1978 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1978 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 6–3 5–2 John Anderson 6th N. Jacob M. Whipple Brown Stadium The 1978 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Brown tied for second place in the Ivy League. In their fourth season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 189 to 165. N. Jacob and M. Whipple were the team captains.Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football) Brown University Providence, R.I. July 3, 2020 https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/game-by-game-results-1878-2015-football.aspx?id=2646 The Bears' 6–3 conference record tied for second-best in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 155 to 123.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 28 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y y AP 1978 September 23 Yale Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0-21 15,812 Poised Yale Defeats Brown, 21-0 Ernie Roberts September 24, 1978 66 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56389036/1978-ivy-sept-23 September 30 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) L 3-17 8,500 Smooth URI Offense Shocks Brown, 17-3 Art Ballou October 1, 1978 51 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56390015/1978-brown-yale-uconn-uri October 7 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 44-16 15,041 Brown Claws Tigers, 44-16 Jack Oakley October 8, 1978 B1 The Home News Sunday New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396079/1978-brown-princeton October 14 Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 14-0 2,600 Brown Conquers Penn, 14-0 Harry Eisenberg October 15, 1978 58 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56396902/1978-o14-ivies October 21 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 21-13 10,524 Brown Bumps Cornell from Undefeated Ranks, 21-13 October 22, 1978 64 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56398135/1978-o21-ivies October 28 Holy Cross<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 31-25 15,000 HC Hits a Pothole at Brown, 31-25 Ernie Roberts October 29, 1978 41 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56400410/1978-brown-hc November 4 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 31-30 23,000 Brown Gambles, Tips Harvard, 31-30 Ernie Roberts November 5, 1978 62 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56409309/1978-brown-harvard November 11 Dartmouth Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 21-31 17,200 Dartmouth Upsets Brown, 31-21, to Clinch Tie for Ivy Crown Ernie Roberts November 12, 1978 41 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56412246/1978-harvard-penn November 18 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY W 24-12 6,150 Brown Handles Columbia, 24-12 John Ahern November 19, 1978 50 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56413742/1978-brown-columbia References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football