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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 5–4–1 (4–2–1 Ivy) |
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Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Penn $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cornell | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Brown | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harvard | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yale | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.
In their third season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 188 to 181. R. Collett, Jeff Garrison and Brian Murphy were the team captains.
The Bears' 4–2–1 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 152 to 125.
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | Yale |
| W 21–7 | 11,300 | |||
September 27 | at Rhode Island* | W 27–7 | 9,515 | ||||
October 4 | at Princeton | W 24–10 | 9,375 | ||||
October 11 | No. 19 Penn |
| L 0–34 | 11,500 | |||
October 18 | at Cornell | L 9–27 | 12,300 | ||||
October 25 | No. 6 Holy Cross* |
| L 7–22 | 11,500 | |||
November 1 | at Harvard | W 31–19 | 12,540 | ||||
November 8 | Colgate* |
| L 3–27 | 1,000 | |||
November 15 | Dartmouth |
| T 21–21 | 6,350 | |||
November 22 | at Columbia | W 45–7 | 3,010 | ||||
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References
- "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- Hunt, Kevin (September 21, 1986). "Yale's Down to QB No. 4 After Falling to Brown, 21-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
- O'Sullivan, Sean (September 28, 1986). "URI Bottled Up by Brown, 27-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- Vanderbeek, Brian (October 5, 1986). "First-Half Doldrums Once Again at Fault in Princeton Defeat". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- Pave, Martin (October 12, 1986). "Penn Runs Roughshod over Brown, 34-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cornell Dominates Brown, Stays Perfect in Ivy League". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 19, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- Monahan, Bob (October 26, 1986). "HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
- Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1986). "Key Pass Helps Brown Shade Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Colgate 27, Brown 3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 9, 1986. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brown 21, Dartmouth 21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 1986. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- Parker, Rob (November 23, 1986). "Lions' Skid Hits 31". Daily News (final ed.). New York, N.Y. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
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