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1955 Brown Bears football team

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Strauss, Michael (November 25, 1955). "Colgate Crushes Brown; Alert Red Raiders Capitalize on Fumbles for 25-0 Victory".
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the only Ivy not scheduled); for decades, (future) Ivy members had comprised about half of Brown's opponents annually.
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Danzig, Allison (September 24, 1955). "Lions Top Brown; Columbia Rallies for 14-to-12 Victory in Opening Game".
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Briordy, William J. (November 13, 1955). "Bruins Gain 14-6 Triumph as Balogh's Passes Excel".
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The Ivy League did not crown an official champion until 1956 when full league play began.
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Nichols, Joseph C. (October 2, 1955). "Elis' 3-Touchdown Rally Sets Back Brown, 27-20".
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Werden, Lincoln A. (October 30, 1955). "Princeton's Team Trips Brown, 14-7".
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Strauss, Michael (November 6, 1955). "Cornell Is Victor over Brown, 20-7".
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Strauss, Michael (October 9, 1955). "Brown Sets Back Dartmouth by 7-0".
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Brown Bears football
Ivy League
Alva Kelley
Brown Stadium
1954
1956
1955 Ivy League football standings
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Yale
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Harvard
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American football
Brown University
1955 college football season
Alva Kelley
football independent
Ivy League
Penn
Brown Stadium
Providence, Rhode Island
Columbia
Baker Field
New York, NY

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