1975 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–2–1 (5–1–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Paul Serrano
  • Kevin Slattery
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Brown 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Dartmouth 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Columbia 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Cornell 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1975 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Brown finished second in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents 258 to 168. Kevin Slattery and Paul Serrano were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 5–1–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings, the team's best result since league play began in 1956. They outscored Ivy opponents 197 to 127.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 41–20 10,572 [3][4]
October 4 at Penn
W 17–8 14,275 [5]
October 11 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 27–12 14,532 [6]
October 18 at Dartmouth
T 10–10 10,300 [7]
October 25 at Holy Cross*
L 20–21 11,000 [8]
November 1 at Princeton
W 24–16 17,500 [9]
November 8 at Cornell
W 45–23 10,000 [10]
November 15 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 26–45 18,000 [11]
November 22 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 48–13 8,150 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brown 41, Rhode Island 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 28, 1975. p. S8.
  4. ^ Barry Cadigan (September 28, 1975). "Bateman debuts for Brown, stops URI, 41-20". The Boston Globe. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 5, 1975). "Princeton and Brown Victors; Bruins Top Penn for 6th in Row, 17-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  6. ^ Wallace, William N. (October 12, 1975). "Unbeaten Brown Downs Yale; Bruins Register 27-12 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ Cady, Steve (October 19, 1975). "Brown Held to 10-10 Tie by Dartmouth; Bruins Decline to Try 2-Point Conversion". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  8. ^ Powers, John (October 26, 1975). "Holy Cross Does It Again—Quehl Hunts Down Brown, 21-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Princeton Beaten by Bruins, 24-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 2, 1975. p. S1.
  10. ^ Rogers, Thomas (November 9, 1975). "Brown Defeats Cornell, Gains Ivy Lead; Bruin Aerial Attack Keys 45-23 Rout". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  11. ^ White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 16, 1975). "Harvard Routs Brown by 45-26 to Share Ivy Lead with Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  12. ^ Cady, Steve (November 23, 1975). "Brown Routs Columbia, 48-13; Bruins Finish 2d in Ivy Race". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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