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American college football season
The 1974 Brown Bears football team was an
American football team that represented
Brown University during the
1974 NCAA Division I football season . Brown finished fourth in the
Ivy League .
In their second season under head coach
John Anderson , the Bears compiled a 5–4 record but were outscored 152 to 141. M. Sokolowski and B. Taylor were the team captains.
[1]
The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed fourth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 92 to 86.
[2]
Brown played its home games at
Brown Stadium in
Providence, Rhode Island .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 21 at
Holy Cross *
L 10–45 12,500
[3]
September 28
Rhode Island *
Brown Stadium Providence, RI (
rivalry ) W 45–15 9,200
[4]
October 5
Penn
Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 9–14 5,000
[5]
October 12 at
Yale
L 0–24 12,660
[6]
October 19 at
Dartmouth
L 6–7 10,500
[7]
November 2
Princeton
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 17–13 10,000
[8]
November 9
Cornell
Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 16–8 9,000
[9]
November 16 at
Harvard
W 10–7 16,000
[10]
November 23 at
Columbia
W 28–19 4,245
[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming
Roster
1974 Brown Bears football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
Paul Anderson
So
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^
"Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)" . Providence, R.I.:
Brown University . Retrieved July 3, 2020 .
^ "Year-by-Year History".
Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF) . Princeton, N.J.:
Ivy League . 2017. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Shaughnessy, Dan (September 22, 1974).
"HC's Provost Robs Brown – Legally" .
Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ "Brown Wins, 45-15".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. September 29, 1974. p. S5.
^ "Penn Is 14-9 Victor over Brown; Penn Rallies to Win".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y.
United Press International . October 6, 1974. p. S6.
^ Wallace, William N. (October 13, 1974). "Harvard, Yale and Princeton Victors; Brown Beaten, 24-0, on Doyle Passing".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Rogers, Thomas (October 20, 1974). "Yale and Dartmouth Triumph; Big Green Edges Brown by 7-6".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Cady, Steve (November 3, 1974). "Brown Rally Edges Princeton, 17-13".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ "Brown Beats Cornell; Bruins' Surge Led by Beatrice".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y.
Associated Press . November 10, 1974. p. S6.
^ Rogers, Thomas (November 17, 1974). "Brown Stuns Harvard; Crimson Defeated in 4th Period, 10-7".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S1.
^ Harvin, Al (November 17, 1974). "Columbia Is Beaten; Brown 28-19 Victor as Beatrice Stars".
The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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