1915 Brown Bears football team

The 1915 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Edward N. Robinson, Brown compiled a 5–3–1 record in the regular season, lost to Washington State in the second Rose Bowl game, and outscored all opponents by a total of 166 to 46. The team played home games at Andrews Field in Providence, Rhode Island.

1915 Brown Bears football
1916 Rose Bowl program
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumAndrews Field
Seasons
 1914
1916 
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cornell  900
Pittsburgh  800
Columbia  500
Harvard  810
Carnegie Tech  710
Rutgers  710
Villanova  610
Washington & Jefferson  811
Colgate  510
Syracuse  912
Dartmouth  711
Tufts  512
Penn State  720
Lafayette  830
Princeton  620
Franklin & Marshall  620
Temple  311
Geneva  630
Wesleyan  630
Allegheny  530
Swarthmore  530
Army  531
Lehigh  640
Holy Cross  322
Brown  541
Fordham  440
NYU  441
Middlebury  342
Muhlenberg  450
Yale  450
Boston College  340
Penn  352
WPI  351
Buffalo  350
Carlisle  362
Rhode Island State  350
New Hampshire  361
Gettysburg  360
Rochester  360
Bucknell  263
Vermont  142
Williams  170

Notable players included Fritz Pollard and Wallace Wade.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Rhode Island State
W 38–0
October 2Trinity (CT)
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
T 0–0
October 9at AmherstL 0–7
October 16Williams
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 33–0
October 23Syracuse
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
L 0–6
October 30Vermont
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 46–0[1]
November 6at YaleW 3–0[2]
November 13HarvardL 7–16
November 27Carlisle
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 39–3
January 1, 1916vs. Washington StateL 0–1410,000[3]

References

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  1. "Brown put Vermont out". The New York Times. October 31, 1915. Retrieved June 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Yale Disappointing; Humbled by Brown". The New York Times. November 7, 1915. p. 38 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W.S.C. Smothers Big Eastern Team". The Pullman Herald. January 2, 1916. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1915 Brown Bears Schedule and Results".