1991 Brown Bears football team

The 1991 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for last in the Ivy League.

1991 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–9 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • J. Pankau
  • Rodd Torbert
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 6 0 1 7 2 1
Princeton 5 2 0 8 2 0
Harvard 4 2 1 4 5 1
Yale 4 3 0 6 4 0
Cornell 4 3 0 5 5 0
Penn 2 5 0 2 8 0
Brown 1 6 0 1 9 0
Columbia 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

In their second season under head coach Mickey Kwiatkowski, the Bears compiled a 1–9 record and were outscored 372 to 227. J. Pankau and Rodd Torbert were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh (and worst) in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 246 to 163 by Ivy opponents.[2] Brown's only win was in the final week of the year, against fellow cellar-dweller Columbia.

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

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Yale L 20–36 11,197 [3]
September 28 at No. 20 Marshall* L 0–46 22,223 [4]
October 5 Rhode Island* L 36–38 8,200 [5]
October 12 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 37–59 10,300 [6]
October 19 at No. 3 Holy Cross* L 28–42 15,481 [7]
October 26 at Penn L 19–28 22,208 [8]
November 2 Cornell 
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 17–20 6,000 [9]
November 9 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 29–35 5,750 [10]
November 16 at Dartmouth L 13–45 6,111 [11]
November 23 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–23 5,250 [12]

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. p. 34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 22, 1991). "Yale Comes Up Big Against Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Marshall 46, Brown 0". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 29, 1991. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Greenidge, Jim (October 6, 1991). "Brown's Late Charge Falls Short". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 57 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Rockoff, Jonathan D. (October 13, 1991). "Receiving Mark Tied as Princeton Wins, 59-37". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-D – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 20, 1991). "Holy Cross Answers Wakeup Call". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 65 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Missanelli, M.G. (October 27, 1991). "Penn Beats Brown for 1st Victory of Season". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 10-E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Herzog, Brad (November 4, 1991). "Last-Second Win for the Big Red; Dramatic Drive Drops Brown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 10, 1991). "Johnson Gives Harvard a Rush". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Haley, Tom (November 17, 1991). "Dartmouth Tramples Brown". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 45-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 17, 1991. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brown Holds Off Columbia for First Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 24, 1991. pp. S6, S7.