1957 Brown Bears football team

The 1957 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1957 college football season.

1957 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Alva Kelley (7th season)
Captain	Gil Robertshaw
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Ivy League football standings

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

In their seventh season under head coach Alva Kelley, the Bears compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents 154 to 125. Gil Robertshaw was the team captain.^[1]

The Bears' 3–4 conference record tied for fourth in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents, 111 to 100.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 20–23	10,500	[3]
October 5	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 21–20	31,789	[4]
October 12	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 0–35	13,500	[5]
October 19	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–7	8,000	[6]
October 26	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 21–7	18,500	[7]
November 2	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–7	9,000	[8]
November 9	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 6–13	11,000	[9]
November 16	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 33–6	17,000	[10]
November 28	Colgate*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 33–7	10,500	[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. Sheehan, Joseph M. (September 29, 1957). "Columbia Tops Brown, 23-20; Kick Is Decisive". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Nichols, Joseph C. (October 6, 1957). "Late Brown Dash Halts Yale, 21-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
5. Werden, Lincoln A. (October 13, 1957). "Dartmouth Sinks Brown Team, 35-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
6. Briordy, William J. (October 20, 1957). "Bruins Vanquish Penn Team, 20-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
7. "Brown Sets Back Rhode Island, 21-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. October 27, 1957. p. S3.
8. Briordy, William J. (November 3, 1957). "Tigers Shut Out Brown in Mud, 7-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
9. McGowen, Roscoe (November 10, 1957). "Cornell Defeats Brown Team, 13-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
10. McGowen, Roscoe (November 17, 1957). "Brown University Overcomes Harvard on Gridiron for Third Straight Time". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S2.
11. Strauss, Michael (November 29, 1957). "Brown Crushes Colgate; 95-Yard Runback of Intercerption by Finney Marks 33-7 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. 35.