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 24 13 Total yards 488 325 Rushing yards 237 32 Passing yards 251 293 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 33:48 23:48
Team Category Player Statistics Harvard Passing Jake Smith 23/30, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Aaron Shampklin 15 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Adam Scott 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD Brown Passing Michael McGovern 22/43, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Allen Smith 5 rushes, 20 yards Receiving Jakob Prall 3 receptions, 120 yards
Georgetown [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Hoyas 0 0 7 0 7 Bears 14 7 7 7 35
Statistics GTWN BRWN First downs 17 20 Total yards 321 369 Rushing yards 248 100 Passing yards 73 269 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 29:02 30:58
Team Category Player Statistics Georgetown Passing Gunther Johnson 11/29, 73 yards, INT Rushing Jackson Saffold 16 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Winston Jackson Jr. 2 receptions, 30 yards Brown Passing Michael McGovern 23/42, 269 yards, TD Rushing Michael McGovern 11 rushes, 53 yards, TD Receiving Jaelon Blandburg 5 receptions, 69 yards
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 15 27 Total yards 222 556 Rushing yards 76 197 Passing yards 146 359 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:25 32:35
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Michael McGovern 17/29, 146 yards, INT Rushing Allen Smith 8 rushes, 54 yards, TD Receiving Livingstone Harriott 9 receptions, 117 yards Princeton Passing Kevin Davidson 26/39, 304 yards, 4 TD Rushing Charlie Volker 13 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jesper Horsted 13 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD
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 27 18 Total yards 498 379 Rushing yards 233 184 Passing yards 265 195 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 33:51 26:09
Team Category Player Statistics Cornell Passing Dalton Banks 19/26, 265 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Harold Coles 21 rushes, 141 yards, TD Receiving Lars Pedersen 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD Brown Passing Michael McGovern 14/27, 195 yards, TD Rushing Livingstone Harriott 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD Receiving Anton Casey 4 receptions, 69 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Quakers 3 10 0 0 13 Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Statistics PENN BRWN First downs 18 11 Total yards 370 195 Rushing yards 304 102 Passing yards 66 93 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 38:40 21:20
Team Category Player Statistics Penn Passing Nick Robinson 6/7, 46 yards, TD Rushing Karekin Brooks 34 rushes, 246 yards Receiving Steve Farrell 7 receptions, 41 yards, TD Brown Passing Michael McGovern 9/19, 93 yards, TD, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 5 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Graeme Davis 4 receptions, 40 yards
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 21 34 Total yards 331 598 Rushing yards -27 162 Passing yards 358 436 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:02 34:58
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Michael McGovern 25/47, 358 yards, TD, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 8 rushes, 40 yards, TD Receiving Scott Boylan 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD Yale Passing Griffin O'Connor 30/38, 436 yards, 4 TD Rushing Alan Lamar 15 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD Receiving Reed Klubnik 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
Columbia [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 14 14 14 42 Bears 14 6 0 0 20
Statistics CLMB BRWN First downs 24 6 Total yards 515 254 Rushing yards 190 88 Passing yards 325 166 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 39:22 20:38
Team Category Player Statistics Columbia Passing Ty Lenhart 28/42, 298 yards Rushing Kyle Castner 15 rushes, 88 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ronald Smith 9 receptions, 112 yards Brown Passing Michael McGovern 7/18, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jakob Prall 1 rush, 90 yards, TD Receiving Scott Boylan 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD
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 16 29 Total yards 248 526 Rushing yards -23 365 Passing yards 271 161 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 29:51 30:09
Team Category Player Statistics Brown Passing Michael McGovern 34/55, 271 yards, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 5 rushes, -5 yards Receiving Jaelon Blandburg 9 receptions, 96 yards Dartmouth Passing Derek Kyler 17/27, 160 yards, TD Rushing Rashaad Cooper 12 rushes, 98 yards, TD Receiving Hunter Hagdorn 5 receptions, 65 yards
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