1984 Brown Bears football team

The 1984 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished fourth in the Ivy League.

1984 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
1984 record	4–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	John Rosenberg (1st season)
Captains	S. Heffernan T. Love
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1984 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Penn $	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Brown	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Princeton	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cornell	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Dartmouth	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Columbia	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In their first season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored 231 to 165. S. Heffernan and T. Love were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 156 to 135 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–14	12,781	[3]
September 29	No. 18 Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 13–34	12,523	[4]
October 6	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 32–30	11,870	[5]
October 13	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–41	12,614	[6]
October 20	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 13–9	9,100	[7]
October 27	No. 2 Holy Cross*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 17–38	12,843	[8]
November 3	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 10–24	15,000	[9]
November 10	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 11–27	10,248	[10]
November 17	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 28–14	4,635	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from the latest NCAA Division I-AA poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 30–31. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Cadigan, Barry (September 23, 1984). "Brown Flusters Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 100 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Cadigan, Barry (September 30, 1984). "URI Soars; Ehrhardt Busts Brown, Records". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 102 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Miller, Laurel (October 7, 1984). "Princeton Bows, 32-30, as Comeback Falls Short". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – via Newspapers.com.
6. Powers, John (October 14, 1984). "Penn Rips Brown, 41-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Van Sickle, Kenny (October 21, 1984). "Cornell Falls Prey to Bad Luck". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Powers, John (October 28, 1984). "Holy Cross Beats Up on Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Concannon, Joe (November 4, 1984). "Brown-Out at Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Martone, Art (November 11, 1984). "Dartmouth Looks Like a Winner, 25-11". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 72 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Durso, Joseph (November 18, 1984). "Brown Ends Columbia's Season at 0-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. pp. S7, S8.