Rutgers at Brown
Saturday, October 15, 1955 Share
Rutgers beat Brown 14–12. It was their 11th meeting; Rutgers leads the series 6–5.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 53°F, 1.71 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 16, 1955, page 1
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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)
Brown 65% to win. Rutgers pulled the upset.
The series
Every Rutgers–Brown gameRutgers leads 6–5 in 11 meetings.
| 1955 | Rutgers 14, Brown 12 | |
| 1953 | Brown 27, Rutgers 20 | |
| 1952 | Rutgers 19, Brown 7 | |
| 1951 | Rutgers 28, Brown 21 | |
| 1950 | Rutgers 15, Brown 12 | |
| 1948 | Brown 20, Rutgers 6 |
Around this game
Rutgers
- Next gamevs. LehighOct. 22, 1955
- SeasonRutgers in 1955
- ProgramRutgers history and records
Brown
- Next gamevs. Rhode IslandOct. 22, 1955
- SeasonBrown in 1955
- ProgramBrown history and records

