1986 Brown Bears football team

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1986 Brown Bears football
Conference Ivy League
Record5–4–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • R. Collett
  • Jeff Garrison
  • Brian Murphy
Home stadium Brown Stadium
Seasons
  1985
1987  
1986 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Penn $ 7 0 010 0 0
Cornell 6 1 08 2 0
Brown 4 2 15 4 1
Dartmouth 3 3 13 6 1
Harvard 3 4 03 7 0
Yale 2 5 03 7 0
Princeton 2 5 02 8 0
Columbia 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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

  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. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. O'Sullivan, Sean (September 28, 1986). "URI Bottled Up by Brown, 27-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 via Newspapers.com.
  5. 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.
  6. Pave, Martin (October 12, 1986). "Penn Runs Roughshod over Brown, 34-0". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cornell Dominates Brown, Stays Perfect in Ivy League". Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 19, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D via Newspapers.com.
  8. Monahan, Bob (October 26, 1986). "HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 76 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1986). "Key Pass Helps Brown Shade Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Colgate 27, Brown 3". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 9, 1986. p. 70 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brown 21, Dartmouth 21". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 16, 1986. p. 68 via Newspapers.com.
  12. Parker, Rob (November 23, 1986). "Lions' Skid Hits 31". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 70 via Newspapers.com.