1979 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1979 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 6–3 5–2 John Anderson 7th J. Hickey J. Sinnott Brown Stadium The 1979 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. Brown tied for second place in the Ivy League. In their seventh season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 197 to 129. J. Hickey and J. Sinnott 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 tied for second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 159 to 102.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 28–29 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y y AP 1979 September 22 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 12-13 15,000 Punt Rush Revives Yale Joe Concannon September 23, 1979 88 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56451457/1979-s22-ivies September 29 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) W 31-13 11,250 Brown Stomps on URI, 31-13 Bob Monahan September 30, 1979 70 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56456957/1979-s29-ivies October 6 Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 31-12 12,500 Carbone, Villella Lead Brown over Princeton Associated Press October 7, 1979 8-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56459995/1979-brown-penn October 13 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 24-18 5,651 Brown Outlasts Stubborn Penn Bill Simmons October 14, 1979 8D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56460709/1979-o13-ivies-2 October 20 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 28-7 13,500 Brown Destroys Cornell Associated Press October 21, 1979 10-D The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462114/1979-brown-cornell October 27 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 7-14 10,011 Solomon Surfaces, Steers HC over Brown Bob Monahan October 28, 1979 82 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56462350/1979-brown-hc November 3 Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 23-14 8,760 Brown Tips Harvard Ernie Roberts November 4, 1979 52 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/ November 10 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 10-24 9,700 Kemp, Shula Team to Tame Brown as Dartmouth Wins Carleton Laird The Sunday Rutland Herald Rutland, Vt. November 11, 1979 sect. 2, p. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56467454/1979-brown-dartmouth Newspapers.com November 17 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 31-14 8,500 Brown 31, Columbia 14 November 18, 1979 5B The Charlotte Observer Charlotte, N.C. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56468669/1979-brown-columbia Roster 1979 Brown Bears f 85 So Steve Jordan Steve Jordan (tight end) TE y 74 Sr John Sinnott John Sinnott (American football) T y 45 Jr John Woodring LB y *John Anderson References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football