1977 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
The 1977 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season . A year after its first Ivy League championship, Brown dropped to second place.
In their third season under head coach John Anderson , the Bears compiled a 7–2 record and outscored opponents 173 to 96. Louis Cole and B. Hill were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 101 to 73.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 at Yale
L 9–10 27,196 [3]
September 24 Rhode Island *
Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry ) W 28–10 7,400 [4]
October 1 Princeton
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 10–7 8,500 [5]
October 8 at Penn
L 7–14 6,327 [6]
October 15 Cornell
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 21–3 9,500 [7]
October 22 at Holy Cross *
W 44–13 14,000 [8]
October 29 Harvard
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 20–15 17,000 [9]
November 5 at Dartmouth
W 13–10 8,100 [10]
November 12 Columbia
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 21–14 8,500 [11]
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. p. 28. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (September 18, 1977). "Yale Beats Brown; 27,196 See Eli Win by 10 to 9". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Eisenberg, Harry (September 25, 1977). "Brown Drums URI 52d Time" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McGowen, Deane (October 2, 1977). "Brown Tops Princeton; Bruins Prevail, 10-7, on Score in Last Minute". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
^ Harvin, Al (October 9, 1977). "Penn Downs Brown, 14-7, on Ground". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S8.
^ Craig, Jack (October 16, 1977). "Brown Too Much for Green Cornell" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 55 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Roberts, Ernie (October 23, 1977). "Brown Sophomore Script Scrambles HC, 44-13" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 73 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Keese, Parton (October 30, 1977). "Harvard Bows to Brown; Crimson Drops Out of Tie at Top". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
^ Roberts, Ernie (November 6, 1977). "Jake's Home Finale Spoiled by Bruins, 13-10" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Harvin, Al (November 13, 1977). "Brown Turns Back Columbia, 21-14". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
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