1959 Brown Bears football team

1959 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–6–1 (1–5–1 Ivy)
Head coach	John McLaughry (1st season)
Captain	R. Carlin
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1959 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	1
Dartmouth	5	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Yale	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Brown	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1959 college football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach John McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored 139 to 51. R. Carlin was the team captain.^[1]

The Bears' 1–5–1 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 106 to 31.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 6–21	7,500	[3]
October 3	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–17	28,017	[4]
October 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	T 0–0	20,196	[5]
October 17	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 9–36	13,083	[6]
October 24	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 6–0	7,000	[7]
October 31	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 0–7	11,500	[8]
November 7	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 0–19	8,000	[9]
November 14	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 16–6	15,000	[10]
November 21	Colgate*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–33	8,000	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 22. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 27, 1959). "Columbia Victor over Brown, 21-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Sheehan, Joseph M. (October 4, 1959). "Bulldogs' Drives Sink Brown, 17-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. White, Gordon S. Jr. (October 11, 1959). "Brown Puts Up Stubborn Defense and Holds Dartmouth to a Scoreless Tie". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
6. Effrat, Louis (October 18, 1959). "Quakers, Led by Doelling, Overwhelm Brown, 36 to 9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. "Brown Defeats Rhode Island, 6-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 25, 1959. p. S3.
8. Adams, Frank S. (November 1, 1959). "Tigers Score, 7-0, Tie for Ivy Lead". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. Kandel, Myron (November 8, 1959). "Telesh Kicks 2 Field Goals and Scores Touchdown as Cornell Beats Brown". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. McGowen, Deane (November 15, 1959). "Bruins Beat Harvard 5th Year in Row in Ivy Upset, 16 to 6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Strauss, Michael (November 27, 1959). "Colgate Upsets Brown, 33 to 14". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 41.