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1982 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • B. Barrett
  • D. Nelson
  • K. Powers
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 ⊟
1982 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Harvard 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Penn 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Dartmouth 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Princeton 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Yale 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Brown 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Cornell 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Columbia 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • – Conference co-champions

The 1982 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for fourth place in the Ivy League.

In their sixth season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record but were outscored 214 to 228. B. Barrett, D. Nelson and K. Powers were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 3–4 conference record earned them part of a four-way tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored 169 to 161 by Ivy opponents.[2]

This was Brown's first year in Division I-AA, after having competed in the top-level Division I-A and its predecessors since 1878.

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–21 13,300 [3]
September 25 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 24–20 14,008 [4]
October 2 at Princeton
L 23–28 10,743 [5]
October 9 No. 16 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 21–24 6,500 [6]
October 16 at Cornell
W 38–19 10,250 [7]
October 23 No. 9 Holy Cross*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 6–17 15,100 [8]
October 30 at Harvard
L 0–34 18,000 [9]
November 6 at William & Mary*
W 23–22 16,000 [10]
November 13 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 16–22 5,600 [11]
November 20 at Columbia
W 35–21 5,775 [12]

References

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  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. p. 30. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Concannon, Joe (September 19, 1982). "Brown Survives Late Yale Flurry". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 52 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Monahan, Bob (September 26, 1982). "Defense Clinches Victory for Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ O'Connell, Mike (October 3, 1982). "Princeton Laughs Last and Best". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 10, 1982). "Brown Lets Penn Slip Home". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Cryan, Chris (October 17, 1982). "Brown Gets Back in Ivy Race". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 56 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Monahan, Bob (October 24, 1982). "HC Errs Less, Wins". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 83 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Concannon, Joe (October 31, 1982). "Harvard D-Feats Brown for a Piece of First". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Denn, Charlie (November 7, 1982). "W&M Lets Brown Off Hook, 23-22". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Dartmouth Rallies Late". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 14, 1982. p. 50 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Wilkinson, Jack (November 21, 1982). "Dignity & Defeat (35-21) in Finale at Baker Field". Daily News. New York, N.Y. p. 82 – via Newspapers.com.
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