1929 Brown Bears football team

The 1929 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Bears compiled a record of 5–5.[1][2]

1929 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainBud Edwards
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
 1928
1930 
1929 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Pittsburgh  910
Colgate  810
Fordham  702
Bucknell  820
No. 11 Penn  720
Boston College  721
Villanova  721
Cornell  620
Tufts  512
Harvard  521
Yale  521
NYU  730
Franklin & Marshall  630
Penn State  630
Syracuse  630
Washington & Jefferson  522
Drexel  631
Temple  631
Carnegie Tech  531
Army  641
Providence  332
Brown  550
Columbia  450
CCNY  242
Princeton  241
Boston University  360
Vermont  270
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Springfield
L 6–14[3]
October 5Rhode Island StateW 14–6
October 12at PrincetonW 13–12
October 19at YaleL 6–14
October 26Syracuse
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–6
November 2at Holy CrossW 15–14
November 9Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 6–1320,000[4]
November 16Norwich
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 66–6
November 23New Hampshire
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 14–7[5]
November 30Colgate
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–32

References

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  1. "1929 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. "Springfield Ready For Bears' Invasion". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 28, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved July 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 10, 1929). "Dartmouth Rally Stops Brown, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  5. "Brown Defeats New Hampshire Team". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. UP. November 24, 1929. p. 16. Retrieved February 1, 2020 via newspapers.com.