1950 Brown Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = Brown Bears
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 1–8
| head_coach = Gus Zitrides
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Brown Stadium
}}
{{1950 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1950 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University during the 1950 college football season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brown/1950.html|title=1950 Brown Bears Schedule and Results {{!}} College Football at Sports-Reference.com|website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com|access-date=October 19, 2018}}
In their first and only season under head coach Gus Zitrides, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record, and were outscored 271 to 147. L.H. Hill was the team captain.{{cite web |title=Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) |publisher=Brown University |location=Providence, R.I. |access-date=July 3, 2020 |url=https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/game-by-game-results-1878-2015-football.aspx?id=2646}}
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| atvs = y
| attend = y
| source = y
| poll = AP
| rankyear = 1950
| September 30 | @ | Yale
| Yale Bowl | New Haven, CT | L 12-36
| 35,000 | {{cite news |title=Yale Speed Trims Brown Team, 36-12 |first=Joseph C. |last=Nichols |date=October 1, 1950 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 7 | @ | Holy Cross
| Fitton Field | Worcester, MA | L 21-41
| 20,000 | {{cite news |title=Holy Cross Passes Rout Brown, 41-21 |agency=Associated Press |date=October 8, 1950 |page=S4 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 14 | | Rhode Island State
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI (rivalry) | W 55-13
| 12,000 | {{cite news |title=Brown Easily Tops R.I. State, 55-13 |agency=United Press |date=October 15, 1950 |page=S2 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 21 | | Princeton
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 0-34
| 20,000 | {{cite news |title=Princeton Trims Brown Team, 34-0 |first=Michael |last=Strauss |date=October 22, 1950 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| October 28 | | Colgate
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 34-35
| 6,000 | {{cite news |title=Red Raiders Outlast Brown for 35-34 Win in Wild Fray |agency=Associated Press |date=October 29, 1950 |page=8D |newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle |location=Rochester, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67380987/1950-brown-colgate/ }}
| November 4 | @ | Rutgers
| Rutgers Stadium | Piscataway, NJ | L 12-15
| 14,000 | {{cite news |title=Rutgers Beats Brown on Fourth-Quarter Pass in First 'Hall of Fame' Game |date=November 5, 1950 |page=S3 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 11 | @ | Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 0-50
| 45,000 | {{cite news |title=Penn Overwhelms Brown Team, 50-0 |first=Joseph C. |last=Nichols |date=November 12, 1950 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 18 | @ | Harvard
| Harvard Stadium | Boston, MA | L 13-14
| 11,000 | {{cite news |title=Harvard Rallies to Whip Brown, Snap 9-Game Losing Streak, 14-13 |date=November 19, 1950 |page=S1 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
| November 23 | | Columbia
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 0-33
| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Columbia Ends Campaign with Triumph over Brown at Providence |first=Joseph M. |last=Sheehan |date=November 24, 1950 |page=40 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York, N.Y.}}
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