The 2018 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 21st-year head coach Phil Estes and played their home games at Brown Stadium . They were a member of the Ivy League . They finished the season 1–9, 0–7 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. Brown averaged 4,112 fans per game.
Brown hosted Cornell on October 20
On November 19, Estes announced that he would stepping down as the Bears' head coach. He finished his tenure at Brown with an overall record of 115–94.[1]
Schedule
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The 2018 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Bears hosted Ivy League foes Harvard , Cornell , Penn , and Columbia , and traveled to Princeton , Yale , and Dartmouth .
In 2018, Brown's non-conference opponents were Cal Poly of the Big Sky Conference , Georgetown of the Patriot League , and Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association .[2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 10:00 pm at Cal Poly * Pluto TV 244L 15–447,725
7:00 pm Harvard ESPNU L 17–319,309
September 29 1:00 pm Georgetown * Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN TD ESPN+ W 35–73,926
October 6 1:00 pm at No. 18 Rhode Island * L 0–486,141
October 13 1:00 pm at No. 25 Princeton ESPN+ L 10–487,320
October 20 1:00 pm Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN TD ESPN+ L 16–343,886
October 27 1:00 pm Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN+ ESPN+ L 7–131,324
November 3 1:00 pm at Yale ESPN+ L 16–464,478
November 10 12:30 pm Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN+ ESPN+ L 20–422,118
November 17 1:30 pm at No. 20 Dartmouth ESPN+ L 7–492,575
Game summaries
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At Cal Poly
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
15
0
0
15
Mustangs
3
21
13
7
44
Statistics
BRWN
CP
First downs
17
24
Total yards
405
499
Rushing yards
93
420
Passing yards
312
79
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
27:07
32:53
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Brown
Passing
Michael McGovern
25/50, 312 yards, INT
Rushing
Scott Boylan
6 rushes, 47 yards, TD
Receiving
Jakob Prall
4 receptions, 62 yards
Cal Poly
Passing
Khaleel Jenkins
5/9, 81 yards
Rushing
Joe Protheroe
43 rushes, 228 yards, 3 TD
Receiving
J. J. Koski
3 receptions, 56 yards
1
2
3
4
Total
Crimson
14
10
0
7
31
Bears
3
0
7
7
17
Statistics
HARV
BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Harvard
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgetown
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1
2
3
4
Total
Hoyas
0
0
7
0
7
Bears
14
7
7
7
35
Statistics
GTWN
BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Georgetown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At No. 18 Rhode Island
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
0
0
No. 18 Rams
3
24
14
7
48
Statistics
BRWN
RI
First downs
8
26
Total yards
127
580
Rushing yards
26
229
Passing yards
101
351
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
21:47
38:13
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Brown
Passing
Michael McGovern
11/27, 101 yards, INT
Rushing
Andrew Bolton
5 rushes, 15 yards
Receiving
Chima Amushie
1 reception, 23 yards
Rhode Island
Passing
Vito Priore
19/25, 310 yards, 4 TD
Rushing
Lorenzo Bryant Jr.
15 rushes, 92 yards
Receiving
Aaron Parker
6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
At No. 25 Princeton
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1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
3
7
10
No. 25 Tigers
14
14
7
13
48
Statistics
BRWN
PRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Princeton
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
Big Red
0
14
7
13
34
Bears
0
10
0
6
16
Statistics
COR
BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Cornell
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
Quakers
3
10
0
0
13
Bears
0
0
0
7
7
Statistics
PENN
BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Penn
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
3
6
7
16
Bulldogs
14
6
13
13
46
Statistics
BRWN
YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Yale
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Columbia
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2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
14
14
14
42
Bears
14
6
0
0
20
Statistics
CLMB
BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Columbia
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
At No. 20 Dartmouth
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2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
7
0
0
7
No. 20 Big Green
7
6
29
7
49
Statistics
BRWN
DART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Brown
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Dartmouth
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
References
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