1946 Brown Bears football team

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1946 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–5–1 (1–3 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainJ. Lalikos
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Ivy Group football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Yale 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Harvard 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Penn 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Cornell 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Columbia 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Brown 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Dartmouth 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University in the Ivy League during the 1946 college football season.[1]

In their third season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 3–5–1 record, and were outscored 184 to 122 by opponents. J. Lalikos was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Canisius*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 14–6 12,716 [3]
October 5 at Princeton
L 12–33 16,000 [4]
October 12 Rhode Island State*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 29–0 20,000 [5]
October 19 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–13 20,000 [6]
October 26 Boston University*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 14–14 12,000 [7]
November 2 at Holy Cross*
L 19–21 15,000 [8]
November 9 at Yale
L 0–49 40,000 [9]
November 16 at Harvard
L 0–28 20,000 [10]
November 28 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 14–20 20,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

After the season[edit]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bear was selected.[12]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
24 222 Tom Dorsey Back Chicago Cardinals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1946 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brown Overcomes Canisius, 14 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 29, 1946. p. S3.
  4. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 6, 1946). "Princeton Rally Stops Brown, 33-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. ^ "Brown Turns Back Rhode Island, 29-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S3.
  6. ^ "Brown Upsets Dartmouth, 20-13, Finn, Swingler Leading Offensive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 20, 1946. p. S1.
  7. ^ "Boston U. Holds Brown to a Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1946. p. S2.
  8. ^ "Holy Cross Rally Beats Brown, 21-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 3, 1946. p. S2.
  9. ^ Strauss, Michael (November 10, 1946). "Yale Overwhelms Brown by 49 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  10. ^ Blair, William M. (November 17, 1946). "Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
  11. ^ Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 29, 1946). "Colgate Vanquishes Brown, 20-14, with 2 Touchdowns in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.
  12. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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