American college football season
Brown hosted Cornell on October 20
The 2018 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by 21st-year head coach Phil Estes and played their home games at Brown Stadium . They were a member of the Ivy League . They finished the season 1–9, 0–7 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. Brown averaged 4,112 fans per game.
On November 19, Estes announced that he would stepping down as the Bears' head coach. He finished his tenure at Brown with an overall record of 115–94.[1]
Schedule [ edit ] The 2018 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Bears hosted Ivy League foes Harvard , Cornell , Penn , and Columbia , and traveled to Princeton , Yale , and Dartmouth .
In 2018, Brown's non-conference opponents were Cal Poly of the Big Sky Conference , Georgetown of the Patriot League , and Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association .[2]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 10:00 pm at Cal Poly * Pluto TV 244L 15–447,725 7:00 pm Harvard ESPNU L 17–319,309 September 29 1:00 pm Georgetown * Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN TD ESPN+ W 35–73,926 October 6 1:00 pm at No. 18 Rhode Island * L 0–486,141 October 13 1:00 pm at No. 25 Princeton ESPN+ L 10–487,320 October 20 1:00 pm Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN TD ESPN+ L 16–343,886 October 27 1:00 pm Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN+ ESPN+ L 7–131,324 November 3 1:00 pm at Yale ESPN+ L 16–464,478 November 10 12:30 pm Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI NESN+ ESPN+ L 20–422,118 November 17 1:30 pm at No. 20 Dartmouth ESPN+ L 7–492,575
Game summaries [ edit ] At Cal Poly [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 15 0 0 15 Mustangs 3 21 13 7 44
Statistics BRWN CP First downs 17 24 Total yards 405 499 Rushing yards 93 420 Passing yards 312 79 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:07 32:53
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Michael McGovern 25/50, 312 yards, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 6 rushes, 47 yards, TD Receiving Jakob Prall 4 receptions, 62 yards Cal Poly Passing Khaleel Jenkins 5/9, 81 yards Rushing Joe Protheroe 43 rushes, 228 yards, 3 TD Receiving J. J. Koski 3 receptions, 56 yards
Harvard [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Crimson 14 10 0 7 31 Bears 3 0 7 7 17
Statistics HARV BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Harvard Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
Georgetown [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hoyas 0 0 7 0 7 Bears 14 7 7 7 35
Statistics GTWN BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Georgetown Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 18 Rhode Island [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 No. 18 Rams 3 24 14 7 48
Statistics BRWN RI First downs 8 26 Total yards 127 580 Rushing yards 26 229 Passing yards 101 351 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 21:47 38:13
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Michael McGovern 11/27, 101 yards, INT Rushing Andrew Bolton 5 rushes, 15 yards Receiving Chima Amushie 1 reception, 23 yards Rhode Island Passing Vito Priore 19/25, 310 yards, 4 TD Rushing Lorenzo Bryant Jr. 15 rushes, 92 yards Receiving Aaron Parker 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
At No. 25 Princeton [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 3 7 10 No. 25 Tigers 14 14 7 13 48
Statistics BRWN PRIN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Rushing Receiving Princeton Passing Rushing Receiving
Cornell [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Big Red 0 14 7 13 34 Bears 0 10 0 6 16
Statistics COR BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Cornell Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
1 2 3 4 Total Quakers 3 10 0 0 13 Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Statistics PENN BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Penn Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
At Yale [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 3 6 7 16 Bulldogs 14 6 13 13 46
Statistics BRWN YALE First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Rushing Receiving Yale Passing Rushing Receiving
Columbia [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 14 14 14 42 Bears 14 6 0 0 20
Statistics CLMB BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Columbia Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 20 Dartmouth [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 7 0 0 7 No. 20 Big Green 7 6 29 7 49
Statistics BRWN DART First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Rushing Receiving Dartmouth Passing Rushing Receiving
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