1959 Brown Bears football team

1959 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–6–1 (1–5–1 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainR. Carlin
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 6 1 0 7 1 1
Dartmouth 5 1 1 5 3 1
Harvard 4 3 0 6 3 0
Yale 4 3 0 6 3 0
Cornell 3 4 0 5 4 0
Princeton 3 4 0 4 5 0
Brown 1 5 1 2 6 1
Columbia 1 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1959 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1959 college football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach John McLaughry, the Bears compiled a 2–6–1 record and were outscored 139 to 51. R. Carlin was the team captain.[1]

The Bears' 1–5–1 conference record placed seventh in the Ivy League. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 106 to 31.[2]

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

  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.