| 1975 Brown Bears football | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–2–1 (5–1–1 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1975 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Brown finished second in the Ivy League.
In their third season under head coach John Anderson, the Bears compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents 258 to 168. Kevin Slattery and Paul Serrano were the team captains.
The Bears' 5–1–1 conference record placed second in the Ivy League standings, the team's best result since league play began in 1956. They outscored Ivy opponents 197 to 127.
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Rhode Island* |
| W 41–20 | 10,572 | |||
| October 4 | at Penn | W 17–8 | 14,275 | ||||
| October 11 | Yale |
| W 27–12 | 14,532 | |||
| October 18 | at Dartmouth | T 10–10 | 10,300 | ||||
| October 25 | at Holy Cross* | L 20–21 | 11,000 | ||||
| November 1 | at Princeton | W 24–16 | 17,500 | ||||
| November 8 | at Cornell | W 45–23 | 10,000 | ||||
| November 15 | Harvard |
| L 26–45 | 18,000 | |||
| November 22 | Columbia |
| W 48–13 | 8,150 | |||
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References
- "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 27. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Brown 41, Rhode Island 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. September 28, 1975. p. S8.
- Barry Cadigan (September 28, 1975). "Bateman debuts for Brown, stops URI, 41-20". The Boston Globe. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
- McGowen, Deane (October 5, 1975). "Princeton and Brown Victors; Bruins Top Penn for 6th in Row, 17-8". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Wallace, William N. (October 12, 1975). "Unbeaten Brown Downs Yale; Bruins Register 27-12 Victory". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Cady, Steve (October 19, 1975). "Brown Held to 10-10 Tie by Dartmouth; Bruins Decline to Try 2-Point Conversion". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Powers, John (October 26, 1975). "Holy Cross Does It Again—Quehl Hunts Down Brown, 21-20". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 86 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brown and Harvard Triumph; Princeton Beaten by Bruins, 24-16". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. November 2, 1975. p. S1.
- Rogers, Thomas (November 9, 1975). "Brown Defeats Cornell, Gains Ivy Lead; Bruin Aerial Attack Keys 45-23 Rout". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- White, Gordon S. Jr. (November 16, 1975). "Harvard Routs Brown by 45-26 to Share Ivy Lead with Yale". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S1.
- Cady, Steve (November 23, 1975). "Brown Routs Columbia, 48-13; Bruins Finish 2d in Ivy Race". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S6.
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