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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–8 (2–5 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their sixth and final season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 264 to 168. J. Burke and D. Clark were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 156 to 137 by Ivy opponents.[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 16 | at Yale | L 3–12 | 11,252 | [3] | |||
| September 23 | at Colgate* | L 7–42 | 1,800 | [4] | |||
| September 30 | Rhode Island* |
| L 13–18 | 8,500 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | Princeton |
| L 15–38 | 4,500 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | at Penn | L 30–32 | 10,879 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | Cornell |
| W 28–7 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at No. 8 Holy Cross* | L 13–49 | 8,614 | [9] | |||
| November 4 | Harvard |
| L 14–27 | 10,700 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | at Dartmouth | L 6–12 | 3,753 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | Columbia |
| W 39–27 | 6,300 | [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. 33. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Smith, George (October 10, 1989). "Yale Takes Charge; Dominates Brown, 12-3". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E16, E17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colgate Sophomore Leads Demolition of Brown, 42-7". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. Associated Press. September 24, 1989. pp. 5E, 4E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "URI Hands Brown Its 12th Straight Loss". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 1, 1989. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Knobelman, Bob (October 8, 1989). "Garrett Carries Payload as PU Hammers Brown". The Home News. New Brunswick, N.J. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 15, 1989). "Keys' Record Afternoon Leads Penn over Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fox, Mike (October 23, 1989). "Brown Ends Streak as Big Red Falls". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Reinert, Bob (October 29, 1989). "HC Pulls Away; Crusaders Leave Brown Behind". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Concannon, Joe (November 5, 1989). "Harvard's Restic Wins His 100th". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dartmouth 12, Brown 6". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 1989. p. 66 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown 41, Columbia 28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 1989. p. 67 – via Newspapers.com.
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