1986 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
The 1986 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League .
In their third season under head coach John Rosenberg , the Bears compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 181. R. Collett, Jeff Garrison and Brian Murphy were the team captains.[ 1]
The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 152 to 125.[ 2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 20 Yale
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 21–7 11,300 [ 3]
September 27 at Rhode Island *
W 27–7 9,515 [ 4]
October 4 at Princeton
W 24–10 9,375 [ 5]
October 11 No. 19 Penn
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0–34 11,500 [ 6]
October 18 at Cornell
L 9–27 12,300 [ 7]
October 25 No. 6 Holy Cross *
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 7–22 11,500 [ 8]
November 1 at Harvard
W 31–19 12,540 [ 9]
November 8 Colgate *
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 3–27 1,000 [ 10]
November 15 Dartmouth
Brown Stadium Providence, RI T 21–21 6,350 [ 11]
November 22 at Columbia
W 45–7 3,010 [ 12]
References
^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)" . Providence, R.I.: Brown University . Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League . 2017. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Hunt, Kevin (September 21, 1986). "Yale's Down to QB No. 4 After Falling to Brown, 21-7" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com .
^ O'Sullivan, Sean (September 28, 1986). "URI Bottled Up by Brown, 27-7" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Vanderbeek, Brian (October 5, 1986). "First-Half Doldrums Once Again at Fault in Princeton Defeat" . The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pave, Martin (October 12, 1986). "Penn Runs Roughshod over Brown, 34-0" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cornell Dominates Brown, Stays Perfect in Ivy League" . Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 19, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Monahan, Bob (October 26, 1986). "HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1986). "Key Pass Helps Brown Shade Harvard" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Colgate 27, Brown 3" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 9, 1986. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Brown 21, Dartmouth 21" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 16, 1986. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Parker, Rob (November 23, 1986). "Lions' Skid Hits 31" . Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com .
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