1953 Brown Bears football team

The 1953 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1953 college football season.

1953 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
1953 record	3–5–1
Head coach	Alva Kelley (3rd season)
Captain	G.E. Haverty
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1953 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					6	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	3	–	2
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	2
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

In their third season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 3–5–1 record, but outscored their opponents 134 to 127. G.E. Haverty was the team captain.[1]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Amherst	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–7	6,500	[2]
October 3	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–13	24,000	[3]
October 10	Rhode Island	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 13–19	8,000	[4]
October 17	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 27–20	7,500	[5]
October 24	Holy Cross	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 6–0	13,000	[6]
October 31	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 13–27	15,000	[7]
November 7	Connecticut	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 42–7	3,000	[8]
November 14	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 20–27	20,500	[9]
November 26	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	T 7–7	12,000	[10]

References

1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Amherst Upsets Brown, 7-6, on McFarlane's Conversion". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 27, 1953. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 4, 1953). "Yale 13-to-0 Victor over Brown Team". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. "Rhode Island Wins from Brown, 19-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 11, 1953. p. S2.
5. Rennie, Rud (October 18, 1953). "Brown Nips Rutgers for First Win, 27-20". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brown Registers Upset over Heavily Favored Holy Cross Team at Providence". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 25, 1953. p. S4.
7. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 1, 1953). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 27-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. Ahern, John (November 8, 1953). "Thompson Scores 3 Times as Brown Beats Conn., 42-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Blunk, Frank M. (November 15, 1953). "Crimson is Victor over Brown, 27-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. Strauss, Michael (November 27, 1953). "Colgate Deadlocks Brown with Touchdown in Last Period". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 31.