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1998 Brown Bears football team
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The 1998 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second in the Ivy League.
In their first season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 265 to 241. Sean Morey and Alex Pittz 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 tied for second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 188 to 150.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 37–38
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
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y y 1998 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 19 Yale Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 28-30 8,375 One Last Chance, and Yale Grabs It; Pass to Borden Overcomes Brown Bruce Berlet September 20, 1998 E9 Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59539041/1998-brown-yale/ September 26 @ Lafayette<ncg> Fisher Field Easton, PA W 23-21 7,359 Snake-Bit Lafayette Loses on 'Blocked' FG Ted Meixell September 27, 1998 C1 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59542794/1998-brown-lafayette/ October 3 @ Rhode Island<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry) L 16-44 7,214 URI Ends Jinx, Tops Brown Associated Press October 4, 1998 D16 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59547187/1998-brown-uri/ October 10 @ Princeton Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ L 17-31 18,622 Tigers Break Out as Theisen Steps Up Tara Finnegan October 11, 1998 C8 Home News Tribune New Brunswick, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59549486/1998-brown-princeton/ October 17 Fordham<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 38-27 4,439 Brown 38, Fordham 27 Associated Press October 18, 1998 D18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59550196/1998-brown-fordham/ October 24 Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 58-51 4,438 Finn Gets 6 TDs in Penn Loss Associated Press October 25, 1998 C6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59556123/1998-brown-penn/ October 31 @ Cornell Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY W 20-7 10,462 Brought Down by Brown: Bears Outrush Cornell, 225-7, to Run Red Out of Ivy Race Keith McShea November 2, 1998 3B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59557670/1998-brown-cornell/ November 7 @ Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 27-6 8,067 Crimson Are Hit with Combination Joe Concannon November 8, 1998 C11 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59558230/1998-brown-harvard/ November 14 Dartmouth Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 28-21 8,323 Brown Survives Scare Associated Press November 15, 1998 C16 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59560864/1998-brown-dartmouth/ November 21 @ Columbia Wien Stadium New York, NY W 10-3 4,600 Columbia's Long Drives End in Frustration Ron Dicker November 22, 1998 SP8 The New York Times New York, N.Y.
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