1990 Brown Bears football team

The 1990 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1990 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • N. Badalato
  • Greg Patrick
  • Reid Smith
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1990 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Dartmouth + 6 1 07 2 1
Cornell + 6 1 07 3 0
Yale 5 2 06 4 0
Harvard 3 4 05 5 0
Penn 3 4 03 7 0
Princeton 2 5 03 7 0
Brown 2 5 02 8 0
Columbia 1 6 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

In their first season under head coach Mickey Kwiatkowski, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 289 to 160. N. Badalato, Greg Patrick and Reid Smith were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 186 to 129 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Yale L 21–27 10,575 [3]
September 22 at No. 12 Rhode Island* L 3–23 7,413 [4]
September 29 Fordham*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 28–35 4,068 [5]
October 6 at Princeton L 23–27 14,528 [6]
October 13 No. 20 Holy Cross*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–55 4,700 [7]
October 20 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 24–17 12,600 [8]
October 27 at Cornell L 7–24 16,000 [9]
November 3 at Harvard L 37–52 15,500 [10]
November 10 No. 20 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–29 2,100 [11]
November 17 at Columbia W 17–0 3,130 [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. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Concannon, Joe (September 16, 1990). "Yale Survives Brown's Late Rally". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Pave, Marvin (September 23, 1990). "URI Takes Brown Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fordham 35, Brown 28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 30, 1990. p. 12-D via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Fordham, 35-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1990. p. 63 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Shipley, John C., Jr. (October 7, 1990). "Princeton Overcomes Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Holy Cross 55, Brown 0". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Mass. Associated Press. October 14, 1990. pp. C7, C6 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Juliano, Joe (October 21, 1990). "Quakers Fall Short Again in 24-17 Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E via Newspapers.com.
  9. Herzog, Brad (October 29, 1990). "Big Red Beats Up on Brown, 34-7". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Concannon, Joe (November 4, 1990). "Harvard Exercises Its Option". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harber, Paul (November 11, 1990). "Big Green Hold Brown Out to Dry". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bears Leave Lions in the Ivy Cellar". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 18, 1990. pp. S4, S9.
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