1995 Brown Bears football team

The 1995 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1995 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
1995 record5–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Fichiera
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1995 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton $ 5 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
Penn 5 –2 –0  7 –3 –0
Cornell 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Dartmouth 4 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Columbia 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –1
Brown 2 –5 –0  5 –5 –0
Yale 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –0
Harvard 1 –6 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their second season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 282 to 239. Paul Fichiera was the team captain.[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Despite a losing league record, they outscored Ivy opponents 193 to 191.[2]

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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Yale
L 38–42 14,095 [3]
September 23 Rhode Island*
W 31–28 4,052 [4]
September 30 at Holy Cross*
W 37–14 8,564 [5]
October 7 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 19–21 2,396 [6]
October 14 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 21–6 2,366 [7]
October 21 at Penn
L 21–58 11,158 [8]
October 28 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 28–38 2,574 [9]
November 4 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 47–8 [1]
November 11 at Dartmouth
L 7–10 4,711 [10]
November 18 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 33–14 2,289 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Berlet, Bruce (September 17, 1995). "Not Yale's Till Last Stop". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Brown Secures Bragging Rights". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 24, 1995. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "McCullough's Air Show Powers Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 1, 1995. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Princeton Stays Unbeaten by Edging Brown, 21-19". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 8, 1995. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brown 21, Colgate 6". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 15, 1995. p. 6F – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. October 15, 1995. p. 10D.
  8. Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1995). "DeRosa and Penn Roll Over Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Read, Dennis (October 30, 1995). "Cornell Piles Up Offense in Victory". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Haley, Tom (November 12, 1995). "Big Green Sets Stage for Potential 4-Way Ivy Finish". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 12, 1995. p. 102.
  11. "Brown 33, Columbia 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 1995. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
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