1990 Brown Bears football team

1990 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Mickey Kwiatkowski (1st season)
Captains	N. Badalato Greg Patrick Reid Smith
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1990 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 17 Dartmouth +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Cornell +	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Yale	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Penn	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Princeton	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Brown	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their first season under head coach Mickey Kwiatkowski, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 289 to 160. N. Badalato, Greg Patrick and Reid Smith were the team captains.^[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 186 to 129 by Ivy opponents.^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–27	10,575	[3]
September 22	at No. 12 Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 3–23	7,413	[4]
September 29	Fordham*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 28–35	4,068	[5]
October 6	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 23–27	14,528	[6]
October 13	No. 20 Holy Cross*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–55	4,700	[7]
October 20	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 24–17	12,600	[8]
October 27	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 7–24	16,000	[9]
November 3	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 37–52	15,500	[10]
November 10	No. 20 Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–29	2,100	[11]
November 17	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 17–0	3,130	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the 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. pp. 33–34. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 16, 1990). "Yale Survives Brown's Late Rally". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Pave, Marvin (September 23, 1990). "URI Takes Brown Down". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fordham 35, Brown 28". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. September 30, 1990. p. 12-D – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Fordham, 35-28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 30, 1990. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Shipley, John C. Jr. (October 7, 1990). "Princeton Overcomes Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14-E – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Holy Cross 55, Brown 0". The Berkshire Eagle. Pittsfield, Mass. Associated Press. October 14, 1990. pp. C7, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Juliano, Joe (October 21, 1990). "Quakers Fall Short Again in 24-17 Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 12-E – via Newspapers.com.
9. Herzog, Brad (October 29, 1990). "Big Red Beats Up on Brown, 34-7". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Concannon, Joe (November 4, 1990). "Harvard Exercises Its Option". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 63 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Harber, Paul (November 11, 1990). "Big Green Hold Brown Out to Dry". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 74 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Bears Leave Lions in the Ivy Cellar". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 18, 1990. pp. S4, S9.