| 2025Brown Bears football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5−5 (2–5 Ivy) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | Dan Mulrooney (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium |
Seasons ← 2024 2026 → | |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15Harvard +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24Yale +^ | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 2 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2025 Brown Bears football team representedBrown University as a member of theIvy League during the2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by sixth-year head coachJames Perry[1] and played their home games atRichard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium inProvidence, Rhode Island.
On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Bears were selected to finish in the last position.[2]
The Brown Bears' 2025 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponentsPrinceton,Yale, andDartmouth, and will travel toHarvard,Cornell,Penn, andColumbia. Brown's non-conference opponents will beGeorgetown of thePatriot League,Bryant of theCoastal Athletic Association Football Conference, andrivalRhode Island, also of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference.[3]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | Georgetown* | ESPN+ | W 46–0 | 3,349 | |
| September 27 | 6:00 p.m. | atHarvard | ESPN+ | L 7–41 | 16,283 | |
| October 3 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8Rhode Island* | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 5,047 | |
| October 10 | 7:00 p.m. | atBryant* | FloFootball | W 29–19 | 1,800 | |
| October 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Princeton |
| ESPN+ | L 21–40 | 4,304 |
| October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | atCornell | ESPN+ | L 24–302OT | 3,242 | |
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | atPenn | ESPNU | L 21–28 | 1,458 | |
| November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | Yale |
| NESN/ESPN+ | L 22–34 | 3,009 |
| November 15 | 12:00 p.m. | atColumbia | ESPN+ | W 32–29 | 3,122 | |
| November 22 | 12:00 p.m. | Dartmouth |
| NESN/ESPN+ | L 35–28 | 1,463 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bears | 14 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
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| Statistics | GTWN | BRWN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 11 | 18 |
| Total yards | 183 | 387 |
| Rushing yards | 76 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 107 | 219 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:27 | 30:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | Passing | Dez Thomas II | 7/24, 94 yards, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Savion Hart | 10 rushes, 42 yards | |
| Receiving | Jimmy Kibble | 3 receptions, 82 yards | |
| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 20/28, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Qwentin Brown | 9 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Levi Linowes | 2 receptions, 56 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Crimson | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
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| Statistics | BRWN | HARV |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 23 |
| Total yards | 155 | 479 |
| Rushing yards | 56 | 162 |
| Passing yards | 99 | 317 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 20:53 | 39:07 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 14/26, 99 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Matt Childs | 12 rushes, 30 yards | |
| Receiving | Michael Nesbit | 2 receptions, 35 yards | |
| Harvard | Passing | Jaden Craig | 24/31, 317 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | D. J. Gordon | 16 rushes, 73 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Cam Henry | 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 8 Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI
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| Statistics | URI | BRWN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 23 | 22 |
| Total yards | 452 | 341 |
| Rushing yards | 99 | 140 |
| Passing yards | 353 | 201 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:11 | 32:49 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | Passing | Devin Farrell | 30/44, 353 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Antwain Littleton Jr. | 15 carries, 60 yards | |
| Receiving | Greg Gaines | 5 receptions, 87 yards | |
| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 20/27, 201 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Matt Childs | 22 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Ty Pezza | 6 receptions, 93 yards, TD |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| Bulldogs | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
atBeirne Stadium,Smithfield, RI
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| Statistics | BRWN | BRY |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 27 | 22 |
| Total yards | 460 | 350 |
| Rushing yards | 113 | 188 |
| Passing yards | 347 | 162 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 29/44, 347 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Matt Childs | 21 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Solomon Miller | 5 receptions, 56 yards | |
| Bryant | Passing | Jaden Keefner | 16/27, 162 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Elijah Elliott | 21 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Zyheem Collick | 7 receptions, 57 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tigers | 10 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 40 |
| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI
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| Statistics | PRIN | BRWN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total yards | 412 | 370 |
| Rushing yards | 195 | 163 |
| Passing yards | 217 | 207 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 29:35 | 30:25 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | Passing | Kai Colón | 19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Ethan Clark | 17 carries, 120 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Josh Robinson | 8 receptions, 91 yards, TD | |
| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 22/35, 173 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Matt Childs | 14 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Michael Nesbit | 3 receptions, 31 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Big Red | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
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Overtime
Double overtime
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| Statistics | BRWN | COR |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 31 |
| Total yards | 503 | 503 |
| Rushing yards | 32 | 157 |
| Passing yards | 471 | 346 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:42 | 32:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 31/49, 471 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Matt Childs | 11 carries, 22 yards | |
| Receiving | Ty Pezza | 9 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD | |
| Cornell | Passing | Garrett Bass-Sulpizio | 28/48, 346 yards |
| Rushing | Garrett Bass-Sulpizio | 19 carries, 70 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Ryan Matulevich | 6 receptions, 100 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Quakers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
atFranklin Field,Philadelphia, PA
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| Statistics | BRWN | PENN |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 21 | 22 |
| Total yards | 397 | 453 |
| Rushing yards | 33 | 231 |
| Passing yards | 364 | 222 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:04 | 30:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Passing | James Murphy | 31/44, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Matt Childs | 9 carries, 26 yards | |
| Receiving | Trevor Foley | 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD | |
| Penn | Passing | Liam O'Brien | 18/27, 222 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Sean Williams Jr. | 13 carries, 89 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | Jared Richardson | 6 receptions, 104 yards |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | ||
| Bears | 0 |
at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| Bears | 0 | ||
| Lions | 0 |
atWien Stadium,New York City, NY
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| Big Green | 0 | ||
| Bears | 0 |
at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI
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