1925 Brown Bears football team

The 1925 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its 24th and final season under head coach Eddie N. Robinson, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 80.[1][2]

1925 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
1925 record	5–4–1
Head coach	Eddie N. Robinson (24th season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1925 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth			–					8	–	0	–	0
Fordham			–					9	–	1	–	0
Colgate			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	1
Lafayette			–					7	–	1	–	1
Springfield			–					6	–	1	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					7	–	2	–	0
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	2	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	2	–	1
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					7	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					5	–	2	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					4	–	4	–	1
St. John's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					3	–	5	–	1
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					1	–	6	–	1
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					1	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					0	–	7	–	0

Brown played its home games in the newly-constructed Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. The stadium was built at a cost of $500,000.[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Rhode Island	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 33–0		[4]
October 3	Colby	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 33–0		[5]
October 10	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–9		[6]
October 17	Bates	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 48–0		[7]
October 24	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–20	28,000	[8]
October 31	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–14		[9]
November 7	Boston University	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 42–6		[10]
November 14	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–3		[11]
November 21	New Hampshire	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 38–14		[12]
November 28	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	T 14–14		[13]

References

1. "1925 Brown Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
2. "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
3. "Brown All Set For Big Year". The Boston Globe. September 26, 1925. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rhode Island No Match for Powerful Brown". The Binghamton Press. September 28, 1925. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brown Starts Late in 33-0 Win Over Colby". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 4, 1925. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
6. Gordon Mackay (October 11, 1925). "Penn Finds Tough Foe in Brown, But Succeeds in Taming Bear After Bitter Battle: Red and Blue Eleven Grinds Out Victory on Stormy Gridiron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown Has Easy Time With Bates 48-0". The Indianapolis Star. October 18, 1925. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Yale Becomes Powerful Machine Again And Tames Brown". The Hartford Courant. October 25, 1925. pp. 1B, 3B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Brown Stubborn In Dartmouth Battle". The Hartford Courant. November 1, 1925. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Method of Timing in Brown-Boston Game Is Success". The Orland Sentinel. November 8, 1925. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Harvard Wins By Field Goal Over Brown". The Pittsburgh Press. November 15, 1925. p. Sporting 7 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown Triumphs Over New Hampshire, 38-14". The Courier-Journal. November 22, 1925. p. VI-2 – via Newspapers.com.
13. Melville E. Webb Jr. (November 27, 1925). "Brown-Colgate Game Ends 14-14". The Boston Daily Globe. pp. 1, 23 – via Newspapers.com.