1979 Brown Bears football team

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.

1979 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
1979 record	6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	John Anderson (7th season)
Captains	J. Hickey J. Sinnott
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1979 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Yale $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Brown	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Princeton	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Cornell	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Dartmouth	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Harvard	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Columbia	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Penn	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	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	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 24–18	5,651	[6]
October 20	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 28–7	13,500	[7]
October 27	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–14	10,011	[8]
November 3	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 23–14	8,760	[9]
November 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 10–24	9,700	[10]
November 17	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 31–14	8,500	[11]
*Non-conference game

Roster

1979 Brown Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 85 Steve Jordan So T 74 John Sinnott Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 45 John Woodring Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach John Anderson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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. 28–29. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Concannon, Joe (September 23, 1979). "Punt Rush Revives Yale". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 88 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Monahan, Bob (September 30, 1979). "Brown Stomps on URI, 31-13". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Carbone, Villella Lead Brown over Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 7, 1979. p. 8-D – via Newspapers.com.
6. Simmons, Bill (October 14, 1979). "Brown Outlasts Stubborn Penn". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 8D – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown Destroys Cornell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1979. p. 10-D – via Newspapers.com.
8. Monahan, Bob (October 28, 1979). "Solomon Surfaces, Steers HC over Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Roberts, Ernie (November 4, 1979). "Brown Tips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Laird, Carleton (November 11, 1979). "Kemp, Shula Team to Tame Brown as Dartmouth Wins". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. 2, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brown 31, Columbia 14". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, N.C. November 18, 1979. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.