The 2025 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears were led by sixth-year head coach James Perry and played their home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Preseason Preseason poll On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Bears were selected to finish in the last position.
Schedule The Brown Bears' 2025 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponents Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth, and will travel to Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia. 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
Georgetown
Statistics GTWNBRWN 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 StatisticsGeorgetown Passing Dez Thomas II 7/24, 94 yards, 2 INT Rushing Savion Hart 10 rushes, 42 yards Receiving Jimmy Kibble 3 receptions, 82 yardsBrown 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
at Harvard
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 StatisticsBrown Passing James Murphy 14/26, 99 yards, TD, 3 INT Rushing Matt Childs 12 rushes, 30 yards Receiving Michael Nesbit 2 receptions, 35 yardsHarvard 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
No. 8 Rhode Island (rivalry)
Statistics URI BRWN First downs 23 22 Plays–yards 67–452 72–341 Rushes–yards 23–99 45–140 Passing yards 353 201 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–44–2 20–27–0 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 27:11 32:49 Team Category Player StatisticsRhode 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 yardsBrown 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
at Bryant
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 StatisticsBrown Passing James Murphy 29/44, 347 yards, TD, INT Rushing Matt Childs 21 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD Receiving Solomon Miller 5 receptions, 56 yardsBryant 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
Princeton
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 StatisticsPrinceton 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, TDBrown 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
at Cornell
Statistics BRWNCOR 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 StatisticsBrown 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 TDCornell Passing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 28/48, 346 yards Rushing Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 19 carries, 70 yards, TD Receiving Ryan Matulevich 6 receptions, 100 yards
at Penn
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 StatisticsBrown Passing James Murphy 31/44, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Matt Childs 9 carries, 26 yards Receiving Trevor Foley 5 receptions, 99 yards, TDPenn 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
Yale
Statistics YALE BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsYale Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
at Columbia
Statistics BRWN COLU First downs 23 21 Total yards 415 330 Rushing yards 75 162 Passing yards 340 168 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 27:51 32:09 Team Category Player StatisticsBrown Passing James Murphy 31/43, 340 yards, 4 TD Rushing Matt Childs 10 carries, 50 yards Receiving Trevor Foley 6 receptions, 140 yardsColumbia Passing Chase Goodwin 17/25, 168 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Michael Walters 27 carries, 123 yards Receiving Beckett Robinson 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Dartmouth
Statistics DART BRWN First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player StatisticsDartmouth Passing Rushing Receiving Brown Passing Rushing Receiving
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