1950 Brown Bears football team

The 1950 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1950 college football season.[1]

1950 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
1950 record	1–8
Head coach	Gus Zitrides (1st season)
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1950 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

In their first and only season under head coach Gus Zitrides, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 271 to 147. L.H. Hill 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	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 12–36	35,000	[3]
October 7	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–41	20,000	[4]
October 14	Rhode Island State	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 55–13	12,000	[5]
October 21	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–34	20,000	[6]
October 28	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 34–35		[7]
November 4	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 12–15	14,000	[8]
November 11	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–50	45,000	[9]
November 18	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–14	11,000	[10]
November 23	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–33	8,000	[11]

References

1. "1950 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. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 1, 1950). "Yale Speed Trims Brown Team, 36-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Holy Cross Passes Rout Brown, 41-21". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 8, 1950. p. S4.
5. "Brown Easily Tops R.I. State, 55-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 15, 1950. p. S2.
6. Strauss, Michael (October 22, 1950). "Princeton Trims Brown Team, 34-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. "Colgate Triumphs over Brown, 35-34". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 29, 1950. p. S3.
8. "Rutgers Beats Brown on Fourth-Quarter Pass in First 'Hall of Fame' Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 5, 1950. p. S3.
9. Nichols, Joseph C. (November 12, 1950). "Penn Overwhelms Brown Team, 50-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. "Harvard Rallies to Whip Brown, Snap 9-Game Losing Streak, 14-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 19, 1950. p. S1.
11. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 24, 1950). "Columbia Ends Campaign with Triumph over Brown at Providence". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 40.