1970 Brown Bears football team

1970 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–7 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • G. Hart
  • B. O’Donnell
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Dartmouth $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Yale 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Cornell 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Penn 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Brown 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Brown tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach Len Jardine, the Bears compiled a 2–7 record and were outscored 217 to 112. G. Hart and B. O’Donnell were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 1–6 conference record tied for seventh in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 196 to 85.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 Rhode Island*
W 21–14 14,200–15,000 [3][4]
October 3 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 9–17 12,400 [5]
October 10 at Yale
L 0–28 20,519 [6]
October 17 at Dartmouth
L 14–42 10,436 [7]
October 24 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 6–10 8,400 [8]
October 31 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 14–42 8,700 [9]
November 7 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 21–35 7,500 [10]
November 14 at Harvard
L 10–17 10,500 [11]
November 21 at Columbia
W 17–12 9,035 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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. 23. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Brown Pins Loss on Rhode Island". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 27, 1970. p. S6.
  4. ^ "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Harvin, Al (October 4, 1970). "Penn Vanquishes Brown Team, 17-9". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  6. ^ Vecsey, George (October 11, 1970). "Dartmouth, Yale and Cornell Triumph; Elis Sink Brown, 28-0". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
  7. ^ McGowen, Deane (October 18, 1970). "Dartmouth Trounces Brown, 42 to 14, as Chasey, Short and Simms Excel". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S5.
  8. ^ "Colgate Victor over Brown, 10-6". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 25, 1970. p. S6.
  9. ^ "Hauck Scores 3 TDs as Princeton Stomps Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 1, 1970. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Van Sickle, Kenny (November 9, 1970). "Furbush's Passes Get Big Red Out of Jam; Indians Coming". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Chass, Murray (November 15, 1970). "Harvard Turns Back Brown, 17-10, as Bruins Suffer Seventh Straight Loss". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
  12. ^ Foley, Red (November 22, 1970). "Brown Edges Inept Lions, 17-12". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 159 – via Newspapers.com.