1981 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1981 Brown Bears football Ivy League Ivy 3–7 2–5 John Anderson 9th D. Finneran T. Holcombe Brown Stadium The 1981 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Brown tied for fifth place in the Ivy League. In their ninth season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 250 to 153. T. Holcombe and D. Finneran 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' 2–5 conference record tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 185 to 102 by Ivy opponents.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 29 This would be Brown's last season in the NCAA's top level of football competition. Shortly after the season ended, the NCAA reassigned all of the Ivy League teams to the second-tier Division I-AA,Big Guys on Block Bully Ivy, HC Football Ernie Roberts The Boston Globe Boston, Mass. December 4, 1981 which would later be renamed the Football Championship Subdivision. Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y y AP 1981 September 19 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 7-28 17,000 Diana Provides Spark as Yale Burns Brown Joe Concannon September 20, 1981 56 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54309767/1981-brown-yale/ September 26 @ Army<ncg> Michie Stadium West Point, NY L 17-23 31,859 Army Too Much, Holds Off Brown Surge Gene Ward September 27, 1981 78 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310077/1981-army-brown/ October 3 Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 17-20 5,800 Princeton, Holly Stop Brown John Ahern October 4, 1981 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310307/1981-brown-princeton/ October 10 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 26-24 11,239 Temple Wins Its Third, but Penn Comes Up Empty; Late Rally by Quakers Falls Short Gail Shister October 11, 1981 11-F The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56646911/1981-brown-penn/ October 17 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 9-14 10,300 Cornell Nips Brown; Colgate Rolls, 30-0 October 11, 1981 4B Democrat and Chronicle Rochester, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56632875/1981-brown-cornell/ October 24 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 24-34 14,792 HC Rolls by Brown Ernie Roberts October 25, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54310906/1981-brown-holy-cross/ October 31 Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 7-41 14,600 Harvard Rips Brown Ernie Roberts November 1, 1981 86 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311260/1981-brown-harvard/ November 7 @ Rhode Island<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry) W 10-8 9,737 Brown Masters Rhody Bob Monahan November 8, 1981 80 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54311674/1981-brown-uri/ November 14 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 13-38 9,500 Dartmouth Throttles Brown Associated Press November 15, 1981 3C, 2C The Burlington Free Press Burlington, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56644988/1981-brown-dartmouth/ November 21 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 23-20 4,800 Brown 23, Columbia 20 November 22, 1981 84 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56646109/1981-brown-columbia/ References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football