1946 Brown Bears football team

The 1946 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1946 college football season.[1]

1946 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
1946 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Rip Engle (3rd season)
Captain	J. Lalikos
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1946 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Army			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					7	–	2	–	0
Harvard			–					7	–	2	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					6	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	3	–	0
Columbia			–					6	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	3	–	1
Villanova			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					4	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					3	–	4	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth			–					3	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their third season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 3–5–1 record, and were outscored 184 to 122 by opponents. J. Lalikos 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 28	Canisius	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 14–6	12,716	[3]
October 5	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 12–33	16,000	[4]
October 12	Rhode Island State	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 29–0	20,000	[5]
October 19	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–13	20,000	[6]
October 26	Boston University	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	T 14–14	12,000	[7]
November 2	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 19–21	15,000	[8]
November 9	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–49	40,000	[9]
November 16	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–28	20,000	[10]
November 28	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–20	20,000	[11]

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Bear was selected.[12]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
24	222	Tom Dorsey	Back	Chicago Cardinals

References

1. "1946 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 Overcomes Canisius, 14 to 7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. September 29, 1946. p. S3.
4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 6, 1946). "Princeton Rally Stops Brown, 33-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. "Brown Turns Back Rhode Island, 29-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 13, 1946. p. S3.
6. "Brown Upsets Dartmouth, 20-13, Finn, Swingler Leading Offensive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 20, 1946. p. S1.
7. "Boston U. Holds Brown to a Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1946. p. S2.
8. "Holy Cross Rally Beats Brown, 21-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 3, 1946. p. S2.
9. Strauss, Michael (November 10, 1946). "Yale Overwhelms Brown by 49 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Blair, William M. (November 17, 1946). "Harvard Scores Twice Through Air in Crushing Brown Before 20,000 Fans". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
11. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 29, 1946). "Colgate Vanquishes Brown, 20-14, with 2 Touchdowns in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 39.
12. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.