Brown at Yale
Wednesday, October 3, 1894 Share
Yale beat Brown 28–0. It was their third meeting; after it, Yale led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 46°FAttendance 2,500
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 4, 1894, page 1
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OPENING OF THE SEASON. PLAY UPON THE COLLEGE GRIDIRoNs BEGAN YESTERDAY. 80 YALE DEFEATED BROWN IN CONTEST on MORE THAN AVERAGE INTEREsT-EIGHr PLAYERS WERE DISABLED – OTHER GAMES INV ,p,papApu TO THE rR,erxg.. New-Haven Oct 3-Yale opened the footbaI season here this afternoon by meeting the Brown University team, and defeating IL by score Of % to O. II was a warmly played game Yale scored only twelve points In the nrst naii’ ana Brown kept the ball in Yales territory nearly all that time After a minute OF playing. Brown rushed tbe ball down to the Yale two-yard line. and q thousand spectators rushed TO the spot. breathleu lest something which has not happened on the Yale Field In three years should take p.ace-ths acoring OF a touchdown by a visiting team. The referee then shouted. Three downs and long ..kck” was registered by Captain Hopkins. Of Brown He claimed that II was only the second down and that Brown would score II she had her deserts But the referee firm, and 80 was the Yale rush line, for the Grown backs battered II and fell back without making any impression II was a brutal game. no less than eight player being stretched out unconscious ut different times IN the course of the match The general verdict was that II this was the result OF the tinker,ns with the playing rules the old style OF play was preferable. Dewitt and Thorne were the stars In todays bate Both made two runs OF over sixty yarts each one OF Dewitt’s being unaided and after he and force have not been equalled by a Yale bact since the days OF McClung. Beard piayed a brilback. kept the Yale jumping for large and continual gains For BrGwn Mi ARR made nd u. men who are being trained by Norton, iormery The teams lined W as follows: p,s Ya L. unkey,. LEI, end % Dennson Madison i,oard -. Left tackle. .........,... .Emsy McRea Left guard I4ancy ffE’&a k ksR guard guard sS MD Gree sireenway Il. Hinkey). Right end .. Robinss FincEe d Hnkey).. 9uarer5,,.ses ‘pns i. A M%ghs 1 1Po”a Right SafSack Miara ul,a Remington tJerrems) Fullback ....... Mccarthy If Va No, ton of Brown. TimekeePer.Dayid LYMAN of Yale rnmchdowns-Thorne . Beard ]. Dewitt Goals ffoa t5uchl own-Hlckok T. Cor,braee Mass. Oct (SpeciaD -Harvara played an embarrassing game with Exeter today winning easily by score of y to O. NJ no time was Exeter in the Gght Harvard was held for !, vas chiefly on account Of carelessness Har. ward scored 80 In the first hall: IN the secona ne Harvard eleven was mace up iH’eN’ VI S””S% tutes Mddletown, Conn. oct. 3 tSpeciaD ‘-”esieyans first football game was played to-day win the Middletown Athletic Club The college boys won ivy vards were made by Berren WIN splendid guarding Kent Hubbard, Trinity $ famous guafa OF 49, captaned the Athletics raston Penn. Oct tSpeciaD.-Laiayeues football team defeated Pennsylvania College here this afternoon before a large crowd which had Gathered TO see the game and celebrate the open ing OF the new athletic field The score was o and Lafayette won through eIceHeht “o’A Lancaster Penn Oct. BIN the opening foot ball game OF the season this afternoon ‘ae ‘hr yersity Of Pennsylvania defeated FrdhA!h aaa Marshall By score OF ~ 10 o. Lawrence Mass, Oct. 9.-The Iui’S ioo’0ah eleven defeated the Phillips Andoyer team mere this afternoon in the most exciting game PIAZZA aax on the campus this season The score MAS A.is c, Andover / ~. Williamstown Mass. Oct I’m the hrst loo’ ball game of the season this afternoon mi’‘‘Si” defeated the Laureates % Troy. 30. O. Inc lea ture Of the game the playing OF ‘he ‘ h,w hacks who made long runs aided Dy toor “a ing Hickey. Fred Draper and Phii ~ - - most OF the ground gaining. Inc hai’eS $500 fifteen minutes each.

The daily morning journal and courier, Connecticut, October 4, 1894, page 1
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Yale had the ball and Thorne scored a touchdown in less than a minute after which Hickok kicked a goal. The Brown men then worked the ball to within two yards of Yale’s line, and came very near scoring, but Yale held firm and downed them without gains Reddington then kicked the ball out of danger, and Thorne made another touchdown, and Hickok kicked goal This closed the first half, the score standing 12 to 0 in Yale’s favor. Fifteen minute halves were played. At the beginning of the second half Louis Hinkey was substituted for Greenway, Captain Hinkey took Bass place, Murray took Judds place, Jer- rems took Reddington’s place. Dewitt started off with a touchdown and Hickok missed a goal. Coombs was injured in the face, and Thayer took his place. Dennison’s head was cut, and Madison took his place. Beard then made touchdown and Hickok kicked a goal. Captain Hinkey took Fincke’s place and quarter and Bass went in at end. Dewitt then made brilliant run through half the field, lodging nearly all the Brown men and made what proved to be a final touchdown, making the score 28 to 0. After this Fultz took Millards place. Thorne was hurt and Pond went in. Norton acted as referee. Lyman was judge and Dyer was time keeper. The Yale team will play the Crescent Athletic club at Brooklyn next Satur- day.

St. Paul daily globe, Minnesota, October 4, 1894, page 5
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YALE DID UP BROWN. SECOND VICTORY ON THE GRID. IRON E0R THE BLUES. Pennsylvania aad Lafayettes Each Win on Home Fields. New YORK, Oct. 3.-Yale played her noon. brown made repeated gains through Yale’s right tackle, which was very weak. Dewitt for Yale carried away the honors. Two twsnty-minute halves were PLAYED. with fifteen minute intermission. The new rules were used. and gave great satisfaction. Total score: Yale %. Browne. LANCASTER, Pa. Oct. 3.-The Uni versity OF Pennsylvania defeated Franklin and Marshall college today by Il score of S4 too. Twenty and fifteen minute halves were played. EAST ON, Pa, Oct. 3.-Lafayette COL lege’S new field was opened today with a football game resulting: Lafayette So. Pennsylvania 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)
Yale 83% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Brown–Yale gameYale leads 79–25–4 in 108 meetings, counting the 105 since this game.
| 2025 | Yale 34, Brown 22 | |
| 2024 | Yale 56, Brown 34 | |
| 2023 | Yale 36, Brown 17 | |
| 2022 | Yale 69, Brown 17 | |
| 2021 | Yale 63, Brown 38 | |
| 2019 | Yale 59, Brown 35 |
Around this game
Brown
- Next gameat Boston A.C.Oct. 6, 1894
- SeasonBrown in 1894
- ProgramBrown history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. Crescent A.C.Oct. 6, 1894
- SeasonYale in 1894
- ProgramYale history and records

