1977 Brown Bears football team

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.

1977 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–2 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Louis Cole
  • B. Hill
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1977 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Yale $ 6 –1 –07 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –07 –2 –0
Harvard 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Penn 4 –3 –05 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Cornell 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 at Yale
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
L 7–14 6,327 [6]
October 15 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 21–3 9,500 [7]
October 22 at Holy Cross*
W 44–13 14,000 [8]
October 29 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 20–15 17,000 [9]
November 5 at Dartmouth
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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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.
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