1985 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–4–1 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHank Small (1st season)
Captains
  • B. Heffernan
  • P. McCormack
  • T. Moskala
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Penn $ 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Princeton 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Brown 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Yale 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Dartmouth 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Cornell 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Columbia 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1985 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 5–4–1 record and outscored opponents 200 to 128. B. Heffernan, P. McCormack and T. Moskala were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 157 to 138.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Yale
L 9–10 24,171 [3]
September 28 No. 15 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 32–27 10,300 [4]
October 5 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 17–0 5,600 [5]
October 12 at Penn
L 14–17 25,285 [6]
October 19 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 22–0 9,800 [7]
October 26 Holy Cross*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
T 20–20 15,461 [8]
November 2 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 17–25 10,600 [9]
November 9 at No. 11 Richmond*
L 13–29 18,419 [10]
November 16 at Dartmouth
W 22–0 7,465 [11]
November 23 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 34–0 4,250 [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. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 22, 1985). "Yale Hangs On, 10-9; Brown Fades in Haze". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Ballou, Art (September 29, 1985). "Brown Shows Up URI, 32-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Pave, Martin (October 6, 1985). "Brown Blocks Off Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Penn 17, Brown 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Pave, Martin (October 20, 1985). "Ingerslev Gives Brown Footing". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Pave, Martin (October 27, 1985). "Brown, Holy Cross Tie One On, 20-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1985). "Brown Denied; Harvard Posts a 25-17 Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Richmond 29, Brown 13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 10, 1985. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 17, 1985). "It's a Brown-Out, 22-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brown Routs Columbia (0-10)". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 24, 1985. pp. S4, S6.
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