Dartmouth at Brown
Wednesday, November 27, 1901 Share
Dartmouth beat Brown 22–0. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Brown led the series 5–1–1.
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The Worcester spy, Worcester, Mass., November 29, 1901, page 1
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Hanover Men Who Were Much Heavier Than Their Opponents Piled Up Score Of Twenty-Five Points too PLAY WAS FAST AND TUMBLE FREQUENT Dartmouth Team Repeatedly Pushed Brown Team Bodily Down the Field, Making I’m portant Gains Double Pass Used to Advantage Providence, Nov. 2S.-With a score Of % points, the Dartmouth Eleven today recorded their first victory over a Brown team, and distinguished them selves by shutting out their opponents, who, from the very start. were unable to hold their own. The Hanover men were the superiors in every part of the play. They out weighed considerably the Brown men, and in offensive and defensive work there was little chance for comparison Only twice did Brown rally, and each time she gained about so yards in a series of short rushes through the Dartmouth line together with several snappy end runs. The play was fast, and fumbles were freuuent. Dartmouth was five times penalized from five to fifteen yards FOR offside play. The Hanover men played a line-bucking game throughout, and seldom were their attacks futile. They actually pushed their opponents bodily down the field time after time, making gains of from five to 20 yards, and in four inStances-one being for so yards for a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. by the aid of splendid interference. carried the ball for long gains through the entire OPP posing eleven One touchdown was made in the first half. and three in the second Griffith kicking the goal In the last of the second half, when Brown had the ball on their opponents five yard line. Dartmouth used the entire back field to good effect and Brown lost the only chance to score. After two plunges into the Brown line Dillon got the ball on tumble and ran, clear of danger, So yards before he was tackled. For Dartmouth, the work of Knibbs, Vaughan and Bullock was the feature Brown used the double pass to some advantage, and only the brilliant play ing of Webb, Dennico and Scudger saved her from a worse defeat. The quarterback tackle was tried three times, but it resulted in loss in every instance. Fully 400 came down with the Dartmouth squad. The lineup BROWNE DARTMOUTH schwinn (HaskelD, l. e. l. e., Bullock Webb. !. t. l. t., Place Hatch. !. g. l. g., Pratt Golfer, c. c., Smith Johnson (HalD, r. g. r, g., Brown Savage, +. t. r. t., Griffin Otis. r. e. r. e.. O’Connor (captain) Scudder (captain), q. b. q. b., Whitmay (Belknap) Tarbell (Dennico), l. h. b. l. h. b., Patterson (Dillon) Green 0ngalls), r. h. b. r. h. b.. Vaughan (Brown) Cam MetcalG,f.b. f.b., Knibbs (Morse) Score – Dartmouth %, Brown 0. Touchdowns, Knibbs 3 Place, Patterson. Goals, Griffin 2. Goals missed, Griffin 2. Umpire, Lane of Yale. Tim ers. Cross. Weeks and PETIT. Lines men. Burgess and Randall Halves, So minutes each Attendance hn0O

New-York tribune, New York, November 29, 1901, page 5
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DARTMOUTH BEATS BROWN. NEVER BEFORE HAVE THE HANoVERIANS SCORED OVER THEIR RIVALS Providence R. l., Nov. % (SpecaD.-For the first time in the history of the football contests between Brown University and Dartmouth College the Han oyerians defeated the Brown eleven this forenoon by % to O. Five thousand students and townspeopie watched the contest Andrews Field and Joined I’m the cheering, which was kept up by the partisans of both teams throughout the game. Both colleges had brass bands the field, and Dart mouth was represented by a delegation of two hun dred undergraduates, who had come down from Hanover to cheer their team on to victory. The Dartmouth eleven outweighed Brown ten pounds TO the player and showed themselves more expert enced in every way. The Brown team, besides being light was composed largely of freshmen; Brown started the game with rush, but Dart mouth held downs their 2o-yard line. and soon found weak place in the right side Of Browns line which they hammered constantly until they scored their first touchdown The half ended: Dartmouth, S: Brown. o. In the second half Dartmouth got three more touchdowns line plunges. but missed two or the goals In this half Brown came nearest TO scoring, when the ball rushed down from the middle OF the field on tackle plays to their opponH’‘F L ward line where Dartmouth put in three II fufes and held for downs. In one OF tho = maees Witham Dartmouth’s quarter. has r. hone broken Time called with tht IN Browns lO-yard line The lineup:

Daily Kennebec journal, Augusta, Me., November 30, 1901, page 4
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DARTMOUTH. q; BROWN. O. For the Girst Time Hanover Men Win from Providence Rivals. Providence. K. r.. NOV. 29.-With a score of ,. points the Dartmout eleven. Thursday. recorded their first victory over a Brown team and distinguished themselves By shutting out their opponents. who from the very start were unable to hold their own The Hanover men We’re thu. superiors III every part Of the play. They out weighed considerably the Brown men and il offensive ana defensive work there was little chance for comparison. only twice did brown rally ana Zach time she gained about 30 yards In n series of short rushcS through thn Dartmouth lin” together with several Snappy end runs. In” play was fast and fumhl,.c fire. 1uent Dartmouth was fix. times; P’‘hHii@ed from . To l. yards fer oifs!ic playing. Thr Hanover men rIav., n lin” hucking game throughout ana 81. d”m Wer” their attacks futile. Tncv pushed their orVrcnts down th,. 1”id hhe aIt”i time. making gains If frc;l I” - yards. ami in four inStunrrs hnlhhS. Nv the all ~ splendid inter terence, carried tie bail for lou. rain. ‘nloNSn the entir” opposing eleven. nN, az these runs being for – wards. tne touchdown vas Ina,ir in III, firs, half ard thr-. in the second Griffith kicking tn” goal twice In the last OF the second half w.cn brown had the bail on their onponcnts’ ‘-yar’, line Dartmouth used In. rnt,r. pack ‘:cld 10 good effect ana Brown LOST her only chance to score. Tn, ,in4uu:
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 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Dartmouth–Brown gameDartmouth leads 54–24–3 in 81 meetings, counting the 74 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
Dartmouth
- Next gamevs. VermontOct. 4, 1902
- SeasonDartmouth in 1901
- ProgramDartmouth history and records
Brown
- Next gamevs. VermontOct. 1, 1902
- SeasonBrown in 1901
- ProgramBrown history and records

