1989 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Headcoach
- John Rosenberg (6th season)
OffensivecoordinatorLes Steckel (1st season)
| 1989 Brown Bears football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 2–8 (2–5 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Les Steckel (1st season) |
| Captains |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
In their sixth and final season under head coach John Rosenberg, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 264 to 168. J. Burke and D. Clark were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 2–5 conference record earned a three-way tie for fifth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 156 to 137 by Ivy opponents.[2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 16 | at Yale | L 3–12 | 11,252 | [3] | |||
| September 23 | at Colgate* | L 7–42 | 1,800 | [4] | |||
| September 30 | Rhode Island* |
| L 13–18 | 8,500 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | Princeton |
| L 15–38 | 4,500 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | at Penn | L 30–32 | 10,879 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | Cornell |
| W 28–7 | 8,000 | [8] | ||
| October 28 | at No. 8 Holy Cross* | L 13–49 | 8,614 | [9] | |||
| November 4 | Harvard |
| L 14–27 | 10,700 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | at Dartmouth | L 6–12 | 3,753 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | Columbia |
| W 39–27 | 6,300 | [12] | ||
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