Brown at Yale
Saturday, October 15, 1927 Share
Yale beat Brown 19–0. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Yale led the series 27–4–2.
FinalHigh 66°F, low 41°FAttendance 40,000
In the newspapers

Douglas daily dispatch, Arizona, October 16, 1927, page 1
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YALE BEATS BROWN NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct Is, R- Alert and steady football shot through with individual brilliance of the backfield star, Bruce Caldwell, car ried Yale to a 10 to victory over Brown in the Yale bowl today, in sweet retaliation for the triumph of the Bears year ago. Cashing on every Brown n1isplay, the Yale team held the whip hand all the way, twice sl1oow Caldwell loose for runs that led to touchdoWns. The victory WIS the 9th for Yale over Brown since the rivalry began in 1880. Two of the 33 games played were ties and a team of iron mem” won the fourth for Brown in 1926.

Seward daily gateway, Alaska, October 17, 1927, page 1 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES Washington, 32; Montana, 0. Idaho, 40; Whitman, 0. California, 16; Oregon, 0. Washington State, 13; Gonzago 0. Yale, 19; Brown, 0. Princeton, 13; Washington & Lee 0 Northwes tern, 19; Ohio, 13. Pennstate, 20; Pennsylvania 0. Nortre Dame, 19; Navy, 6. Michigan, IA; Wisconsin, Q. Minnesota, 14; Indianana, 14. Iowa State, 12; Illinois, 12. Chicago, 2; Purdue, 6. Harvard, IA; Holy Cross, 6. Army 27; Davis & Elkins, 6. Colgate, 13; Columbia, ‘. Sanford, 13; So. California, 13.
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 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Brown–Yale gameYale leads 79–25–4 in 108 meetings, counting the 75 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 gamevs. Lebanon ValleyOct. 22, 1927
- SeasonBrown in 1927
- ProgramBrown history and records
Yale
- Next gamevs. ArmyOct. 22, 1927
- SeasonYale in 1927
- ProgramYale history and records

