2018 Brown Bears football team

The 2018 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 21st-year head coach Phil Estes and played their home games at Brown Stadium. They were a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 1–9, 0–7 in Ivy League play to finish in last place. Brown averaged 4,112 fans per game.

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
2018 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
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
2018 Brown Bears
Brown Bears players
Brown hosted Cornell on October 20

On November 19, Estes announced that he would stepping down as the Bears' head coach. He finished his tenure at Brown with an overall record of 115–94.[1]

Schedule

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

Game summaries

At Cal Poly

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 15 0 0 15
Mustangs 3 21 13 7 44
StatisticsBRWNCP
First downs1724
Total yards405499
Rushing yards93420
Passing yards31279
Turnovers12
Time of possession27:0732:53
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingMichael McGovern25/50, 312 yards, INT
RushingScott Boylan6 rushes, 47 yards, TD
ReceivingJakob Prall4 receptions, 62 yards
Cal PolyPassingKhaleel Jenkins5/9, 81 yards
RushingJoe Protheroe43 rushes, 228 yards, 3 TD
ReceivingJ. J. Koski3 receptions, 56 yards

Harvard

1 2 3 4 Total
Crimson 14 10 0 7 31
Bears 3 0 7 7 17
StatisticsHARVBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HarvardPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Hoyas 0 0 7 0 7
Bears 14 7 7 7 35
StatisticsGTWNBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgetownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 18 Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
No. 18 Rams 3 24 14 7 48
StatisticsBRWNRI
First downs826
Total yards127580
Rushing yards26229
Passing yards101351
Turnovers12
Time of possession21:4738:13
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingMichael McGovern11/27, 101 yards, INT
RushingAndrew Bolton5 rushes, 15 yards
ReceivingChima Amushie1 reception, 23 yards
Rhode IslandPassingVito Priore19/25, 310 yards, 4 TD
RushingLorenzo Bryant Jr.15 rushes, 92 yards
ReceivingAaron Parker6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

At No. 25 Princeton

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 3 7 10
No. 25 Tigers 14 14 7 13 48
StatisticsBRWNPRIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
PrincetonPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Cornell

1 2 3 4 Total
Big Red 0 14 7 13 34
Bears 0 10 0 6 16
StatisticsCORBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Penn

1 2 3 4 Total
Quakers 3 10 0 0 13
Bears 0 0 0 7 7
StatisticsPENNBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PennPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At Yale

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 3 6 7 16
Bulldogs 14 6 13 13 46
StatisticsBRWNYALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
YalePassing
Rushing
Receiving

Columbia

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 14 14 14 42
Bears 14 6 0 0 20
StatisticsCLMBBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

At No. 20 Dartmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 7 0 0 7
No. 20 Big Green 7 6 29 7 49
StatisticsBRWNDART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  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.


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