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
1984 record4–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • S. Heffernan
  • T. Love
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1984 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Penn $ 7 0 0  8 1 0
Yale 5 2 0  6 3 0
Harvard 5 2 0  5 4 0
Brown 4 3 0  4 5 0
Princeton 3 4 0  4 5 0
Cornell 2 5 0  2 7 0
Dartmouth 2 5 0  2 7 0
Columbia 0 7 0  0 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. 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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