1977 Brown Bears football team

1977 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	John Anderson (5th season)
Captains	Louis Cole B. Hill
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Penn	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Cornell	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1977 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. A year after its first Ivy League championship, Brown dropped to second place.

In their third season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 173 to 96. Louis Cole and B. Hill were the team captains. ^[1]

The Bears' 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 101 to 73. ^[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 9–10	27,196	[3]
September 24	Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 28–10	7,400	[4]
October 1	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 10–7	8,500	[5]
October 8	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14	6,327	[6]
October 15	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 21–3	9,500	[7]
October 22	at Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 44–13	14,000	[8]
October 29	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 20–15	17,000	[9]
November 5	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 13–10	8,100	[10]
November 12	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 21–14	8,500	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University . Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 18, 1977). "Yale Beats Brown; 27,196 See Eli Win by 10 to 9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
4. Eisenberg, Harry (September 25, 1977). "Brown Drums URI 52d Time". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
5. McGowen, Deane (October 2, 1977). "Brown Tops Princeton; Bruins Prevail, 10-7, on Score in Last Minute". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
6. Harvin, Al (October 9, 1977). "Penn Downs Brown, 14-7, on Ground". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
7. Craig, Jack (October 16, 1977). "Brown Too Much for Green Cornell". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Roberts, Ernie (October 23, 1977). "Brown Sophomore Script Scrambles HC, 44-13". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Keese, Parton (October 30, 1977). "Harvard Bows to Brown; Crimson Drops Out of Tie at Top". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
10. Roberts, Ernie (November 6, 1977). "Jake's Home Finale Spoiled by Bruins, 13-10". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Harvin, Al (November 13, 1977). "Brown Turns Back Columbia, 21-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.