1979 Brown Bears football team

The 1979 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Brown tied for second place in the Ivy League.

1979 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
1979 record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. Hickey
  • J. Sinnott
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1979 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale $ 6 1 0  8 1 0
Brown 5 2 0  6 3 0
Princeton 5 2 0  5 4 0
Cornell 4 3 0  5 4 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0  4 4 1
Harvard 3 4 0  3 6 0
Columbia 1 6 0  1 8 0
Penn 0 7 0  0 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

In their seventh season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 197 to 129. J. Hickey and J. Sinnott were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 5–2 conference record tied for second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 159 to 102.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 at Yale L 12–13 15,000 [3]
September 29 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 31–13 11,250 [4]
October 6 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 31–12 12,500 [5]
October 13 at Penn W 24–18 5,651 [6]
October 20 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–7 13,500 [7]
October 27 at Holy Cross* L 7–14 10,011 [8]
November 3 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 23–14 8,760 [9]
November 10 at Dartmouth L 10–24 9,700 [10]
November 17 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 31–14 8,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1979 Brown Bears football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 85 Steve Jordan So
T 74 John Sinnott Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 45 John Woodring Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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. 28–29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Concannon, Joe (September 23, 1979). "Punt Rush Revives Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Monahan, Bob (September 30, 1979). "Brown Stomps on URI, 31-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Carbone, Villella Lead Brown over Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 8-D via Newspapers.com.
  6. Simmons, Bill (October 14, 1979). "Brown Outlasts Stubborn Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brown Destroys Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1979. p. 10-D via Newspapers.com.
  8. Monahan, Bob (October 28, 1979). "Solomon Surfaces, Steers HC over Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Roberts, Ernie (November 4, 1979). "Brown Tips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Laird, Carleton (November 11, 1979). "Kemp, Shula Team to Tame Brown as Dartmouth Wins". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brown 31, Columbia 14". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 18, 1979. p. 5B via Newspapers.com.
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