1987 Brown Bears football team

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.

1987 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Walt Cataldo
  • Mark Donovan
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1987 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Brown 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Princeton 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Penn 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Dartmouth 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Columbia 0 –7 –00 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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
  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. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. Monahan, Bob (September 27, 1987). "Brown Holds Off URI, 17-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. O'Brien, Ken (October 4, 1987). "Brown Tacks First Loss on Princeton". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Longman, Jere (October 11, 1987). "Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Dupont, Kevin Paul (October 18, 1987). "Brown Dumps Cornell, 23-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Thomsen, Ian (October 25, 1987). "Holy Cross Still Cruising Along, 41-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Powers, John (November 1, 1987). "Harvard's Defense Stands Its Ground, 14-9". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. 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.
  11. "Donovan, Brown Run Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 15, 1987. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "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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