1990 Brown Bears football team

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.

1990 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • N. Badalato
  • Greg Patrick
  • Reid Smith
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1990 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 Dartmouth + 6 –1 –07 –2 –1
Cornell + 6 –1 –07 –3 –0
Yale 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Harvard 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Penn 3 –4 –03 –7 –0
Princeton 2 –5 –03 –7 –0
Brown 2 –5 –02 –8 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –01 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Yale
L 21–27 10,575 [3]
September 22 at No. 12 Rhode Island*
L 3–23 7,413 [4]
September 29 Fordham*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 28–35 4,068 [5]
October 6 at Princeton
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
L 7–24 16,000 [9]
November 3 at Harvard
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
W 17–0 3,130 [12]

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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  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.
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