1985 Brown Bears football team
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5–4–1 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | at Yale | L 9–10 | 24,171 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | No. 15 Rhode Island* |
| W 32–27 | 10,300 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | Princeton |
| W 17–0 | 5,600 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | at Penn | L 14–17 | 25,285 | [6] | |||
| October 19 | Cornell |
| W 22–0 | 9,800 | [7] | ||
| October 26 | Holy Cross* |
| T 20–20 | 15,461 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Harvard |
| 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 |
| W 34–0 | 4,250 | [12] | ||
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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. 31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (September 22, 1985). "Yale Hangs On, 10-9; Brown Fades in Haze". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ballou, Art (September 29, 1985). "Brown Shows Up URI, 32-27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pave, Martin (October 6, 1985). "Brown Blocks Off Princeton". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn 17, Brown 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 13, 1985. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pave, Martin (October 20, 1985). "Ingerslev Gives Brown Footing". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Pave, Martin (October 27, 1985). "Brown, Holy Cross Tie One On, 20-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (November 3, 1985). "Brown Denied; Harvard Posts a 25-17 Victory". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richmond 29, Brown 13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 10, 1985. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roberts, Ernie (November 17, 1985). "It's a Brown-Out, 22-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 71 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown Routs Columbia (0-10)". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 24, 1985. pp. S4, S6.