November 8 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 12–8 15,500
November 15 at Harvard W 29–22 15,000
November 27 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–6 8,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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. Effrat, Louis (September 28, 1958). "Columbia Loses to Bruins, 22 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Briordy, William J. (October 12, 1958). "Dartmouth Downs Brown Squad, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. McGowen, Roscoe (October 19, 1958). "Penn Defeats Brown as Bruins' Conversion Attempt Fails in Final Quarter". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
  7. "Brown Conquers Rhode Island, 47-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 26, 1958. p. S4.
  8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1958). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 28-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  10. White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 9, 1958). "Brown Halts Cornell; Bruin 12-8 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. Strauss, Michael (November 16, 1958). "Finney Excels as Bruins Set Back Harvard, 29-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. Strauss, Michael (November 29, 1958). "Brown Tops Colgate; Bruins Win, 28-6, as Finney Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 37.
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