American college football season
The 1979 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . Brown tied for second place in the Ivy League .
In their seventh season under head coach John Anderson , the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 197 to 129. J. Hickey and J. Sinnott were the team captains.[ 1]
The Bears' 5–2 conference record tied for second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 159 to 102.[ 2]
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island .
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 22 at Yale L 12–13 15,000 [ 3] September 29 Rhode Island * Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry ) W 31–13 11,250 [ 4] October 6 Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 31–12 12,500 [ 5] October 13 at Penn W 24–18 5,651 [ 6] October 20 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 28–7 13,500 [ 7] October 27 at Holy Cross * L 7–14 10,011 [ 8] November 3 Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 23–14 8,760 [ 9] November 10 at Dartmouth L 10–24 9,700 [ 10] November 17 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 31–14 8,500 [ 11]
1979 Brown Bears football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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