2023 Brown Bears football team

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2023 Brown Bears football
Brown Bears wordmark.png
Conference Ivy League
Record5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Mattison (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinatorTim Weaver (4th season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024 
2023 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Harvard +  5 2   8 2  
Yale +  5 2   7 3  
Dartmouth +  5 2   6 4  
Princeton  4 3   5 5  
Brown  3 4   5 5  
Penn  3 4   6 4  
Cornell  2 5   3 7  
Columbia  1 6   3 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach James Perry and played home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Contents

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League's preseason prediction poll was released on August 7, 2023. The Bears were predicted to finish eighth (last) in the conference. [1]

Ivy League media poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Yale122 (13)
2Princeton103 (1)
3Penn90
4Harvard84 (1)
5Columbia62 (1)
6Dartmouth54
7Cornell37
8Brown24

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 164:00 p.m.at Bryant * ESPN+ W 29–251,443
September 227:00 p.m.at Harvard ESPN+L 31–3415,838
September 3012:00 p.m. Central Connecticut *ESPN+W 42–201,426
October 712:00 p.m. Rhode Island *
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
ESPN+L 30–344,124
October 1412:00 p.m. Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+W 28–27 OT5,690
October 211:00 p.m.at Cornell ESPN+L 14–363,612
October 277:00 p.m.at Penn ESPNU W 30–264,735
November 412:00 p.m. Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+L 17–364,805
November 1112:30 p.m.at Columbia ESPN+W 21–14 OT4,007
November 1812:00 p.m. Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+L 13–381,531

[2] [3]

Game summaries

At Bryant

1234Total
Bears7901329
Bulldogs0107825
StatisticsBRWNBRY
First downs2723
Total yards428435
Rushing yards73173
Passing yards355262
Turnovers04
Time of possession34:5725:03
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJake Wilcox36/49, 355 yards, 3 TD
RushingStockton Owen14 rushes, 54 yards, TD
ReceivingWes Rockett8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
BryantPassingZevi Eckhaus20/37, 262 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingFabrice Mukendi14 rushes, 109 yards
ReceivingMatthew Prochaska6 receptions, 112 yards, TD

At Harvard

1234Total
Bears10071431
Crimson01413734
StatisticsBRWNHARV
First downs2924
Total yards447464
Rushing yards81261
Passing yards366203
Turnovers01
Time of possession34:2525:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJake Wilcox36/52, 366 yards, TD
RushingJordan DeLucia7 rushes, 26 yards
ReceivingWes Rockett9 receptions, 149 yards
HarvardPassingCharles DePrima15/26, 203 yards, 3 TD, INT
RushingShane McLaughlin16 rushes, 152 yards, TD
ReceivingCooper Barkate10 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Central Connecticut

1234Total
Blue Devils0137020
Bears71421042
StatisticsCCSUBRWN
First downs1925
Total yards368460
Rushing yards23570
Passing yards133390
Turnovers20
Time of possession32:2427:36
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Central ConnecticutPassingRicky Ortega11/20, 133 yards, TD, INT
RushingElijah Howard16 rushes, 146 yards, TD
ReceivingMalik Thomas1 reception, 41 yards, TD
BrownPassingJake Wilcox26/39, 386 yards, 4 TD
RushingStockton Owen6 rushes, 21 yards
ReceivingWes Rockett8 receptions, 148 yards, TD

Rhode Island

1234Total
Rams61414034
Bears10107330
StatisticsURIBRWN
First downs1630
Total yards389444
Rushing yards167172
Passing yards222272
Turnovers02
Time of possession23:2936:31
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Rhode IslandPassingKasim Hill16/30, 222 yards, 3 TD
RushingJaden McKinzie12 rushes, 111 yards, TD
ReceivingMarquis Buchanan5 receptions, 84 yards, TD
BrownPassingJake Wilcox31/55, 272 yards, 2 INT
RushingIan Franzoni8 rushes, 55 yards, TD
ReceivingWes Rockett7 receptions, 90 yards

Princeton

1234OTTotal
Tigers7770627
Bears70014728
StatisticsPRINBRWN
First downs1626
Total yards324470
Rushing yards115100
Passing yards209370
Turnovers13
Time of possession28:4931:11
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PrincetonPassingBlake Stenstrom21/40, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingJa'Derris Carr13 rushes, 76 yards, TD
ReceivingA. J. Barber8 reception, 142 yards, TD
BrownPassingJake Wilcox34/56, 354 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
RushingStockton Owen18 rushes, 68 yards, TD
ReceivingMark Mahoney8 receptions, 146 yards, TD

At Cornell

1234Total
Bears0014014
Big Red71313336
StatisticsBRWNCOR
First downs1724
Total yards298434
Rushing yards90104
Passing yards208330
Turnovers31
Time of possession20:1339:47
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJake Wilcox19/39, 208 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJake Wilcox7 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingGraham Walker2 receptions, 61 yards, TD
CornellPassingJameson Wang27/39, 330 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingEan Pope10 rushes, 34 yards, TD
ReceivingNicholas Laboy7 receptions, 87 yards

At Penn

1234Total
Bears31710030
Quakers7100926
StatisticsBRWNPENN
First downs2326
Total yards360410
Rushing yards11088
Passing yards250322
Turnovers03
Time of possession32:1027:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJake Wilcox26/37, 250 yards, 3 TD
RushingJake Wilcox9 rushes, 40 yards
ReceivingMark Mahoney7 receptions, 62 yards, TD
PennPassingAidan Sayin32/55, 322 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
RushingJonathan Mulatu4 rushes, 30 yards
ReceivingJared Richardson12 receptions, 122 yards, TD

Yale

1234Total
Bulldogs61020036
Bears1007017
StatisticsYALEBRWN
First downs1716
Total yards410334
Rushing yards19068
Passing yards220266
Turnovers34
Time of possession34:1325:47
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
YalePassingNolan Grooms15/27, 220 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
RushingNolan Grooms21 rushes, 102 yards
ReceivingMason Tipton7 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD
BrownPassingJake Wilcox20/38, 245 yards, INT
RushingJake Wilcox6 rushes, 22 yards
ReceivingGraham Walker5 receptions, 87 yards

At Columbia

1234OTTotal
Bears0707721
Lions7007014
StatisticsBRWNCOLU
First downs2417
Total yards369304
Rushing yards104128
Passing yards265176
Turnovers00
Time of possession29:1330:47
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJake Wilcox31/48, 265 yards, TD
RushingStockton Owen13 rushes, 59 yards, TD
ReceivingMark Mahoney4 receptions, 66 yards
ColumbiaPassingJoe Green17/29, 128 yards, TD
RushingJoey Giorgi18 rushes, 51 yards
ReceivingJ. J. Jenkins4 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD

Dartmouth

1234Total
Big Green7213738
Bears070613
StatisticsDARTBRWN
First downs1820
Total yards428347
Rushing yards38698
Passing yards42249
Turnovers12
Time of possession35:0824:52
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DartmouthPassingJackson Proctor6/10, 42 yards, TD, INT
RushingQ. Jones16 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingPaxton Scott4 receptions, 21 yards
BrownPassingJake Wilcox20/37, 193 yards, TD, INT
RushingStockton Owen12 rushes, 49 yards
ReceivingGraham Walker5 receptions, 92 yards, TD

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References

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  2. "2023 Brown Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
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