The 2018 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League of the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led Phil Estes in his 21st and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
On November 19, Estes announced his resignation. He finished his tenure at Brown with an overall record of 115–94.
Schedule The 2018 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games.
Game summaries At Cal Poly
Statistics BRWNCP First downs 17 24 Total yards 405 499 Rushing yards 93 420 Passing yards 312 79 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:07 32:53 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Michael McGovern 25/50, 312 yards, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 6 rushes, 47 yards, TD Receiving Jakob Prall 4 receptions, 62 yardsCal Poly Passing Khaleel Jenkins 5/9, 81 yards Rushing Joe Protheroe 43 rushes, 228 yards, 3 TD Receiving J. J. Koski 3 receptions, 56 yards
Harvard
Statistics HARVBRWN First downs 24 13 Total yards 488 325 Rushing yards 237 32 Passing yards 251 293 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 33:48 23:48 Team Category Player StatisticsHarvard Passing Jake Smith 23/30, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Aaron Shampklin 15 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Adam Scott 8 receptions, 90 yards, TDBrown Passing Michael McGovern 22/43, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Allen Smith 5 rushes, 20 yards Receiving Jakob Prall 3 receptions, 120 yards
Georgetown
Statistics GTWNBRWN First downs 17 20 Total yards 321 369 Rushing yards 248 100 Passing yards 73 269 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 29:02 30:58 Team Category Player StatisticsGeorgetown Passing Gunther Johnson 11/29, 73 yards, INT Rushing Jackson Saffold 16 rushes, 82 yards Receiving Winston Jackson Jr. 2 receptions, 30 yardsBrown Passing Michael McGovern 23/42, 269 yards, TD Rushing Michael McGovern 11 rushes, 53 yards, TD Receiving Jaelon Blandburg 5 receptions, 69 yards
At No. 18 Rhode Island
Statistics BRWNRI First downs 8 26 Total yards 127 580 Rushing yards 26 229 Passing yards 101 351 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 21:47 38:13 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Michael McGovern 11/27, 101 yards, INT Rushing Andrew Bolton 5 rushes, 15 yards Receiving Chima Amushie 1 reception, 23 yardsRhode Island Passing Vito Priore 19/25, 310 yards, 4 TD Rushing Lorenzo Bryant Jr. 15 rushes, 92 yards Receiving Aaron Parker 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
At No. 25 Princeton
Statistics BRWNPRIN First downs 15 27 Total yards 222 556 Rushing yards 76 197 Passing yards 146 359 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 27:25 32:35 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Michael McGovern 17/29, 146 yards, INT Rushing Allen Smith 8 rushes, 54 yards, TD Receiving Livingstone Harriott 9 receptions, 117 yardsPrinceton Passing Kevin Davidson 26/39, 304 yards, 4 TD Rushing Charlie Volker 13 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jesper Horsted 13 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD
Cornell
Statistics CORBRWN First downs 27 18 Total yards 498 379 Rushing yards 233 184 Passing yards 265 195 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 33:51 26:09 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Dalton Banks 19/26, 265 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Harold Coles 21 rushes, 141 yards, TD Receiving Lars Pedersen 3 receptions, 100 yards, TDBrown Passing Michael McGovern 14/27, 195 yards, TD Rushing Livingstone Harriott 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD Receiving Anton Casey 4 receptions, 69 yards
Penn
Statistics PENNBRWN First downs 18 11 Total yards 370 195 Rushing yards 304 102 Passing yards 66 93 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 38:40 21:20 Team Category Player StatisticsPenn Passing Nick Robinson 6/7, 46 yards, TD Rushing Karekin Brooks 34 rushes, 246 yards Receiving Steve Farrell 7 receptions, 41 yards, TDBrown Passing Michael McGovern 9/19, 93 yards, TD, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 5 rushes, 44 yards Receiving Graeme Davis 4 receptions, 40 yards
At Yale
Statistics BRWNYALE First downs 21 34 Total yards 331 598 Rushing yards -27 162 Passing yards 358 436 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 25:02 34:58 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Michael McGovern 25/47, 358 yards, TD, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 8 rushes, 40 yards, TD Receiving Scott Boylan 9 receptions, 116 yards, TDYale Passing Griffin O'Connor 30/38, 436 yards, 4 TD Rushing Alan Lamar 15 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD Receiving Reed Klubnik 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
Columbia
Statistics CLMBBRWN First downs 24 6 Total yards 515 254 Rushing yards 190 88 Passing yards 325 166 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 39:22 20:38 Team Category Player StatisticsColumbia Passing Ty Lenhart 28/42, 298 yards Rushing Kyle Castner 15 rushes, 88 yards, 3 TD Receiving Ronald Smith 9 receptions, 112 yardsBrown Passing Michael McGovern 7/18, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jakob Prall 1 rush, 90 yards, TD Receiving Scott Boylan 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD
At No. 20 Dartmouth
Statistics BRWNDART First downs 16 29 Total yards 248 526 Rushing yards -23 365 Passing yards 271 161 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 29:51 30:09 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Michael McGovern 34/55, 271 yards, INT Rushing Scott Boylan 5 rushes, -5 yards Receiving Jaelon Blandburg 9 receptions, 96 yardsDartmouth Passing Derek Kyler 17/27, 160 yards, TD Rushing Rashaad Cooper 12 rushes, 98 yards, TD Receiving Hunter Hagdorn 5 receptions, 65 yards
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