1987 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1987 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 7–3 5–2 John Rosenberg 4th Peter Giunta 1st Lou Ferrari 1st Walt Cataldo Mark Donovan Brown Stadium The 1987 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished second in the Ivy League. In their fourth season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record but were outscored 160 to 144. Walt Cataldo and Mark Donovan 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' 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 117 to 97.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 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 19 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 17-7 11,658 Brown Takes It Away; Turnovers Prove Costly as Yale Stumbles, 17-7 Joe Concannon September 20, 1987 60 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57357281/1987-brown-yale/ September 26 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) W 17-15 13,500 Brown Holds Off URI, 17-15 Bob Monahan September 27, 1987 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57359693/1987-brown-uri/ October 3 Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 13-7 7,100 Brown Tacks First Loss on Princeton Ken O'Brien October 4, 1987 C1 The Home News New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57362044/1987-brown-princeton/ October 10 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 17-38 27,253 Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best Jere Longman October 11, 1987 1-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57362873/1987-brown-penn/ October 17 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 23-15 11,200 Brown Dumps Cornell, 23-15 Kevin Paul Dupont October 18, 1987 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57364249/1987-brown-cornell/ October 24 @ #1 Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 0-41 20,661 Holy Cross Still Cruising Along, 41-0 Ian Thomsen October 25, 1987 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57365494/1987-brown-hc/ October 31 Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 9-14 16,800 Harvard's Defense Stands Its Ground, 14-9 John Powers November 1, 1987 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57367284/1987-brown-harvard/ November 7 @ Lehigh<ncg> Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA W 10-7 13,300 Same Old Story for Lehigh; Brown Gains 10-7 Victory on FG with 0:10 Left Keith Groller November 8, 1987 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57368692/1987-brown-lehigh/ November 14 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 19-0 6,114 Donovan, Brown Run Past Dartmouth Associated Press November 15, 1987 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57369199/1987-brown-dartmouth/ November 21 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 19-16 27,050 Columbia Streak Hits 41; Brown Wins 19-16 on TD with :47 Left Associated Press November 22, 1987 E9, E12 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57370340/1987-brown-columbia/ References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football