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1920 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainE. G. Armstrong
Home stadiumAndrews Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
1920 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   8 – 0 – 0
Harvard   –   8 – 0 – 1
Princeton   –   6 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   7 – 0 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 0 – 2
Army   –   7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 2 – 1
Geneva   –   5 – 2 – 1
New Hampshire   –   5 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 0
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 3 – 0
Williams   –   5 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 2 – 2
Boston University   –   4 – 3 – 1
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duquesne   –   3 – 3 – 1
Vermont   –   3 – 5 – 0
NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island State   –   0 – 4 – 4
Tufts   –   2 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   2 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   1 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   1 – 5 – 2
Villanova   –   1 – 5 – 1
Drexel   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1920 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, Brown compiled a record of 6–3.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Rhode Island State
W 25–0[3]
October 2Amherst
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 13–0[4]
October 9Maine
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 32–7[5]
October 16Colgate
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 14–0[6]
October 23Springfield
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 14–0[7]
October 30Vermont
  • Andrews Field
  • Providence, RI
W 35–0[8]
November 6at Yale
L 10–1440,000[9]
November 132:00 p.m.at Harvard
L 0–2730,000–35,000[10][11][12][13][14]
November 20vs. Dartmouth
L 6–1420,000[15][16][17]

References

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  1. ^ "1920 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. ^ "Brown Impresses On Defensive Work". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 26, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Brown Forced To Travel For Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 3, 1920. p. 35. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Capt. Smith Scores for Maine but Brown Wins". The Bangor Daily News. October 11, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colgate Crushed by Brown Eleven". The New York Times. October 17, 1920. p. VIII-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Springfield Thrice Near Score As Brown Wins, 14-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Brown defeats Vermont 35 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. November 1, 1920. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Husky Brown Team Make Yale Stage Thrilling Rally". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 7, 1920. p. 60. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Harvard Subs Face Brown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 13, 1920). "Crimson Runs Up Big Total Easily". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 13, 1920). "Crimson Runs Up Big Total Easily (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Vaugh, Wilton (November 14, 1920). "Harvard Subs Vanquish Brown In One-Sided Contest, 27 To 0". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Vaugh, Wilton (November 14, 1920). "Harvard Crushes Brown Team, 27–0 (continued)". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 21. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Is Winner, 14-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Victor In Bitter Battle (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ Harold R. Hall (November 21, 1920). "Green Triumphs Over Brown, 14-6". Boston Post. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.


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