1989 Brown Bears football team

The 1989 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

1989 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
1989 record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. Burke
  • D. Clark
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1989 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Yale + 6 –1 –0  8 –2 –0
Princeton + 6 –1 –0  7 –2 –1
Harvard 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
Dartmouth 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Cornell 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  4 –6 –0
Brown 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In their sixth and final season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 264 to 168. J. Burke and D. Clark were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 156 to 137 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Yale L 3–12 11,252 [3]
September 23 at Colgate* L 7–42 1,800 [4]
September 30 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
L 13–18 8,500 [5]
October 7 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 15–38 4,500 [6]
October 14 at Penn L 30–32 10,879 [7]
October 21 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–7 8,000 [8]
October 28 at No. 8 Holy Cross* L 13–49 8,614 [9]
November 4 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 14–27 10,700 [10]
November 11 at Dartmouth L 6–12 3,753 [11]
November 18 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 39–27 6,300 [12]

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. p. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Smith, George (October 10, 1989). "Yale Takes Charge; Dominates Brown, 12-3". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E16, E17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Colgate Sophomore Leads Demolition of Brown, 42-7". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1989. pp. 5E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "URI Hands Brown Its 12th Straight Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 1, 1989. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Knobelman, Bob (October 8, 1989). "Garrett Carries Payload as PU Hammers Brown". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Juliano, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Brown Ends Streak as Big Red Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Reinert, Bob (October 29, 1989). "HC Pulls Away; Crusaders Leave Brown Behind". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Concannon, Joe (November 5, 1989). "Harvard's Restic Wins His 100th". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Dartmouth 12, Brown 6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brown 41, Columbia 28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
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