2025 Brown Bears football team

2025 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5−5 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorDan Mulrooney (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRichard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
2025 Ivy League football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Yale +^   6 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 15 Harvard +^   6 – 1     9 – 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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2012:00 p.m.Georgetown*
ESPN+W 46–03,349
September 276:00 p.m.at Harvard
ESPN+L 7–4116,283
October 37:00 p.m.No. 8 Rhode Island*
ESPN+W 28–215,047
October 107:00 p.m.at Bryant*
FloFootballW 29–191,800
October 1812:00 p.m.Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+L 21–404,304
October 251:00 p.m.at Cornell
ESPN+L 24–30 2OT3,242
October 317:00 p.m.at Penn
ESPNUL 21–281,458
November 812:00 p.m.Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+L 22–343,009
November 1512:00 p.m.at Columbia
ESPN+W 32–293,122
November 2212:00 p.m.Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+L 35–281,463

[4][5]

Game summaries

Georgetown

See also: 2025 Georgetown Hoyas football team
Georgetown Hoyas (2–1) at Brown Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hoyas 0 0 000
Bears 14 18 7746

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,349
  • Referee: Anthony Florio
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), Nick Coit (analyst) and Cam Manna (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 11:51. Bears 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:09.
  • BRWN – Jackson Bennett 9-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 1:22. Bears 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:06.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Drew Crabtree 24-yard field goal, 7:12. Bears 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:47.
  • BRWN – Matt Childs 4-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 6:20. Bears 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:41.
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 49-yard run (James Murphy pass to Ty Pezza), 3:06. Bears 32–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:18.

Third quarter

  • BRWN – Levi Linowes 42-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 3:05. Bears 39–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.

Fourth quarter

  • BRWN – Eli Jones 1-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 11:24. Bears 46–0. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:36.
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

at Harvard

See also: 2025 Harvard Crimson football team
Brown Bears (1–0) at Harvard Crimson (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 007
Crimson 21 13 7041

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,283
  • Referee: Bill McKeever
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tim Murphy (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Dorsey Benefield 30-yard interception return (Kieran Corr kick), 14:52. Crimson 7–0.
  • HARV – Dean Boyd 21-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 8:13. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:48.
  • BRWN – Ty Pezza 4-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 5:06. Crimson 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
  • HARV – D. J. Gordon 1-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 0:00. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

  • HARV – Seamus Gilmartin 16-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 5:47. Crimson 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:12.
  • HARV – Cam Henry 44-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick failed), 1:51. Crimson 34–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Ryan Osborne 1-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 10:11. Crimson 41–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:46.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays
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

No. 8 Rhode Island (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Rhode Island Rams football team and Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry
No. 8 Rhode Island Rams (4–1) at Brown Bears (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 8 Rams 7 7 0721
Bears 14 7 7028

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,047
  • Referee: Justin Ackley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 6-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:30; Brown 7–0)
  • (9:26) URI – Marquis Buchanan 6-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:37; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 18-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:11; Brown 14–7)

Second quarter

  • (9:25) URI – Omari Walker 30-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:45; Tied 14–14)
  • (5:41) BRWN – Matt Childs 3-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Brown 21–14)

Third quarter

  • (4:36) BRWN – Solomon Miller 8-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:11; Brown 28–14)

Fourth quarter

  • (4:11) URI – Matt Smith 2-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57; Brown 28–21)
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

at Bryant

See also: 2025 Bryant Bulldogs football team
Brown Bears (2–1) at Bryant Bulldogs (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 151429
Bulldogs 6 6 7019

at Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, RI

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 1,800
  • Referee: Eric Lewis
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Thomas Zinzarella (play-by-play) and Tim Lynch (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (1:03) BRY – Elijah Elliott 14-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:04; Bryant 6–0)

Second quarter

  • (1:54) BRY – Elijah Elliott 1-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 7:11; Bryant 12–0)

Third quarter

  • (12:20) BRWN – Trevor Foley 47-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:12; Bryant 12–7)
  • (6:12) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Levi Linowes pass (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:04; Brown 15–12)
  • (2:22) BRY – Aldrich Doe 16-yard pass from Jaden Keefner, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:45; Bryant 19–15)

Fourth quarter

  • (8:59) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:59; Brown 22–19)
  • (4:21) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 26-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:40; Brown 29–19)
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

Princeton

See also: 2025 Princeton Tigers football team
Princeton Tigers (2–2) at Brown Bears (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 10 10 13740
Bears 7 7 0721

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,304
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:53) PRIN – Jackson Green 3-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 5:03; Princeton 7–0)
  • (7:00) BRWN – Matt Childs 27-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:07; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:48) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:21; Princeton 10–7)

Second quarter

  • (11:27) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:21; Brown 14–10)
  • (6:31) PRIN – Josh Robinson 20-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:36; Princeton 17–14)
  • (0:15) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:15; Princeton 20–14)

Third quarter

  • (7:30) PRIN – Asher Weiner 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:39; Princeton 26–14)
  • (1:23) PRIN – Ethan Clark 12-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:54; Princeton 33–14)

Fourth quarter

  • (13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:06; Princeton 33–21)
  • (9:14) PRIN – Kai Honda 2-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:46; Princeton 40–21)
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

at Cornell

See also: 2025 Cornell Big Red football team
Brown Bears (3–2) at Cornell Big Red (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Bears 7 3 077024
Big Red 6 0 0117630

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,242
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:42) COR – Jordan Triplett 5-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Cornell 6–0)
  • (2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 10-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Brown 7–6)

Second quarter

  • (7:21) BRWN – Drew Crabtree 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:41; Brown 10–6)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • (14:55) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 3:46; Brown 17–6)
  • (3:44) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 10-yard run, John McAuliffe pass (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 1:34; Brown 17–14)
  • (0:46) COR – Jonathan Roost 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 0:58; Tied 17–17)

Overtime

  • BRWN – Ty Pezza 25-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Brown 24–17)
  • COR – Jordan Triplett 2-yard run, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Tied 24–24)

Double overtime

  • COR – Jordan Triplett 1-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Cornell 30–24)
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

at Penn

See also: 2025 Penn Quakers football team
Brown Bears (3–3) at Penn Quakers (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 0 7721
Quakers 7 14 7028

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,458
  • Referee: Anthony Florio
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:45) PENN – Donte West 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:51; Penn 7–0)
  • (4:26) BRWN – Ty Pezza 44-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

  • (14:10) PENN – Bisi Owens 9-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:08; Penn 14–7)
  • (7:20) PENN – Sean Williams Jr. 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:35; Penn 21–7)

Third quarter

  • (7:12) BRWN – Pearson Hill 4-yard pass from Najih Rahman, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:53; Penn 21–14)
  • (4:56) PENN – Donte West 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:02; Penn 28–14)

Fourth quarter

  • (4:19) BRWN – Trevor Foley 14-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:47; Penn 28–21)
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

Yale

See also: 2025 Yale Bulldogs football team
Yale Bulldogs (5–2) at Brown Bears (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Bulldogs 0
Bears 0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics YALE BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Columbia

See also: 2025 Columbia Lions football team
Brown Bears (3–5) at Columbia Lions (1–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Bears 0
Lions 0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics BRWN COLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Columbia Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Dartmouth

See also: 2025 Dartmouth Big Green football team
Dartmouth Big Green at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Big Green 0
Bears 0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics DART BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  2. ^ "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. ^ "2025 Brown Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Brown Bears 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
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