Brown Bears football

Brown Bears
2018 Brown Bears football team
First season 1878
Athletic director Jack Hayes
Head coach Phil Estes
21st season, 115–88 (.567)
Stadium Brown Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
Field surface Grass
Location Providence, Rhode Island
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference Ivy League
All-time record 607–565–40 (.517)
Bowl record 0–1 (.000)
Conference titles 4
Rivalries Rhode Island (rivalry)
Consensus All-Americans 10
Colors Seal Brown, White, and Cardinal[1]
              
Fight song Ever True
Marching band Brown University Band
Website BrownBears.com
For information on all Brown University sports, see Brown Bears

The Brown Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Brown University located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ivy League. Brown's first football team was fielded in 1878. The Bears play their home games at the 20,000-seat Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. The team's head coach is Phil Estes, who has held that position since the 1998 season.

History

In the middle of the 1926 season, the “Iron Men” came into being when the same 11 players played against Yale for 60 minutes and a 7–0 win. The next week the same 11 players played without substitution against Dartmouth and won 10–0. Two weeks later the Iron Men played 58 minutes against Harvard, but in the last two minutes the substitutes came in to earn their letters. Brown won all its games that year until the Thanksgiving game against Colgate ended in a 10–10 tie. The famed “Iron Men” were Thurston Towle ’28, Paul Hodge ’28, Orland Smith ’27, Charles Considine ’28, Lou Farber ’29, Ed Kevorkian ’29, Hal Broda ’27, Al Cornsweet ’29, Dave Mishel ’27, Ed Lawrence ’28, and Roy Randall ’28. In the 1948 season, Brown fans were the originators of the popular "de-fense!" chant that spread to the NFL in the 1950s. Brown has 607 wins, making them tied for 72nd all time in wins among division one football programs.

Championships

The Bears have no national championships, though they do have one undefeated team, the 1926 team, also known as the Iron Men of 1926, finishing 9–0–1 (and winning all three of their Ivy League games), with a 10–10 tie with Colgate in the last game of the season.

Conference championships

The Bears have won the Ivy League title four times in their history. The Bears won their first Ivy League title in 1976, sharing it with Yale while finishing 8–1 on the season, clinching the title with a 28–17 victory over Columbia.[2] In 1999, the Bears went 9–1 (the most victories since 1926, along with a record seven game winning streak), while beating Columbia 23–6 to share the Ivy League title with Yale.[3] In 2005, the Bears finished 9–1, beating Columbia 52–21 in their final game in order to clinch their first ever outright Ivy League title and third overall. [4] In 2008, the Bears finished 7–3 (while losing only one Ivy League game), beating Columbia 41–10 to clinch a share of the Ivy League title, their fourth over conference title and third in nine years. [5][6]

Year Conference Coach Overall record Conference record
1976Ivy LeagueJohn W. Anderson8–16–1
1999Ivy LeaguePhil Estes9–16–1
2005Ivy LeaguePhil Estes9–16–1
2008Ivy LeaguePhil Estes7–36–1

Bowl game appearances

Brown has made one bowl appearance, garnering a record of 0-1.

Season Date Bowl Coach Opponent Result
1915January 1, 1916Rose BowlEddie N. RobinsonWashington StateL 0-14

Rivalries

Rhode Island

Brown leads the series with Rhode Island 73–27–2.

Yale

Browns's series with Yale dates to 1880.

References

  1. ↑ "Brown Bears 2012 Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ivy League Championships". brownbears.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ivy League Championships". brownbears.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ivy League Championship Teams". brownbears.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ivy League Championship Teams". brownbears.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  6. ↑ Ivy League (PDF) http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/fball/2015-16/media_guide/15fbguide-YearbyYearHistory.pdf. Missing or empty |title= (help)

College Football Hall of Famers

Notable former players

Key

B Back K Kicker NT Nose tackle
C Center LB Linebacker FB Fullback
DB Defensive back P Punter HB Halfback
DE Defensive end QB Quarterback WR Wide receiver
DT Defensive tackle RB Running back G Guard
E End T Offensive tackle TE Tight end
Year Round Pick in round Overall pick Player Team Position
2010 7 34 241 David Howard Tennessee Titans DT
2007 4 17 116 Zak DeOssie New York Giants LB
1999 7 35 241 Sean Morey New England Patriots WR
1982 7 12 179 Steve Jordan Minnesota Vikings TE
1981 6 4 142 John Woodring New York Jets LB
1980 3 4 60 John Sinnott St. Louis Cardinals T
1979 12 10 313 Bob Forster Detroit Lions C
1976 7 5 187 Bob Bateman Cincinnati Bengals QB
1967 7 16 175 Joe Randall St. Louis Cardinals K
1960 12 8 140 Tom Budrewicz Chicago Bears T
1958 10 2 111 Gil Robertshaw Chicago Cardinals T
1952 28 11 336 John Pietro Cleveland Browns G
1951 9 8 106 Don Colo New York Yanks T
1950 3 1 28 Don Colo Baltimore Colts T
1950 12 4 148 Bucky Walters Detroit Lions T
1950 12 13 157 Frank Mahoney Philadelphia Eagles E
1947 24 7 222 Tom Dorsey Chicago Cardinals B
1946 6 5 45 Jim Lalikos New York Giants T
1946 17 2 152 Charley Tiedeman New York Yanks B
1945 21 9 217 Phil Teschner Philadelphia Eagles T
1945 28 10 295 Charley Anthony New York Giants B
1944 6 4 47 Dan Savage Pittsburgh Steelers B
1944 21 8 216 Bob Margarita Chicago Bears B
1943 19 5 175 Jay Fidler Cleveland Rams T
1940 3 10 25 John McLaughry New York Giants B
1939 16 4 144 Irv Hall Philadelphia Eagles B[1]
  1. ↑ "DraftHistory.com". www.drafthistory.com. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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