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American college football season
The 1987 Brown Bears football team was an
American football team that represented
Brown University during the
1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Brown finished second in the
Ivy League .
In their fourth season under head coach
John Rosenberg , the Bears compiled a 7–3 record but were outscored 160 to 144. Walt Cataldo and Mark Donovan were the team captains.
[1]
The Bears' 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 117 to 97.
[2]
Brown played its home games at
Brown Stadium in
Providence, Rhode Island .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 19 at
Yale
W 17–7 11,658
[3]
September 26
Rhode Island *
Brown Stadium Providence, RI (
rivalry ) W 17–15 13,500
[4]
October 3
Princeton
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 13–7 7,100
[5]
October 10 at
Penn
L 17–38 27,253
[6]
October 17
Cornell
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 23–15 11,200
[7]
October 24 at No. 1
Holy Cross *
L 0–41 20,661
[8]
October 31
Harvard
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 9–14 16,800
[9]
November 7 at
Lehigh *
W 10–7 13,300
[10]
November 14 at
Dartmouth
W 19–0 6,114
[11]
November 21
Columbia
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 19–16 27,050
[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. p. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1987).
"Brown Takes It Away; Turnovers Prove Costly as Yale Stumbles, 17-7" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Monahan, Bob (September 27, 1987).
"Brown Holds Off URI, 17-15" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 4, 1987).
"Brown Tacks First Loss on Princeton" .
The Home News . New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Longman, Jere (October 11, 1987).
"Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best" .
The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (October 18, 1987).
"Brown Dumps Cornell, 23-15" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Thomsen, Ian (October 25, 1987).
"Holy Cross Still Cruising Along, 41-0" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Powers, John (November 1, 1987).
"Harvard's Defense Stands Its Ground, 14-9" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Groller, Keith (November 8, 1987).
"Same Old Story for Lehigh; Brown Gains 10-7 Victory on FG with 0:10 Left" .
The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Donovan, Brown Run Past Dartmouth" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass.
Associated Press . November 15, 1987. p. 74 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Columbia Streak Hits 41; Brown Wins 19-16 on TD with :47 Left" .
The Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn.
Associated Press . November 22, 1987. pp. E9, E12 – via
Newspapers.com .
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