1972 Brown Bears football team

1972 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Len Jardine (6th season)
Captains	Ken Cleplik Bob Pangia
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1972 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Dartmouth $	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Penn	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Harvard	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Princeton	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Columbia	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Brown	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1972 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Brown finished last in the Ivy League.

In their sixth and final season under head coach Len Jardine, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 301 to 172. Ken Cleplik and Bob Pangia were the team captains.^[1]

The Bears' 1–6 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 250 to 131.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Holy Cross*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 24–30	12,500	[3]
September 30	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 17–21	9,000	[4]
October 7	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 28–20	4,000	[5]
October 14	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 19–53	23,399	[6]
October 21	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 20–49	11,225	[7]
November 4	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 10–31	10,850	[8]
November 11	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 28–48	4,000	[9]
November 18	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–21 10k	10,000	[10]
November 25	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 12–28	5,303	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Crowley, P.J. (September 24, 1972). "HC -- Minus Wilson -- Rallies to Top Stubborn Brown, 30-24". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rhode Island Rally Beats Brown, 21-17". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 1, 1972. p. S7.
5. McGowen, Deane (October 8, 1972). "Brown's 5 Field Goals Turn Back Penn, 28-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S4.
6. Wallace, William N. (October 15, 1972). "Hennings's Three Touchdown Runs Lead Yale to a 53-to-19 Rout of Brown". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
7. Strauss, Michael (October 22, 1972). "Dartmouth Romps over Brown, 49-20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
8. "Princeton Third-Stringer Flattens Brown, 31-10". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 5, 1972. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cornell Routs Brown, 48-28, on Allen's Passing". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. November 12, 1972. p. S5.
10. Roberts, Ernie (November 19, 1972). "Foster Ignites Harvard; 'Sucker Play' TD Runs Submerge Brown, 21-14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Harvin, Al (November 26, 1972). "Columbia Scores over Brown, 28-12". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.