1984 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
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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.
ConferenceIvy League
Record4–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Headcoach
- John Rosenberg (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorTom Groom (1st season)
| 1984 Brown Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 4–5 (4–3 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Tom Groom (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Michael Church (1st season) |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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 | W 27–14 | 12,781 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | No. T–18 Rhode Island* |
| L 13–34 | 12,523 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | at Princeton | W 32–30 | 11,870 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | Penn |
| L 14–41 | 12,614 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | at Cornell | W 13–9 | 9,100 | [7] | |||
| October 27 | No. 2 Holy Cross* |
| L 17–38 | 12,843 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Harvard | L 10–24 | 15,000 | [9] | |||
| November 10 | Dartmouth |
| L 11–27 | 10,248 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | at Columbia | W 28–14 | 4,635 | [11] | |||
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