1984 Brown Bears football team

The 1984 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.

1984 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • S. Heffernan
  • T. Love
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1984 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Penn $ 7 –0 –08 –1 –0
Yale 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Harvard 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
Brown 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Princeton 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Dartmouth 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –00 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their first season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 231 to 165. S. Heffernan and T. Love were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 156 to 135 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 27–14 12,781 [3]
September 29 No. T–18 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
L 13–34 12,523 [4]
October 6 at Princeton
W 32–30 11,870 [5]
October 13 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 14–41 12,614 [6]
October 20 at Cornell
W 13–9 9,100 [7]
October 27 No. 2 Holy Cross*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 17–38 12,843 [8]
November 3 at Harvard
L 10–24 15,000 [9]
November 10 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 11–27 10,248 [10]
November 17 at Columbia
W 28–14 4,635 [11]

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. 30–31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Cadigan, Barry (September 23, 1984). "Brown Flusters Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Cadigan, Barry (September 30, 1984). "URI Soars; Ehrhardt Busts Brown, Records". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Miller, Laurel (October 7, 1984). "Princeton Bows, 32-30, as Comeback Falls Short". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Powers, John (October 14, 1984). "Penn Rips Brown, 41-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 21, 1984). "Cornell Falls Prey to Bad Luck". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Powers, John (October 28, 1984). "Holy Cross Beats Up on Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Concannon, Joe (November 4, 1984). "Brown-Out at Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Martone, Art (November 11, 1984). "Dartmouth Looks Like a Winner, 25-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Durso, Joseph (November 18, 1984). "Brown Ends Columbia's Season at 0-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S7, S8.
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