1948 Brown Bears football team

1948 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Rip Engle (5th season)
Captain	N. J. Lacuele
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1948 Ivy Group football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 19 Cornell	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Penn	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Brown	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Princeton	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Harvard	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Yale	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1948 college football season.^[1]

In their fifth season under head coach Charles "Rip" Engle, the Bears compiled a 7–2 record, and outscored their opponents 242 to 103. N.J. Lacuele was the team captain.^[2]

Brown was ranked at No. 55 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 13–28	31,000	[4]
October 2	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 23–20	26,000	[5]
October 9	Rhode Island State	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 33–0	11,000	[6][7]
October 16	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–6	20,000	[8]
October 23	Connecticut	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 49–6	10,000	[9]
October 30	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 20–6	20,000	[10]
November 6	Western Reserve	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 36–0	8,000	[11]
November 13	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 19–30	25,000	[12]
November 25	Colgate	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–7	20,000	[13]

References

1. "1948 Brown Bears Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
2. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
3. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Nichols, Joseph C. (September 26, 1948). "Yale Turns Back Brown by 28 to 13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 3, 1948). "Brown Wins, 23-20, in Last 6 Seconds". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. "Brown Turns Back R.I. State by 33-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 10, 1948. p. S2.
7. "Brown Scores In Every Period To Gain Easy Victory Over Rhode Island State". The Hartford Courant. Associated Press. October 10, 1948. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brown's Fast Running Attack Beats Holy Cross in Golden Anniversary Game". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 17, 1948. p. S2.
9. Dove, Roger (October 24, 1948). "Brown Powerhouse Defeats Connecticut Eleven, 49-6". The Hartford Daily Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Brown's Aerial Barrage in Second Half Topples Rutgers at New Brunswick". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 31, 1948. p. S4.
11. "Brown in Front by 36-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 7, 1948. p. S5.
12. "Harvard Is Victor over Brown, 30-19". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 14, 1948. p. S1.
13. Sheehan, Joseph M. (November 26, 1948). "Brown's Superiority in Air Brings Decisive Triumph Over Colgate Eleven". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 35.