Brown at Yale

Saturday, October 15, 1927

Yale beat Brown 19–⁠0. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Yale led the series 27–⁠4–⁠2.

AwayBrown3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1927
0
HomeYale7–⁠1 in 1927
19

FinalHigh 66°F, low 41°FAttendance 40,000

In the newspapers

  • The Douglas daily dispatch's story: YALE BEATS BROWN

    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.

  • The Seward daily gateway's story: FOOTBALL SCORES

    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.

Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Yale 34, Brown 22
2024Yale 56, Brown 34
2023Yale 36, Brown 17
2022Yale 69, Brown 17
2021Yale 63, Brown 38
2019Yale 59, Brown 35

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