1939_Brown_Bears_football_team

1939 Brown Bears football team

1939 Brown Bears football team

American college football season


The 1939 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their 14th year under head coach Tuss McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 91.[1][2]

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Brown was ranked at No. 62 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

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References

  1. "1939 Brown Bears Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. "Brown Bears Football Media Guide" (PDF). brownbears.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  3. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Clips Brown, 10-0, On Pass, Kick". New York Daily News. October 15, 1939. p. 94 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "College Football Lineups Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 21, 1939. p. 6. Retrieved June 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Holy Cross Rips Brown Apart, 20-0". New York Daily News. October 22, 1939. p. 98 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Princeton Beats Brown, 26 to 12". New York Daily News. October 29, 1939. p. C41 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Brown Parades Over Tufts, 54-7". New York Daily News. November 5, 1939. p. 96 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Yale, Brown Wage 14-14 Deadlock". New York Daily News. November 12, 1939. p. C38 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Robert Zaiman (November 19, 1939). "Brown Eleven Sweeps Through Outclassed University Of Connecticut Team, 41-0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 via Newspapers.com.



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