1974 Brown Bears football team

1974 Brown Bears football

Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	John Anderson (2nd season)
Captains	M. Sokolowski B. Taylor
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Harvard +	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Yale +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Penn	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Brown	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Cornell	1	–	5	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 152 to 141. M. Sokolowski and B. Taylor were the team captains.^[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 92 to 86.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 10–45	12,500	^[3]
September 28	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 45–15	9,200	^[4]
October 5	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 9–14	5,000	^[5]
October 12	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–24	12,660	^[6]
October 19	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 6–7	10,500	^[7]
November 2	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 17–13	10,000	^[8]
November 9	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 16–8	9,000	^[9]
November 16	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 10–7	16,000	^[10]
November 23	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	W 28–19	4,245	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

Roster

1974 Brown Bears football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB		Paul Anderson	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

John Anderson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

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. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
^ Shaughnessy, Dan (September 22, 1974). "HC's Provost Robs Brown – Legally". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brown Wins, 45-15". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974. p. S5.
^ "Penn Is 14-9 Victor over Brown; Penn Rallies to Win". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press International. October 6, 1974. p. S6.
^ Wallace, William N. (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Brown Beaten, 24-0, on Doyle Passing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Rogers, Thomas (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Big Green Edges Brown by 7-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Cady, Steve (November 3, 1974). "Brown Rally Edges Princeton, 17-13". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "Brown Beats Cornell; Bruins' Surge Led by Beatrice". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 10, 1974. p. S6.
^ Rogers, Thomas (November 17, 1974). "Brown Stuns Harvard; Crimson Defeated in 4th Period, 10-7". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Harvin, Al (November 17, 1974). "Columbia Is Beaten; Brown 28-19 Victor as Beatrice Stars". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.

v t e Brown Bears football
Venues	Andrews Field (1899–1924) Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium (1925–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1916 Rose Bowl Rhode Island
Culture & lore	Band Bruno "Ever True To Brown"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1878 1879 1880 1881–1885 1886 1887–1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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Schedule

Roster

References