2021 Brown Bears football team

2021 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVinny Marino (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTim Weaver (2nd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRichard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2022 →
2021 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Dartmouth +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
No. 24 Princeton +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Harvard   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Yale   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Columbia   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Penn   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Brown   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Cornell   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach James Perry, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for sixth in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Quarterback E. J. Perry was awarded the Ivy League Bushnell Cup in December 2021. He became the fifth Brown player to receive the award since it began in 1970.[1] Perry is the nephew of coach James Perry, who received the Bushnell Cup in 1999.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1812:30 p.m.Rhode Island*
ESPN+L 24–455,243
September 247:00 p.m.at Harvard
ESPNUL 17–4920,748
October 24:00 p.m.at Bryant*
NEC Front RowL 29–362,805
October 912:30 p.m.Colgate*
  • Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+W 31–102,620
October 1612:30 p.m.No. 25 Princeton
  • Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+L 42–564,880
October 231:00 p.m.at Cornell
ESPN+W 49-451,964
October 301:00 p.m.at Penn
ESPN+L 17-453,283
November 612:30 p.m.Yale
  • Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+L 38-634,084
November 131:00 p.m.at Columbia
ESPN+L 17–233,918
November 2012:00 p.m.No. 20 Dartmouth
  • Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+L 31–520
The Bears lost to the Rhode Island Rams, 45–24.

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References

  1. ^ a b Koch, Bill (December 13, 2021). "Ivy League names Brown QB EJ Perry the winner of the Bushnell Cup as top offensive player". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "2021 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2021 Brown Bears Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 15, 2021.


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