Norwich at Brown

Saturday, October 25, 1919

Brown beat Norwich 20–⁠0. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Brown led the series 6–⁠0.

AwayNorwich0–⁠2 in 1919
0
HomeBrown5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1919
20

FinalHigh 61°F, low 44°F

In the newspapers

  • The The sun's story: BROWN SUBS BEAT NORWICH BY 20 TO 0 New Star Quarterback Uncov- cred in "Curly" Oden- Herriott Breaks Leg.

    The sun, New York, October 26, 1919, page 1

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    BROWN SUBS BEAT NORWICH BY 20 TO 0 New Star Quarterback Uncovcred in “Curly” Oden- Herriott Breaks Leg. PROVIDENCE. r. l., Oct 25.-There Is general rejoicing at Brown University tonight not particularly because Brown beat Norwich University to-day 20 to 0. but rather because of the discovery of new star quarterback in the person of Curly” Oden. Not only did this freshman Nugget” handle the team In mastery manner, but he also scored each Of the three touchdowns, after spectacular runs. The Vermonters presented a lighter team but proved scrappy aggregation. tombstone, Brooks and Nichols were the only regulars in the Brown lineup. Coach Robinson having his first string men for next Saturdays game with Syracuse. On the kick Off Brown received the ball on its 20 yard line and within five minutes thereafter Oden had gone over for his first touchdown. It was a steady march down the field. with line plunges and end runs predominating. Shupert and Oden carried the ball most Of the distance The vermonters stiffened and prevented Brown from scoring again in this and the second periods, but were unable to break through the Brown line for perceptible gains. In the second period Herriott. who had replaced Brooks at left half. was taken from under a pile Of Norwich men with a broken leg, after making a ID yard run. In the third period Oden again carried the ball over the Norwich goal line after a series of end runs and plunges John stone kicked tho goal. In the final period Norwich was forced to punt soon after getting the ball. Oden caught the ball ana ran forty yards for a touch down. shaking on three Vermonters who attempted to stop him. Doody Kicked the Roal The Lineup:

  • The New-York tribune's story: Results ofColIege Football Games EAST

    New-York tribune, October 26, 1919, page 18 (results column)

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    Results ofColIege Football Games EAST Colgate, z; Princeton, o. Columbia, 8; Amherst, ]. Dartmouth, 9; Cornell. o. Washington and Jefferson, Is: Syracuse, 0. Yale, 81; Tufts. 0. Harvard, AZ; Virginia, 0. N. Y. u, 8; Rensselaer,, 0. Brown, 20; Norwich, 0. Pennsylvania, %; Lafayette, o. Pitt, l6; Georgia Tech, 6. Navy, Il; Bucknell, 6. Trinity, 20; Worcester Tech, 7. Wesleyan, At; Union, 0. Maine, 26; Bates, II. Williams, l3; Hamilton, o. Bowdoin, 80; Colby, 0. Yale Freshmen, IS; Andover, 0. Springfield Y. M. c. A. College, So; Fort Mckinley, 0. New Hampshire College, 12; Lowell Textile School, 2. Holy Cross, 50; Conn. Aggies, 0. . Lehigh, 16; Carnegie Tech, 0. Swarthmore, 20; Johns Hopkins, 6. New Hampshire, IL; Lowell Tech, O.. Western Maryland, 9; Mount. Sa. Mary’s, 0. Virginia Poly, 6; Maryland State, Q, Rutgers, IA; N. Y. Aggies, 0. Harvard Freshmen, IA; Exeter. IL. Mass. Aggies, 25; Vermont, 0. Rochester, q; Clarkson, o. Penn State, 4S; Urs’n nus. Z. w. Va. University, so; Bethany, Q. Wesleyan, 68; Lebanon Valley, o. Pennsylvania Military College, IA; St. Johns, IA. Middlebury. z; St. Lawrence, 0. WEST Wisconsin, IA: Illinois. 10. Chicago. Al; Northwestern, o. Iowa 8; Minnesota, 6. Dennison, 9; Cincinnati, 2. Detroit, 16; Georgetown, Is. Ohio State. 13; Michigan, 8. Michigan Aggies, 27; Depaw, o. Western Reserve, So; Baldwin-Wa lace, o. Wooster, 26; Case, o. Oberlin, 13; Miami, O. Notre Dame, So; Western State Nor. NAL, o.. Rose Poly. FL; Butler.7. St. Louis University. 81; Rolla School of Mines, 0. Iowa State, 0: Kansas, o. Washington, 10: Grinnell, .. Missouri, 3: Drake, 0. Utah, 20; Idaho, 0. Oklahoma, Z; Nebraska, 7. Creighton, 0; Marquette, O.. Utah Aggies, 49,; Montana State, o. Wyoming, 35; Denver, 6. New Mexico, 0; Colorado School oi Mines, 0. Louisiana, 20; Arkansas, o. Stanford, Ia; Oregon Aggies, 6. Washington State, ID; California, Colorado, IA; Colorado College, IA.

  • The Evening star's story: FOOT BALL RESULTS

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1919, page 30 (results column)

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    FOOT BALL RESULTS Maryland State. o; Virginia Tech, 6. Georgetown. 10; Detroit. 16. Catholic University, 0; Mullen burg. IS. Maryland State Freshmen. o; Bal timore Poly, o. Navy, 81; Bucknell, 8. Army. 1s; Boston College, o. Penn NJ. c., Il; st. Johns. IA. Western Maryland. 8; Mount st. Mary’s. O.. Tufts, o; Yale, 81. Colgate. Z; Princeton, o. Pennsylvania, 20: Lafayette. O.. Virginia M. l., IA; Davidson, z. Washington and Lee. 80; Roanoke. O.. Cornell. 0; Dartmouth, 9. Syracuse. 0; Washington and JEFF Pittsburgh. 1s: Georgia Tech. 6. Pennsylvania State. IS; Ursinus, Z. Amherst. Z; Columbia, .. Carnegie Tech. 0; Lehigh, Is. West Virginia. 60;-Bethany. 0. Lebanon Valley, 0; West Virginia Vanderbilt, Z; Auburn, G. Georgia, 16; Florida, 0. Kentucky. 8; Sewanee, 0. Tennessee, o.; Clemson, IA. Chicago, Al; Northwestern, 0. Michigan. 3; Ohio State. Is. Wisconsin. IA; Illinois. 10 Notre Dame, SO; Kalamazoo, 0. Michigan Aggie. 81; De Paw, 0. Brown, 20: Norwich. 0. Furman, 80; Lake Forest, Z. Western Reserve, SO; Baldwin Wal lace, o. Oberlin. 10: Miami, 0. Williams, 10; Hamilton, o. V4r1y O. Bowdoin. so: Colby. o. Trinity. 20: Worcester Tech, Z. Holy Cross. 60: Connecticut Aggies, o. Tulane. q: Mississippi. u. louisiana State, 20: Arkansas, O. Oglethorpe. 70; Mercer. 0. Richmond College. Z; Hampden Sid Citadel, ~: Presbyterian College, z Rolla School of Mines. 0; st. Louis University. 81. Iowa State. o.; Kansas University. o Washington University, Is; Grin. nell. o. Missouri. ); Drake, 0. Utah. 20: Idaho. o. Oklahoma. z; Nebraska, Z. Creighton University, o; Mar quette. o. Utah Aggies. 10: Montana State. o Wyoming, IS: University of Den yer. s. New Mexico. o; Colorado School OF Mines, o. stanford. II: Oregon Agsies. 8. Washington State. Il: California, o Colorado. II; Colorado College. II Maryville College, 81; Cumberland University. 3. Mississippi. SO: Howard College. 0.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Brown 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Brown leads 8–⁠0 in eight meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1929Brown 66, Norwich 6
1926Brown 27, Norwich 0
1919Brown 20, Norwich 0
1914Brown 24, Norwich 0
1912Brown 21, Norwich 7
1910Brown 31, Norwich 0

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