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American college football season

1960 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–6 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainW. Packer
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons← 19591961 →
1960 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Yale $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Princeton 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Harvard 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Columbia 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Cornell 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1960 college football season. Brown tied for last place in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach John McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 3–6 record and were outscored 212 to 100. W. Packer was the team captain.

The Bears' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 184 to 45.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 at Columbia L 0–37 12,000
October 1 at Yale L 0–9 21,859
October 8 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–20 1,000
October 15 at Penn L 7–36 10,875
October 22 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 36–14 10,000
October 29 at Princeton L 21–54 12,000
November 5 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 7–6 7,500
November 12 at Harvard L 8–22 15,000
November 19 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 21–14 10,000
  • *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. pp. 22–23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Danzig, Allison (September 25, 1960). "Columbia Crushes Brown, 37-0; Sakala's Passes Pace Lion Attack". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  4. Teague, Robert L. (October 2, 1960). "Yale Sinks Brown on Line Play, 9-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. Ralby, Herb (October 9, 1960). "Dartmouth 20-0 Victor". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 87 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Unbeaten Dartmouth Mamkes Brown Third Victim, 20-0". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 9, 1960. p. 33.
  6. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 16, 1960). "Penn Grinds Out 36-7 Victory over Brown". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  7. "Brown Sinks Rhode Island". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. October 23, 1960. p. 3C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Adams, Frank S. (October 30, 1960). "Princeton Crushes Brown; Tigers in 54-21 Romp". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  9. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 6, 1960). "Brown Overcomes Cornell on Barry's Kick for First Ivy Victory of Season". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S7.
  10. Tuckner, Howard M. (November 13, 1960). "Harvard Subdues Brown Team, 22-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. "Brown's Three Touchdowns in Last Period Overcome Colgate in Final Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 20, 1960. p. S1.
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