1985 Brown Bears football team

1985 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4–1 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	John Rosenberg (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Hank Small (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Michael Church (2nd season)
Captains	B. Heffernan P. McCormack T. Moskala
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  1984 1986  →

1985 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Yale	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1985 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 200 to 128. B. Heffernan, P. McCormack and T. Moskala were the team captains. ^[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 138. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 9–10	24,171	[3]
September 28	No. 15 Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 32–27	10,300	[4]
October 5	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 17–0	5,600	[5]
October 12	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 14–17	25,285	[6]
October 19	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 22–0	9,800	[7]
October 26	Holy Cross *	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 20–20	15,461	[8]
November 2	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 17–25	10,600	[9]
November 9	at No. 11 Richmond *	City Stadium Richmond, VA	L 13–29	18,419	[10]
November 16	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 22–0	7,465	[11]
November 23	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 34–0	4,250	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the 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. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 22, 1985). "Yale Hangs On, 10-9; Brown Fades in Haze". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Ballou, Art (September 29, 1985). "Brown Shows Up URI, 32-27". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Pave, Martin (October 6, 1985). "Brown Blocks Off Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Penn 17, Brown 14". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Pave, Martin (October 20, 1985). "Ingerslev Gives Brown Footing". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Pave, Martin (October 27, 1985). "Brown, Holy Cross Tie One On, 20-20". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1985). "Brown Denied; Harvard Posts a 25-17 Victory". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Richmond 29, Brown 13". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 10, 1985. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Roberts, Ernie (November 17, 1985). "It's a Brown-Out, 22-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown Routs Columbia (0-10)". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. November 24, 1985. pp. S4, S6.