1923 Brown Bears football team

The 1923 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1923 college football season. Led by 22nd-year head coach Edward N. Robinson, the Bears compiled a record of 6–4.^[1][2]

1923 Brown Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4
Head coach	Edward N. Robinson (22nd season)
Captain	J. F. Spellman
Home stadium	Andrews Field
Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

1923 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					8	–	0	–	0
St. John's			–					5	–	0	–	1
Dartmouth			–					8	–	1	–	0
Syracuse			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	1	–	1
Rutgers			–					7	–	1	–	1
Washington & Jefferson			–					6	–	1	–	1
Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Lafayette			–					6	–	1	–	2
Tufts			–					6	–	2	–	0
Army			–					6	–	2	–	1
Colgate			–					6	–	2	–	1
Geneva			–					6	–	2	–	1
Lehigh			–					6	–	2	–	1
NYU			–					6	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Vermont			–					6	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					6	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech			–					4	–	3	–	1
Penn			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	4	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					3	–	3	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drexel			–					2	–	6	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	5	–	1
Fordham			–					2	–	7	–	0
Boston University			–					1	–	6	–	0
Villanova			–					0	–	7	–	1
Temple			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Springfield			–					0	–	7	–	0

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Haverford	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 27–0		^[3]
October 6		Colby	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 33–0		^[4]
October 13		at Washington & Jefferson	Washington, PA	L 7–12		^[5]
October 20		Boston University	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 20–3		^[6]
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–21	45,000	^[7]^[8]
November 3		St. Bonaventure	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 19–0		^[9]
November 10	2:00 p.m.	vs. Dartmouth	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 14–16	25,000	^[10]^[11]
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 20–7		^[12]^[13]^[14]
November 24		New Hampshire	Andrews Field Providence, RI	W 6–0		^[15]
November 29		Lehigh	Andrews Field Providence, RI	L 6–12		^[16]
All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "1923 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
2. (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
3. "Klump Shines In Brown's 34-0 Win". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. September 30, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. "Colby Smothered, 33 To 0 By Strong Brown Team". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 7, 1923. p. 21. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Wash-Jeff Given Hard Tussle By Brown But Wins, 12-7". The Pittsburgh Sunday Post. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1923. p. 5, section 3. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Brown Scores On Long Runs: Given Hard Battle, but Defeats B.U., 20 to 3". The Boston Globe. October 21, 1923. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown To Marshall Veteran Team Against Bulldogs Today; Bruin's Backfield Is Strong". The Bridgeport Telegram. Bridgeport, Connecticut. October 27, 1923. p. 23. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. "Yale's Strong Attack Beats Brown Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. October 28, 1923. p. D1. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Brown Subs Defeat St. Bonaventure, 19 To 0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 4, 1923. p. 20. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. Halligan, John J. (November 10, 1923). "Bear Believe Teeth and Claws Sharp Enough to Do The Trick—Dartmouth Is Confident of Victory". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 9. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. John J. Hallahan (November 11, 1923). "Brown's Desperate Rally Falls Short". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Harvard Looks For Even Game". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 17, 1923. p. 8. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
13. Halligan, John J. (November 18, 1923). "Great Come-Back Gives Brown Game". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 1. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
14. Halligan, John J. (November 18, 1923). "Great Come-Back Gives Brown Game (continued)". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 18. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
15. "Bear Lucky To Win Game In Mud, 6-0". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1923. p. 17. Retrieved February 15, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
16. "Lehigh's Rally Topples Bears". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 30, 1923. p. 20. Retrieved September 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .