1972 Brown Bears football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1972 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 1–8 1–6 Len Jardine 6th Ken Cleplik Bob Pangia Brown Stadium The 1972 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Brown finished last in the Ivy League. In their sixth and final season under head coach Len Jardine, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 301 to 172. Ken Cleplik and Bob Pangia 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' 1–6 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 250 to 131.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 26 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y y AP 1972 September 23 Holy Cross<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 24-30 12,500 HC -- Minus Wilson -- Rallies to Top Stubborn Brown, 30-24 P.J. Crowley September 24, 1972 88 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55954971/1972-brown-holy-cross September 30 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) L 17-21 9,000 Rhode Island Rally Beats Brown, 21-17 Associated Press October 1, 1972 S7 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 7 Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 28-20 4,000 Brown's 5 Field Goals Turn Back Penn, 28-20 Deane McGowen The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 8, 1972 S4 October 14 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 19-53 23,399 Hennings's Three Touchdown Runs Lead Yale to a 53-to-19 Rout of Brown William N. Wallace October 15, 1972 S6 The New York Times New York, N.Y. October 21 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 20-49 11,225 Dartmouth Romps over Brown, 49-20 Michael Strauss October 22, 1972 S1 The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 4 Princeton<hc> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 10-31 10,850 Princeton Third-Stringer Flattens Brown, 31-10 Associated Press November 5, 1972 75 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55958384/1972-brown-princeton November 11 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 28-48 4,000 Cornell Routs Brown, 48-28, on Allen's Passing Associated Press The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 12, 1972 S5 November 18 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA L 14-21 10,000 Foster Ignites Harvard; 'Sucker Play' TD Runs Submerge Brown, 21-14 Ernie Roberts November 19, 1972 74 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/55959224/1972-brown-harvard November 25 @ Columbia Baker Field New York, NY L 12-28 5,303 Columbia Scores over Brown, 28-12 Al Harvin The New York Times New York, N.Y. November 26, 1972 S1 References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football