Brown at Yale

Saturday, November 11, 1944

Yale beat Brown 13–⁠0. It was their 49th meeting; after it, Yale led the series 38–⁠8–⁠3.

AwayBrown3–⁠4–⁠1 in 1944
0
HomeYale7–⁠0–⁠1 in 1944
13

FinalHigh 51°F, low 34°F, 0.5 in. of rainAttendance 12,000

In the newspapers

  • The The Waterbury Democrat's story: Nutmeg Teams Victorious

    The Waterbury Democrat, Connecticut, November 13, 1944, page 14

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    Nutmeg Teams Victorious Paced by undefeated and united Yale, Connecticut College teams passed another victorious week end in their gridiron battles. Yale conquered a scrappy Brown eleven 13–⁠0 for a sixth straight win and meets North Carolina this Sat. urday with the end of the season only two games away. Should the Yalers take both games, 1t will be their first undefeated and united season in 20 years. University of Connecticut downed Norwich 14–⁠0 to complete their schedule, and closed the season with seven wins and one loss, putting the last five games safely oI the victory side. The Coast Guard Cadets staged an upset in defeating Dartmouth 19–⁠0 at Hanover to provide the big gest surprise of the Nutmeg elevens Former Yale backfield star Stan Weiner, together with Tommy Dor sey. were responsible for the shut. OllE

  • The Detroit evening times's story: Continued on Page Three) Continued on Page Three) .Undefedted Yale Beats Brown

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 12, 1944, page 15

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    Continued on Page Three) Continued on Page Three) .Undefedted Yale Beats Brown NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. IL tUP)-Yale battled to a 1870 VIC tory over scrappy Brown eleven today, prese wing its indicated and united iOotball record before chilled crowd of 1900. Big Bill Penn and George Lob carried the touchdown torch for the Yalers in the last half, after both teams played to a stalemate through the first two periods. Penn reeled off al yards as Yale started the third period with a powerhouse offensive and crossed the goal line standing up. In the final period an interrogation by, Tommy Smith of Tom Kavazanjams pass on Browns 4S started Yale rolling for its second touch down. ~

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 56% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 59 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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