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1987 Brown Bears football team - Wikipedia

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1987 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	John Rosenberg (4th season)
Captains	Walt Cataldo Mark Donovan
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Harvard $	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Princeton	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Dartmouth	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1987 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished second in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record but were outscored 160 to 144. Walt Cataldo and Mark Donovan were the team captains.^[1]

The Bears' 5–2 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 117 to 97.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 17–7	11,658	^[3]
September 26	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 17–15	13,500	^[4]
October 3	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 13–7	7,100	^[5]
October 10	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 17–38	27,253	^[6]
October 17	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 23–15	11,200	^[7]
October 24	at No. 1 Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 0–41	20,661	^[8]
October 31	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 9–14	16,800	^[9]
November 7	at Lehigh*	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	W 10–7	13,300	^[10]
November 14	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 19–0	6,114	^[11]
November 21	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 19–16	27,050	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

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. 32. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ Concannon, Joe (September 20, 1987). "Brown Takes It Away; Turnovers Prove Costly as Yale Stumbles, 17-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Monahan, Bob (September 27, 1987). "Brown Holds Off URI, 17-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
^ O'Brien, Ken (October 4, 1987). "Brown Tacks First Loss on Princeton". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Longman, Jere (October 11, 1987). "Quakers Laugh Last -- and Best". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1-D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dupont, Kevin Paul (October 18, 1987). "Brown Dumps Cornell, 23-15". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Thomsen, Ian (October 25, 1987). "Holy Cross Still Cruising Along, 41-0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Powers, John (November 1, 1987). "Harvard's Defense Stands Its Ground, 14-9". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Groller, Keith (November 8, 1987). "Same Old Story for Lehigh; Brown Gains 10-7 Victory on FG with 0:10 Left". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Donovan, Brown Run Past Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 15, 1987. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Columbia Streak Hits 41; Brown Wins 19-16 on TD with :47 Left". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. November 22, 1987. pp. E9, E12 – via Newspapers.com.

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