1944 Brown Bears football team

The 1944 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1944 college football season.[1]

1944 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
1944 record	3–4–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (1st season)
Captain	R.E. Lowe
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1944 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their first season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 3–4–1 record, and were outscored 150 to 132 by opponents. R.E. Lowe was the team captain.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Tufts	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 44–0	7,000	[3]
October 7	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 7–59	8,000	[4]
October 21	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 24–24		[5]
October 28	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 13–14		[6]
November 4	Coast Guard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–20		[7]
November 11	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–13	12,000	[8]
November 18	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 12–0	12,000	[9]
November 25	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 32–20	12,000	[10]

References

1. "1944 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's Powerhouse Crushes Tufts". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 1, 1944. p. S3.
4. "Fast Army Backs Crush Brown, 59-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 8, 1944. p. S1.
5. "Holy Cross in Tie with Brown, 24-24". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 22, 1944. p. S1.
6. "Dartmouth Downs Brown Team, 14-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 29, 1944. p. S1.
7. "Coast Guard Trips Brown Eleven, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 5, 1944. p. S3.
8. McGowen, Roscoe (November 12, 1944). "Yale Subdues Brown, 13-0, Counting in Last 2 Periods". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. McGowen, Roscoe (November 19, 1944). "Brown Team Tops Columbia, 12 to 0, on Two Long Runs". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. "Brown Conquers Colgate, 32 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. November 26, 1944. p. S1.