Rhode Island at Brown
Saturday, October 4, 1913 Share
Brown beat Rhode Island 19–0. It was their fifth meeting; after it, Brown led the series 5–0.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 54°F, 0.49 in. of rain
In the newspapers

New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 9, 1913, page 12
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BROWN TAKES A BRACE Shows Real Power in Defeating Rhode Island State. Providence. Oct Sin a game which was clean and fast despite a rain soaked gridron. Brown scored an easy victory over the Rhode Island State College eleven- on Andrews Field to-day. Fierce line plunging gave the home team three touch downs. the final score standing 10 to 0. The Brown team which took the field today was a different aggregation from that which received 10 to o beating from Colby a week and a half ago. The Brunonians showed remarkable Improvement both on the offence and defence. The backfield displayed a power and ageressiveness which wore down the visitors and tore their line to pieces in the last part OF the game. Browns first two touchdowns came In the opening quarter as the result OF straight line plunges. At the end Of the last period. Casey tore loose for a 30 yard run, and later carried the ball over. The lineup follows:

Newark evening star and Newark advertiser, Newark, N.J., October 9, 1913, page 15
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Brown, Reorganized, Whips Rhode Island State, 1910 PROVIDENCE. r. l., Oct. Sin a game which was clean and fast despite a rain-soaked gridiron. Brown scored an easy victory over the Rhode Island State College eleven on An ‘drews Field yesterday. Fierce line plunging gave the home team three touchdowns, the final score standing 10 TO o. The Brunonians showed remarkabie Improvement. both on the offense Lao defense. The backfield displayed a power and aggressiveness which wore down the visitors and tore their line TO pieces in the last part of the game, Browns first two touchdowns came in the opening quarter. as the result of straight line plunges. At the end of the last period, Casey tore loose for a 30-yard run, and later carried the ball over.
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 92% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Rhode Island–Brown gameBrown leads 65–23–2 in 90 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.
| 2026 | Rhode Island 13, Brown 10 | |
| 2025 | Brown 28, Rhode Island 21 | |
| 2024 | Rhode Island 31, Brown 21 | |
| 2023 | Rhode Island 34, Brown 30 | |
| 2022 | Rhode Island 38, Brown 10 | |
| 2021 | Rhode Island 45, Brown 24 |
Around this game
Rhode Island
- Next gameat BrownOct. 3, 1914
- SeasonRhode Island in 1913
- ProgramRhode Island history and records
Brown
- Next gamevs. UrsinusOct. 11, 1913
- SeasonBrown in 1913
- ProgramBrown history and records

