Brown at Dartmouth
Saturday, November 25, 1922 Share
Dartmouth beat Brown 7–0. It was their 17th meeting; after it, Brown led the series 9–7–1.
FinalHigh 31°F, low 22°FAttendance 22,000
In the newspapers
![The Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current's story: GHdiron Dope in East Takes Complete Flop in Saturday Contests Dartmouth Comes Back and Takes ! to U Game From Brown; Detroit University Crushes w. and ].](https://tile.loc.gov/image-services/iiif/service:ndnp:mthi:batch_mthi_crane_ver01:data:sn83045217:00295860832:1922112601:0510/pct:73.75,16.64,23.30,34.78/!800,1200/0/default.jpg)
Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, Montana, November 26, 1922, page 1
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GHdiron Dope in East Takes Complete Flop in Saturday Contests Dartmouth Comes Back and Takes ! to U Game From Brown; Detroit University Crushes w. and ]. advances into Yale territory. The survey shows that Yale five times drove fairly deep into the Crimson area, yet scored only one. Blue Has Big Yardage Blue players, by pass or rush, advanced almost twice as many yards as the Crimson, but were bent back, or pressed to a point where their trusts were ineffective, all but once. Notable in the Crimson system was the strategy which kept Captain Buell. On the side lines while a third string player, called signals until, Harvard had coached a good position. Then Buell. was inserted notwithstanding a notice able limp from a leg injury. and under the stimulus of his call, the touchdown came. Under Lee Harvard had twice stormed the Blue goal from the four yard line where Owens run was stop ped, and still lacked two yards. Under the captain Owen was over at a bound. Harvard’s strategy fash toned by Head Coach Bob Fisher, in cluded surprises in several details. The numbering of Crimson players today for the first time was a surprise in keeping with the unexpectedness of Haryard’s play. $1,000 Sit In Bowl The game was witnessed by T.00o persons in the Yale bowl. From one Of the few who were non-partisans. Georges Clemenceau, war premier of France, came the expression that was probably representative of the opinion of all, aside from the varied feeling over the result. Splendid sport” he said. Kicking honors between the teams were about even, but a stiff north west wind, the benefit of which Harward had at the outset as a result of Captain Buell’s luck in calling the coin toss, gave the teams an alternating advantage. In the first period. this advantage had forced the Blue to kick from their Continued on Page Fifteen)

Evening star, District of Columbia, November 26, 1922, page 77
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DARTMOUTH, BY LATE SCORE, BEATS BROWN BOSTON, November 25.-Dartmouth today humbled its ancient rival. Brown. before 10000 foot ball fans, at Fenway Park here. to 0. The Brown team, fresh from it’s conquest of Harvard last Saturday, had ruled a favorite and the Green was without the services Of her star tackle. Neidlinger, for all but few minutes of the last period. Leavitt, Green fullback, produced the down in the third period. After he recovered the ball on a Brown tumble, the Green fullback rushed the ball for a first down on the defenders 14-yard line. Capt. Burke. twisting and squir1ning. made 8 yards, then Leavtt, taking the ball, in successive plunges. made it first down on Browns 4-yard line: There the Brown line held fast while the Green plunged thrice forlornly, 2 yards gain. Capt. Gulian Of Brown, whose sterling tackling through the game had been sparkling feature, was injured and taken out. Leavitt took the ball and bore through for touchdown. Sweets attempted field goal from Dartmouth’s 45-yard line, in the first period, was Browns nearest approach to.a score. The high wind bore the ball off its direction. In the first half the teams were even ly matched. In the second half both resorted to aerial attack with varying success. In the last few minutes Of play Brown completed two successive forward passes and marched 35 yards down the field Payor, fleet Brown freshman, substitute for Faulkner. and Mills. diminutive Green quarterback, each tore loose for 20-yard runs in the period.

The Washington times, November 26, 1922, page 31
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Dartmouth Surprises, Defeating Brown Men BOSTON, Nov. Zb.--Dhrtmolth sprung q surprise by defeating brown. 2 70 o, before crowd Of $4,000 people a. Fenway Park today. Dartmouth outpasyN Brown throughout tho game. \ Dartmouth excened In kscksrS and Leavitt was the Only eonsistant gamer Of the gpme. The teams were deadloched during the fret half and resorted 10 o kicsias game. In the middle OF tho third quarter Leavitt recovered Brown tumble, then, after eight rushes by Lesvitt and two by Burks. Lsavitt plunged two yards for the touchdown on the fourth down. Calder kicked the – eVrM blacemsnt. ~.
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)
Dartmouth 60% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Brown–Dartmouth gameDartmouth leads 54–24–3 in 81 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.
| 2025 | Brown 35, Dartmouth 28 | |
| 2024 | Dartmouth 56, Brown 28 | |
| 2023 | Dartmouth 38, Brown 13 | |
| 2022 | Dartmouth 30, Brown 7 | |
| 2021 | Dartmouth 52, Brown 31 | |
| 2019 | Dartmouth 29, Brown 23 |
Around this game
Brown
- Next gamevs. HaverfordSept. 29, 1923
- SeasonBrown in 1922
- ProgramBrown history and records
Dartmouth
- Next gamevs. NorwichSept. 29, 1923
- SeasonDartmouth in 1922
- ProgramDartmouth history and records

