1941 Brown Bears football team

The 1941 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its first season under head coach Skip Stahley, Brown compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 102 to 81.[1][2] The team played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

1941 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
1941 record	5–4
Head coach	Skip Stahley (1st season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1941 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 15 Penn			–					7	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	2	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel Tech			–					4	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					3	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Princeton			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Halfback Bob Margarita was selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-New England football team.[3] He later played in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Wesleyan	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–6		[4]
October 4	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 6–13	10,000	[5]
October 11	Rhode Island State	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 14–7	18,000	[6]
October 18	Tufts	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 28–6		[7]
October 25	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 13–0	8,000	[8]
November 1	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 7–0	9,000	[9]
November 8	Holy Cross	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–13		[10]
November 15	at No. 17 Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 7–23	20,000	[11]
November 22	Rutgers	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–13	15,000	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1941 Brown Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
2. "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
3. "Harvard Linemen Land Five Berths on All-N.E. Team". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1941. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Robert Zaiman (September 28, 1941). "Brown Eleven Overcomes Stiff Resistance To Gain Triumph Over Wesleyan, 20-6". The Hartford Courant. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
5. John Ebinger (October 5, 1941). "Lions Score in 2d, 3d; Whip Brown, 13-6". New York Daily News. p. 37C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bob Priestley Runs 95 Yards To Beat State". The Hartford Courant. October 12, 1941. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown Smears Undefeated Record of Tufts Football Team, 28 To 6". The Hartford Courant. October 19, 1941. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Two Specatacular Runs Win 13-0 Decision for Brown Over Lafayette at Easton". Allentown Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 26, 1941. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brown Trims Yale, 7-0, on Pass". New York Daily News. November 2, 1941. p. 91 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Crusaders Show Power Defeating Brown, 13-0". The Hartford Courant. November 9, 1941. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Pass Wins for Cornell, 7-0, Over Harvard". New York Daily News. October 12, 1941. p. 97 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Rutgers Tops Brown, 13 to 7". The Boston Globe. November 21, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.