1998 Brown Bears football team

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1998 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDavid Duggan (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Sean Morey
  • Alex Pittz
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Penn $   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Brown   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Yale   5 – 2     6 – 4  
Princeton   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Columbia   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Harvard   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Cornell   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Dartmouth   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1998 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 265 to 241. Sean Morey and Alex Pittz were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 5–2 conference tied for second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 188 to 150.[2]

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

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Yale
L 28–30 8,375 [3]
September 26 at Lafayette*
W 23–21 7,359 [4]
October 3 at Rhode Island*
L 16–44 7,214 [5]
October 10 at Princeton
L 17–31 18,622 [6]
October 17 Fordham*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 38–27 4,439 [7]
October 24 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 58–51 4,438 [8]
October 31 at Cornell
W 20–7 10,462 [9]
November 7 at Harvard
W 27–6 8,067 [10]
November 14 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–21 8,323 [11]
November 21 at Columbia
W 10–3 4,600 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  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. 37–38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Berlet, Bruce (September 20, 1998). "One Last Chance, and Yale Grabs It; Pass to Borden Overcomes Brown". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Meixell, Ted (September 27, 1998). "Snake-Bit Lafayette Loses on 'Blocked' FG". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "URI Ends Jinx, Tops Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 4, 1998. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Finnegan, Tara (October 11, 1998). "Tigers Break Out as Theisen Steps Up". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brown 38, Fordham 27". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 18, 1998. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Finn Gets 6 TDs in Penn Loss". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 25, 1998. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McShea, Keith (November 2, 1998). "Brought Down by Brown: Bears Outrush Cornell, 225-7, to Run Red Out of Ivy Race". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 8, 1998). "Crimson Are Hit with Combination". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C11 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brown Survives Scare". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 15, 1998. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dicker, Ron (November 22, 1998). "Columbia's Long Drives End in Frustration". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. SP8.
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