The 2024 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by fifth-year head coach James Perry and played home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Preseason Ivy League media poll The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Bears were predicted to finish sixth in the conference.
Schedule The Brown Bears' 2024 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponents Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia, and will travel to Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth. Brown's non-conference opponents will be Georgetown of the Patriot League, Bryant of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, and rival Rhode Island, also of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference.
Game summaries
at Georgetown
Statistics BRWNGTWN First downs 21 18 Total yards 372 402 Rushing yards 104 59 Passing yards 268 343 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 31:34 28:26 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 17/33, 268 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jordan DeLucia 12 rushes, 50 yards, TD Receiving Solomon Miller 3 receptions, 99 yards, TDGeorgetown Passing Danny Lauter 27/47, 343 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Naieem Kearney 11 rushes, 52 yards, TD Receiving Cam Pygatt 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Harvard
Statistics HARV BRWN First downs 20 18 Total yards 299 406 Rushing yards 121 118 Passing yards 178 288 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 31:13 28:47 Team Category Player StatisticsHarvard Passing Jaden Craig 12/23, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Xaviah Bascon 13 rushes, 63 yards Receiving Cooper Barkate 6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TDBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 21/37, 288 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jake Wilcox 12 rushes, 57 yards Receiving Matt Childs 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD
Bryant
Statistics BRY BRWN First downs 25 24 Total yards 517 462 Rushing yards 180 163 Passing yards 337 299 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 33:09 26:51 Team Category Player StatisticsBryant Passing Jarrett Guest 26/39, 337 yards, 4 TD Rushing Dylan Kedzior 11 rushes, 93 yards, TD Receiving Landon Ruggieri 10 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TDBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 21/38, 294 yards, TD Rushing Matt Childs 8 rushes, 58 yards, TD Receiving Matt Childs 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD
at No. 19 Rhode Island
Statistics BRWN URI First downs 20 22 Total yards 298 434 Rushing yards 133 190 Passing yards 165 244 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 29:20 30:40 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 20/30, 165 yards, INT Rushing Matt Childs 12 rushes, 48 yards Receiving Matt Childs 3 receptions, 52 yardsRhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 21/32, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Devin Farrell 8 rushes, 65 yards, TD Receiving Marquis Buchanan 9 receptions, 107 yards, TD
at Princeton
Statistics BRWN PRIN First downs 25 21 Total yards 443 379 Rushing yards 172 179 Passing yards 271 200 Turnovers 5 2 Time of possession 33:25 26:35 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 32/50, 271 yards, 3 INT Rushing Jake Wilcox 11 rushes, 55 yards Receiving Chason Barber 2 receptions, 43 yardsPrinceton Passing Blaine Hipa 15/26, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing John Volker 4 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving Luke Colella 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Cornell
Statistics CORBRWN First downs 17 32 Total yards 323 530 Rushing yards 58 214 Passing yards 265 316 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 23:31 36:29 Team Category Player StatisticsCornell Passing Jameson Wang 26/49, 265 yards, TD Rushing Jameson Wang 10 rushes, 41 yards, 2 TD Receiving Doryn Smith 8 receptions, 99 yardsBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 35/49, 316 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Stockton Owen 18 rushes, 79 yards Receiving Ben Moseley 8 receptions, 100 yards
Penn
Statistics PENN BRWN First downs 23 26 Total yards 419 441 Rushing yards 172 148 Passing yards 247 293 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 29:59 30:01 Team Category Player StatisticsPenn Passing Liam O'Brien 18/24, 247 yards, 2 TD Rushing Malachi Hosley 17 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jared Richardson 7 receptions, 113 yards, TDBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 24/34, 260 yards, 2 TD Rushing Stockton Owen 11 rushes, 58 yards Receiving Mark Mahoney 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD
at Yale
Statistics BRWN YALE First downs 33 21 Total yards 459 510 Rushing yards 116 138 Passing yards 343 372 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 30:27 29:33 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 32/48, 273 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Matt Childs 16 rushes, 64 yards Receiving Mark Mahoney 10 receptions, 115 yards, TDYale Passing Grant Jordan 29/40, 372 yards, 6 TD Rushing Tre Peterson 7 rushes, 66 yards, TD Receiving David Pantelis 12 receptions, 195 yards, 3 TD
Columbia
Statistics COLU BRWN First downs 19 21 Total yards 478 384 Rushing yards 163 94 Passing yards 315 290 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 28:32 31:28 Team Category Player StatisticsColumbia Passing Caleb Sanchez 12/27, 241 yards, 3 TD Rushing Joey Giorgi 19 rushes, 107 yards Receiving Bryson Canty 6 receptions, 183 yards, 2 TDBrown Passing Jake Wilcox 29/40, 242 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jake Wilcox 10 rushes, 47 yards Receiving Mark Mahoney 12 receptions, 120 yards
at Dartmouth
Statistics BRWN DART First downs 23 24 Total yards 435 594 Rushing yards 74 286 Passing yards 361 308 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 31:46 28:14 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing James Murphy 25/36, 256 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Jake Wilcox 4 rushes, 25 yards, TD Receiving Ben Moseley 4 receptions, 80 yardsDartmouth Passing Jackson Proctor 18/26, 308 yards, 4 TD Rushing Jackson Proctor 13 rushes, 171 yards, 3 TD Receiving Grayson O'Bara 4 receptions, 124 yards, 2 TD
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