1955 Brown Bears football team

The 1955 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1955 college football season.

1955 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
1955 record	2–7
Head coach	Alva Kelley (5th season)
Captain	J. McGuinness
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1955 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Drexel			–					8	–	0	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					7	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	1
No. 20 Army			–					6	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Pittsburgh			–					7	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					6	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					4	–	4	–	1
Harvard			–					3	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Hofstra			–					3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	6	–	1
Boston University			–					2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					2	–	6	–	0
Brown			–					2	–	7	–	0
Columbia			–					1	–	8	–	0
Villanova			–					1	–	9	–	0
Temple			–					0	–	8	–	0
Penn			–					0	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their fifth season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 2–7 record, and were outscored 139 to 88. J. McGuinness was the team captain.[1]

This would be Brown's final year as a football independent, as the Ivy League, which Brown had helped co-found in 1954, began football competition in 1956. Six of the nine opponents on Brown's 1955 schedule were Ivy League members (with Penn the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised about half of Brown's opponents annually.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12–14	8,000	[2]
October 1	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 20–27	22,000	[3]
October 8	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 7–0	15,000	[4]
October 15	Rutgers	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 12–14	12,000	[5]
October 22	Rhode Island	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 7–19	16,000	[6]
October 29	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 7–14	22,500	[7]
November 5	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–20	2,500	[8]
November 12	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 14–6	16,500	[9]
November 24	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–25		[10]

References

1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. Danzig, Allison (September 24, 1955). "Lions Top Brown; Columbia Rallies for 14-to-12 Victory in Opening Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
3. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 2, 1955). "Elis' 3-Touchdown Rally Sets Back Brown, 27-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Strauss, Michael (October 9, 1955). "Brown Sets Back Dartmouth by 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Fleming, Jimmie (October 16, 1955). "Scarlet Scores 14-12 Victory over Brown". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rhode Island Jars Brown, 19-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 23, 1955. p. S4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1955). "Princeton's Team Trips Brown, 14-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1955). "Cornell Is Victor over Brown, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Briordy, William J. (November 13, 1955). "Bruins Gain 14-6 Triumph as Balogh's Passes Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Strauss, Michael (November 25, 1955). "Colgate Crushes Brown; Alert Red Raiders Capitalize on Fumbles for 25-0 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.