1958 Brown Bears football team

1958 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Alva Kelley (8th season)
Captain	Don Warburton
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1958 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Cornell	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Penn	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Yale	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1958 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.

In their eighth and final season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 211 to 140. Don Warburton was the team captain.^[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record tied for fourth place in the Ivy League. They outscored Ivy opponents 136 to 128.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 22–0	8,500	[3]
October 4	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–29	17,600	[4]
October 11	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–20	17,000	[5]
October 18	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–21	16,921	[6]
October 25	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 47–6	13,000	[7]
November 1	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 18–28	28,000	[8][9]
November 8	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 12–8	15,500	[10]
November 15	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 29–22	15,000	[11]
November 27	Colgate*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 28–6	8,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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. Effrat, Louis (September 28, 1958). "Columbia Loses to Bruins, 22 to 0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Briordy, William J. (October 5, 1958). "Bruins Trip Yale with Rally, 35-29". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Briordy, William J. (October 12, 1958). "Dartmouth Downs Brown Squad, 20-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. McGowen, Roscoe (October 19, 1958). "Penn Defeats Brown as Bruins' Conversion Attempt Fails in Final Quarter". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.
7. "Brown Conquers Rhode Island, 47-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 26, 1958. p. S4.
8. Werden, Lincoln A. (November 2, 1958). "Princeton Victor over Brown, 28-18". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
10. White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 9, 1958). "Brown Halts Cornell; Bruin 12-8 Victor". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
11. Strauss, Michael (November 16, 1958). "Finney Excels as Bruins Set Back Harvard, 29-22". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
12. Strauss, Michael (November 29, 1958). "Brown Tops Colgate; Bruins Win, 28-6, as Finney Excels". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 37.