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1995 Brown Bears football team

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1995 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Fichiera
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princeton $ 5 1 1 8 1 1
Penn 5 2 0 7 3 0
Cornell 5 2 0 6 4 0
Dartmouth 4 2 1 7 2 1
Columbia 3 4 0 3 6 1
Brown 2 5 0 5 5 0
Yale 2 5 0 3 7 0
Harvard 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1995 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 282 to 239. Paul Fichiera was the team captain.[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Despite a losing league record, they outscored Ivy opponents 193 to 191.[2]

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

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 at Yale L 38–42 14,095 [3]
September 23 Rhode Island* W 31–28 4,052 [4]
September 30 at Holy Cross* W 37–14 8,564 [5]
October 7 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 19–21 2,396 [6]
October 14 Colgate*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 21–6 2,366 [7]
October 21 at Penn L 21–58 11,158 [8]
October 28 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 28–38 2,574 [9]
November 4 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 47–8 [1]
November 11 at Dartmouth L 7–10 4,711 [10]
November 18 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 33–14 2,289 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. 36. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Berlet, Bruce (September 17, 1995). "Not Yale's Till Last Stop". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brown Secures Bragging Rights". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 24, 1995. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "McCullough's Air Show Powers Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 1, 1995. p. 111 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Princeton Stays Unbeaten by Edging Brown, 21-19". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 8, 1995. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brown 21, Colgate 6". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 15, 1995. p. 6F – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "I-AA Summaries". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. October 15, 1995. p. 10D.
  8. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 22, 1995). "DeRosa and Penn Roll Over Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Read, Dennis (October 30, 1995). "Cornell Piles Up Offense in Victory". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Haley, Tom (November 12, 1995). "Big Green Sets Stage for Potential 4-Way Ivy Finish". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. sect. B, p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Dartmouth, 10-7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 12, 1995. p. 102.
  11. ^ "Brown 33, Columbia 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 1995. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.