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2018 Brown Bears football team

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2018 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–9 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Decker (1st season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMichael Kelleher (18th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Princeton $   7 0     10 0  
No. 18 Dartmouth   6 1     9 1  
Harvard   4 3     6 4  
Yale   3 4     5 5  
Penn   3 4     6 4  
Columbia   3 4     6 4  
Cornell   2 5     3 7  
Brown   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League of the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led Phil Estes in his 21st and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

On November 19, Estes announced his resignation. He finished his tenure at Brown with an overall record of 115–94.[1]

Schedule

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2018 Brown Bears
Brown Bears players
Brown hosted Cornell on October 20

The 2018 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Bears hosted Ivy League foes Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia, and traveled to Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth.

In 2018, Brown's non-conference opponents were Cal Poly of the Big Sky Conference, Georgetown of the Patriot League, and Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1410:00 pmat Cal Poly*Pluto TV 244L 15–447,725
September 217:00 pmHarvardESPNUL 17–319,309
September 291:00 pmGeorgetown*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN TD, ESPN+W 35–73,926
October 61:00 pmat No. 18 Rhode Island*L 0–486,141
October 131:00 pmat No. 25 PrincetonESPN+L 10–487,320
October 201:00 pmCornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN TD, ESPN+L 16–343,886
October 271:00 pmPenn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN+, ESPN+L 7–131,324
November 31:00 pmat YaleESPN+L 16–464,478
November 1012:30 pmColumbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN+, ESPN+L 20–422,118
November 171:30 pmat No. 20 DartmouthESPN+L 7–492,575

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Game summaries

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At Cal Poly

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 15 0 0 15
Mustangs 3 21 13 7 44
Statistics BRWN CP
First downs 17 24
Total yards 405 499
Rushing yards 93 420
Passing yards 312 79
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 27:07 32:53
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 25/50, 312 yards, INT
Rushing Scott Boylan 6 rushes, 47 yards, TD
Receiving Jakob Prall 4 receptions, 62 yards
Cal Poly Passing Khaleel Jenkins 5/9, 81 yards
Rushing Joe Protheroe 43 rushes, 228 yards, 3 TD
Receiving J. J. Koski 3 receptions, 56 yards

Harvard

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1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 14 10 0 7 31
Bears 3 0 7 7 17
Statistics HARV BRWN
First downs 24 13
Total yards 488 325
Rushing yards 237 32
Passing yards 251 293
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 33:48 23:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Jake Smith 23/30, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Aaron Shampklin 15 rushes, 93 yards
Receiving Adam Scott 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 22/43, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Allen Smith 5 rushes, 20 yards
Receiving Jakob Prall 3 receptions, 120 yards

Georgetown

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 7 0 7
Bears 14 7 7 7 35
Statistics GTWN BRWN
First downs 17 20
Total yards 321 369
Rushing yards 248 100
Passing yards 73 269
Turnovers 3 0
Time of possession 29:02 30:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Georgetown Passing Gunther Johnson 11/29, 73 yards, INT
Rushing Jackson Saffold 16 rushes, 82 yards
Receiving Winston Jackson Jr. 2 receptions, 30 yards
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 23/42, 269 yards, TD
Rushing Michael McGovern 11 rushes, 53 yards, TD
Receiving Jaelon Blandburg 5 receptions, 69 yards

At No. 18 Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 18 Rams 3 24 14 7 48
Statistics BRWN RI
First downs 8 26
Total yards 127 580
Rushing yards 26 229
Passing yards 101 351
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 21:47 38:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 11/27, 101 yards, INT
Rushing Andrew Bolton 5 rushes, 15 yards
Receiving Chima Amushie 1 reception, 23 yards
Rhode Island Passing Vito Priore 19/25, 310 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Lorenzo Bryant Jr. 15 rushes, 92 yards
Receiving Aaron Parker 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

At No. 25 Princeton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 3 7 10
No. 25 Tigers 14 14 7 13 48
Statistics BRWN PRIN
First downs 15 27
Total yards 222 556
Rushing yards 76 197
Passing yards 146 359
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 27:25 32:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 17/29, 146 yards, INT
Rushing Allen Smith 8 rushes, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Livingstone Harriott 9 receptions, 117 yards
Princeton Passing Kevin Davidson 26/39, 304 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Charlie Volker 13 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jesper Horsted 13 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD

Cornell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 14 7 13 34
Bears 0 10 0 6 16
Statistics COR BRWN
First downs 27 18
Total yards 498 379
Rushing yards 233 184
Passing yards 265 195
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 33:51 26:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Cornell Passing Dalton Banks 19/26, 265 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Harold Coles 21 rushes, 141 yards, TD
Receiving Lars Pedersen 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 14/27, 195 yards, TD
Rushing Livingstone Harriott 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD
Receiving Anton Casey 4 receptions, 69 yards

Penn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 3 10 0 0 13
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
Statistics PENN BRWN
First downs 18 11
Total yards 370 195
Rushing yards 304 102
Passing yards 66 93
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 38:40 21:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn Passing Nick Robinson 6/7, 46 yards, TD
Rushing Karekin Brooks 34 rushes, 246 yards
Receiving Steve Farrell 7 receptions, 41 yards, TD
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 9/19, 93 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Scott Boylan 5 rushes, 44 yards
Receiving Graeme Davis 4 receptions, 40 yards

At Yale

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 6 7 16
Bulldogs 14 6 13 13 46
Statistics BRWN YALE
First downs 21 34
Total yards 331 598
Rushing yards -27 162
Passing yards 358 436
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 25:02 34:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 25/47, 358 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Scott Boylan 8 rushes, 40 yards, TD
Receiving Scott Boylan 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Yale Passing Griffin O'Connor 30/38, 436 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Alan Lamar 15 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Reed Klubnik 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD

Columbia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 14 14 14 42
Bears 14 6 0 0 20
Statistics CLMB BRWN
First downs 24 6
Total yards 515 254
Rushing yards 190 88
Passing yards 325 166
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 39:22 20:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Columbia Passing Ty Lenhart 28/42, 298 yards
Rushing Kyle Castner 15 rushes, 88 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Ronald Smith 9 receptions, 112 yards
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 7/18, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jakob Prall 1 rush, 90 yards, TD
Receiving Scott Boylan 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD

At No. 20 Dartmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
No. 20 Big Green 7 6 29 7 49
Statistics BRWN DART
First downs 16 29
Total yards 248 526
Rushing yards -23 365
Passing yards 271 161
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 29:51 30:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Michael McGovern 34/55, 271 yards, INT
Rushing Scott Boylan 5 rushes, -5 yards
Receiving Jaelon Blandburg 9 receptions, 96 yards
Dartmouth Passing Derek Kyler 17/27, 160 yards, TD
Rushing Rashaad Cooper 12 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Receiving Hunter Hagdorn 5 receptions, 65 yards

References

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  1. ^ "Phil Estes steps down as Brown Bears coach". Associated Press. ESPN. November 19, 2018. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. ^ "2018 Brown Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "Brown Bears Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2018 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.