1986 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1986 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 5–4–1 4–2–1 John Rosenberg 3rd R. Collett Jeff Garrison Brian Murphy Brown Stadium The 1986 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League. In their third season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 181. R. Collett, Jeff Garrison and Brian Murphy 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' 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 152 to 125.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 31–32 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y y the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game September 20 Yale Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 21-7 11,300 Yale's Down to QB No. 4 After Falling to Brown, 21-7 Kevin Hunt September 21, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57264719/1986-brown-yale/ September 27 @ Rhode Island<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI W 27-7 9,515 URI Bottled Up by Brown, 27-7 Sean O'Sullivan September 28, 1986 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57265608/1986-brown-uri/ October 4 @ Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 24-10 9,375 First-Half Doldrums Once Again at Fault in Princeton Defeat Brian Vanderbeek October 5, 1986 C1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57269065/1986-brown-princeton/ October 11 #19 Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0-34 11,500 Penn Runs Roughshod over Brown, 34-0 Martin Pave October 12, 1986 55 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57276461/1986-brown-penn/ October 18 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY L 9-27 12,300 Cornell Dominates Brown, Stays Perfect in Ivy League October 19, 1986 3D, 2D Press & Sun-Bulletin Binghamton, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57290137/1986-brown-cornell/ October 25 #6 Holy Cross<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 7-22 11,500 HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7 Bob Monahan October 26, 1986 76 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57300039/1986-brown-hc/ November 1 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 31-19 12,540 Key Pass Helps Brown Shade Harvard Joe Concannon November 2, 1986 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57302834/1986-brown-harvard/ November 8 Colgate<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 3-27 1,000 Colgate 27, Brown 3 November 9, 1986 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57304613/1986-brown-colgate/ November 15 Dartmouth Brown Stadium Providence, RI T 21-21 6,350 Brown 21, Dartmouth 21 November 16, 1986 68 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57306073/1986-brown-dartmouth/ November 22 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY W 45-7 3,010 Lions' Skid Hits 31 Rob Parker November 23, 1986 70 final Daily News New York, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57306628/1986-brown-columbia/ References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football