1989 Brown Bears football team

The 1989 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1989 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
1989 record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. Burke
  • D. Clark
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 1 0  8 2 0
Princeton + 6 1 0  7 2 1
Harvard 5 2 0  5 5 0
Dartmouth 4 3 0  5 5 0
Cornell 2 5 0  4 6 0
Penn 2 5 0  4 6 0
Brown 2 5 0  2 8 0
Columbia 1 6 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions

In their sixth and final season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 264 to 168. J. Burke and D. Clark were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 156 to 137 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Yale L 3–12 11,252 [3]
September 23 at Colgate* L 7–42 1,800 [4]
September 30 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
L 13–18 8,500 [5]
October 7 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 15–38 4,500 [6]
October 14 at Penn L 30–32 10,879 [7]
October 21 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–7 8,000 [8]
October 28 at No. 8 Holy Cross* L 13–49 8,614 [9]
November 4 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 14–27 10,700 [10]
November 11 at Dartmouth L 6–12 3,753 [11]
November 18 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 39–27 6,300 [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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Smith, George (October 10, 1989). "Yale Takes Charge; Dominates Brown, 12-3". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E16, E17 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Sophomore Leads Demolition of Brown, 42-7". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1989. pp. 5E, 4E via Newspapers.com.
  5. "URI Hands Brown Its 12th Straight Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 1, 1989. p. 62 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Knobelman, Bob (October 8, 1989). "Garrett Carries Payload as PU Hammers Brown". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Juliano, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E via Newspapers.com.
  8. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Brown Ends Streak as Big Red Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Reinert, Bob (October 29, 1989). "HC Pulls Away; Crusaders Leave Brown Behind". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Concannon, Joe (November 5, 1989). "Harvard's Restic Wins His 100th". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Dartmouth 12, Brown 6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. 66 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brown 41, Columbia 28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 67 via Newspapers.com.
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