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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