Colgate at Brown
Saturday, October 3, 1908 Share
Brown beat Colgate 6–0. It was their first meeting; after it, Brown led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 36°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 4, 1908, page 55
Read the text
Brown Beats Colgate. PROVIDENCE. r. l., October 3.-Brown defeated Colgate today. 6 to O. The only touchdown was scored in the first minute of play. Mayhem going down the field from the fifty-yard line on a trick formaton. Summary: Score-Brown, 8: Colgate. O. Touch down-Mayhew. Goal from touchdown Denny. Referee – Pendleton, Bowdoin. Umpire-Burleigh, Exeter. Field judge Hunt. Brown. Time,> fifteen minute halves.
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 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Colgate–Brown gameColgate leads 25–20–7 in 52 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.
| 2021 | Brown 31, Colgate 10 | |
| 1971 | Colgate 42, Brown 32 | |
| 1970 | Colgate 10, Brown 6 | |
| 1969 | Colgate 20, Brown 6 | |
| 1968 | Brown 27, Colgate 19 | |
| 1967 | Brown 7, Colgate 0 |
Around this game
Colgate
- Next gamevs. HobartOct. 10, 1908
- SeasonColgate in 1908
- ProgramColgate history and records
Brown
- Next gamevs. BowdoinOct. 10, 1908
- SeasonBrown in 1908
- ProgramBrown history and records