1920 Brown Bears football team

1920 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Edward N. Robinson (19th season)
Captain	E. G. Armstrong
Home stadium	Andrews Field

1920 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Boston College			–					8	–	0	–	0
Harvard			–					8	–	0	–	1
Princeton			–					6	–	0	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	0	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	0	–	2
Army			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					5	–	2	–	1
New Hampshire			–					5	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					6	–	4	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Lafayette			–					5	–	3	–	0
Holy Cross			–					5	–	3	–	0
Williams			–					5	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	3	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					4	–	3	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	0
Duquesne			–					3	–	3	–	1
Vermont			–					3	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Rhode Island State			–					0	–	4	–	4
Tufts			–					2	–	6	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	4	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Villanova			–					1	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					0	–	6	–	0

The 1920 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as an independent during the 1920 college football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, Brown compiled a record of 6–3.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25		Rhode Island State	Andrews Field Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 25–0		[3]
October 2		Amherst	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 13–0		[4]
October 9		Maine	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 32–7		[5]
October 16		Colgate	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 14–0		[6]
October 23		Springfield	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 14–0		[7]
October 30		Vermont	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 35–0		[8]
November 6		at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 10–14	40,000	[9]
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 0–27	30,000–35,000	[10][11][12][13][14]
November 20		vs. Dartmouth	Braves Field Boston, MA	L 6–14	20,000	[15][16][17]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1920 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
2. "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
3. "Brown Impresses On Defensive Work". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 26, 1920. p. 14. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Brown Forced To Travel For Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 3, 1920. p. 35. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Capt. Smith Scores for Maine but Brown Wins". The Bangor Daily News. October 11, 1920. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Colgate Crushed by Brown Eleven". The New York Times. October 17, 1920. p. VIII-1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Springfield Thrice Near Score As Brown Wins, 14-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 24, 1920. p. 16. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Brown defeats Vermont 35 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. November 1, 1920. Retrieved June 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Husky Brown Team Make Yale Stage Thrilling Rally". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 7, 1920. p. 60. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Harvard Subs Face Brown". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 13, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
11. Hallahan, John J. (November 13, 1920). "Crimson Runs Up Big Total Easily". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
12. Hallahan, John J. (November 13, 1920). "Crimson Runs Up Big Total Easily (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
13. Vaugh, Wilton (November 14, 1920). "Harvard Subs Vanquish Brown In One-Sided Contest, 27 To 0". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 19. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
14. Vaugh, Wilton (November 14, 1920). "Harvard Crushes Brown Team, 27–0 (continued)". The Boston Post. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 21. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
15. Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Is Winner, 14-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
16. Hallahan, John J. (November 21, 1920). "Dartmouth Victor In Bitter Battle (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 15. Retrieved March 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
17. Harold R. Hall (November 21, 1920). "Green Triumphs Over Brown, 14-6". Boston Post. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.