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American college football season

1986 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4–1 (4–2–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • R. Collett
  • Jeff Garrison
  • Brian Murphy
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons← 19851987 →
1986 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
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
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 0–34 11,500
October 18 at Cornell L 9–27 12,300
October 25 No. 6 Holy Cross*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 7–22 11,500
November 1 at Harvard W 31–19 12,540
November 8 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 3–27 1,000
November 15 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 21–21 6,350
November 22 at Columbia W 45–7 3,010

References

  1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 31–32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. 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.
  4. O'Sullivan, Sean (September 28, 1986). "URI Bottled Up by Brown, 27-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. 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.
  6. Pave, Martin (October 12, 1986). "Penn Runs Roughshod over Brown, 34-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cornell Dominates Brown, Stays Perfect in Ivy League". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. October 19, 1986. pp. 3D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Monahan, Bob (October 26, 1986). "HC Locks Up Another One, 22-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Concannon, Joe (November 2, 1986). "Key Pass Helps Brown Shade Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Colgate 27, Brown 3". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 9, 1986. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brown 21, Dartmouth 21". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 1986. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. 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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