Brown at Harvard

Saturday, November 18, 1922

Brown beat Harvard 3–⁠0. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Harvard led the series 25–⁠3–⁠1.

AwayBrown6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1922
3
HomeHarvard7–⁠2 in 1922
0

FinalHigh 53°F, low 39°FAttendance 30,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: Kentucky Wildcat Is Winner Ouer Alabama Haruard Forced to BouU Before Brown Eleuen, Score so

    The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 19, 1922, page 11

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    Kentucky Wildcat Is Winner Ouer Alabama Haruard Forced to BouU Before Brown Eleuen, Score so Cambridge, Mass, November 1S.- Browns football eleven, beaten by Yale a few weeks ago, won from Harvard today. The score was to o. the points being made on a field Gos1 kicked as the first play of the fourth period by Fullback Adams from the 16yard line. Crimson supporters, considering Harvard’s defeat, 3 to 0. by the team trouneed by Yale o to 20, in the light of it’s effect on the big game of next week, could find IS source for hope only the fact that neither Cap tain Buell. nor George Owen were In the game today. Otherwise. it was Harvard’s varsity team, and all the efforts of the Crimson coaches, who departed from the usual policy of sending substitutes only against Brown, failed to avert defeat against the Brunonians’ strength offensiyely and on the defense. Harvard t0)-5artley. l. e.; Gre nough. l. It. Grew, l. g.; Clark, e.; Hubbard. r. B.; Eastman, r. t.; Holder, r. e.; Spaldlng, q. b.; Cobnrn, L h. b.; Hammond. r. h. b.; Churchill. f. b. Brown e3)-Sheldon, l. e.; Shellman, l. t.; Barrett. l. B.; Eckstein, C.; Sprague. r. g.; Gulian, r. t.; Hay ward, r. e.; Myers, q. b.; Sweet, l. h. b.; Faulkner, r. h. b.; Adams, f. b. Score by periods: Harvard ...........0 0–⁠0 Brown ......A.....O 0 0 s-a Brown scoring: Field goal Adams. Officials: Referee-J. A. Evans (williams). Umpire-w R. Okeson Lehigh). Field judge-Wil- liam Hollenback University of Pennsvlvania). Head linesman-M. D. Williams (Wesleyan). Periods-15

  • The The Morning Tulsa daily world's story: BROWN, D0WNED BY YALE, TRIMS HARVARD, 3 TO 0 Field Goal in the Fourth Period Downs Crimson in Tight Game

    The Morning Tulsa daily world, Tulsa, Okla., November 19, 1922, page 12

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    BROWN, D0WNED BY YALE, TRIMS HARVARD, 3 TO 0 Field Goal in the Fourth Period Downs Crimson in Tight Game CAMBRIDGE. Mass, Nov. a.. Browns football eleven, beaten by lalo few weeks ago, won from Harvard today The score was 3 TO o tho points being made on field goal. Kicked as tho first play OF the fourth period by Full Back Adams from the lG-yari line. Neither Captain Buell. nor George owen was IN the game today other wise, Il was tho Harvard team. and an the efforts Of the Crimson coaches who departed from the usual policy OF sending substitutes only against Brown failed to avert defont against tho Brnnonlans’ strength offenslvely and on the defcnsc. The Harvard attack went into sustanned action only once. Cuhurn crossing the Brown goal line with the bail, but holding by Hubbard of Harvard caused officials to recall the play and 10 penalize Harvard 10 yards. In the closing periods Il was Brown that was always pressing the play, Score by periods: Harvard ...........o 0 GO brown ....,....,...O 3--3

  • The Albuquerque morning journal's story: BROWNS DEFEAT HARVARD SQUAD; SCORE, 3 To 0 Points Are Made on a Field Goal, Kicked by Adams as the First Play in the Fourth Period.

    Albuquerque morning journal, New Mexico, November 19, 1922, page 4

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    BROWNS DEFEAT HARVARD SQUAD; SCORE, 3 To 0 Points Are Made on a Field Goal, Kicked by Adams as the First Play in the Fourth Period. Cambridge, Mass, Nov. IS (by the Associated ss.)-Brown’s football eleven, beaten a few weeks ago, won from Harvard today. The score was to 0, the points being made on field goal, kicked at the first play Of the fourth period by Fullback Adams from the 16-yard line. Crimson supporters, considering Harvard’s defeat, to 0, by the team trounced by Yale, 0 to 20. in the light of its effect on the big game of next week, could find no source of hope except the fact that neither Captain Buell. nor George Owen was in the game today. 9th erwise, 1t was Harvard’s varsity team and all the efforts of the Crimson coaches who departed from the usual policy of sending substitutes only against Brown failed to avert defeat against the Brunonians strength extensively and on the defense.

  • The Bisbee daily review's story: Harvard Goes Down to Defeat Before Brown Eleven, 3 to 0

    Bisbee daily review, November 19, 1922, page 6

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    Harvard Goes Down to Defeat Before Brown Eleven, 3 to 0 CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Nov. 1S.-(By the Associated Press)-Brown’s foot ball eleven, beaten by Yale few weeks ago, won from Harvard to- day. The score was to o, the points being made on a field goal, kicked as the first play of the fourth period by Fullback Adams from the 16 yard line. Crimson supporters. considering Harvards defeat. to 0, by the team trounced by Yale. nothing to ?, in the light of it’s effect on the big game of next week, could find no source for hope eXC4rt the fact that neither cantain Buel nor George Owen was in tie game today. Other wise, it was Harvard’s varsity team and all the efforts of the Crimson coaches who departed from the us ual policy of sending substitutes On- ly against Brown failed to avert defeat against the Brunonians strength offensively and on the de- fenSe.

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)

Harvard 76% to win. Brown pulled the upset.

Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Harvard 14, Brown 10
2025Harvard 41, Brown 7
2024Brown 31, Harvard 28
2023Harvard 34, Brown 31
2022Harvard 35, Brown 28
2021Harvard 49, Brown 17

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