1988 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
The 1988 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Brown went winless and finished last in the Ivy League .
In their fifth season under head coach John Rosenberg , the Bears compiled an 0–9–1 record and were outscored 285 to 125. Greg Kylish, George Pyne and L. Wood were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 0–6–1 conference record placed last in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 196 to 91 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 17 Yale
Brown Stadium Providence, RI T 24–24 15,017 [3]
September 24 at Rhode Island *
L 10–17 7,455 [4]
October 1 at Princeton
L 27–31 10,800 [5]
October 8 Penn
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 0–10 1,400 [6]
October 15 at Cornell
L 0–35 11,000 [7]
October 22 Holy Cross *
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 14–35 5,500 [8]
October 29 at Harvard
L 3–28 14,900 [9]
November 5 Maine *
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 10–37 1,600 [10]
November 12 Dartmouth
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 24–37 7,300 [11]
November 19 at Columbia
L 13–31 5,565 [12]
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. 32–33. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Craig, John (September 18, 1988). "Yale, Brown Get All Tied Up" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rogers Scores Pair of TDs to Lead URI" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press . September 25, 1988. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Goodman, Brett (October 2, 1988). "Princeton Hands Loss to Brown" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ Juliano, Joe (October 9, 1988). "Defense Does Its Part as Penn Smothers Brown, 10-0" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cornell Runs over Brown in 35-0 Win" . Press & Sun-Bulletin . Binghamton, N.Y. October 16, 1988. pp. 3D, 4D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Concannon, Joe (October 23, 1988). "Holy Cross Keeps Brown Under Control" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Monahan, Bob (October 30, 1988). "Harvard Snaps Out of It; Five-Game Skid Is Halted as Defense Muffles Brown, 28-3" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Pave, Marvin (November 6, 1988). "Maine Grabs Win" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Dartmouth 37, Brown 24" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 13, 1988. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 20, 1988). "Lions (2-8) Have Best Season Since '78". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S4.
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