1972 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1972 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Brown finished last in the Ivy League.
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Len Jardine (6th season)
Captains
- Ken Cleplik
- Bob Pangia
| 1972 Brown Bears football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 1–8 (1–6 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
In their sixth and final season under head coach Len Jardine, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 301 to 172. Ken Cleplik and Bob Pangia were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 1–6 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 250 to 131.[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 23 | Holy Cross* |
| L 24–30 | 12,500 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Rhode Island* |
| L 17–21 | 9,000 | [4] | ||
| October 7 | Penn |
| W 28–20 | 4,000 | [5] | ||
| October 14 | at Yale | L 19–53 | 23,399 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | at Dartmouth | L 20–49 | 11,225 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | Princeton
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| L 10–31 | 10,850 | [8] | ||
| November 11 | Cornell |
| L 28–48 | 4,000 | [9] | ||
| November 18 | at Harvard | L 14–21 | 10,000 | [10] | |||
| November 25 | at Columbia | L 12–28 | 5,303 | [11] | |||
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