2023 Brown Bears football team explained

Year:2023
Team:Brown Bears
Sport:football
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:5–5
Conf Record:3–4
Head Coach:James Perry
Hc Year:4th
Off Coach:Ryan Mattison
Oc Year:2nd
Off Scheme:Air raid
Def Coach:Tim Weaver
Dc Year:4th
Def Scheme:3–4
Stadium:Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium

The 2023 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach James Perry, the Bears compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Preseason

Ivy League media poll

The Ivy League's preseason prediction poll was released on August 7, 2023. The Bears were predicted to finish eighth (last) in the conference.[1]

Ivy League media poll
1 Yale 122 (13)
2 Princeton 103 (1)
3 Penn 90
4 Harvard 84 (1)
5 Columbia 62 (1)
6 Dartmouth 54
7 Cornell 37
8 Brown 24

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Bryant

See also: 2023 Bryant Bulldogs football team.

Statistics BRWNBRY
First downs 27 23
Total yards 428 435
Rushing yards 73 173
Passing yards 355 262
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 34:57 25:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 36/49, 355 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Stockton Owen 14 rushes, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Wes Rockett 8 receptions, 121 yards, 2 TD
Bryant Passing 20/37, 262 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Fabrice Mukendi 14 rushes, 109 yards
Receiving Matthew Prochaska 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD

At Harvard

See also: 2023 Harvard Crimson football team.

Statistics BRWNHARV
First downs 29 24
Total yards 447 464
Rushing yards 81 261
Passing yards 366 203
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 34:25 25:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 36/52, 366 yards, TD
Rushing Jordan DeLucia 7 rushes, 26 yards
Receiving Wes Rockett 9 receptions, 149 yards
Harvard Passing Charles DePrima 15/26, 203 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Shane McLaughlin 16 rushes, 152 yards, TD
Receiving Cooper Barkate 10 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Central Connecticut

See also: 2023 Central Connecticut Blue Devils football team.

Statistics CCSUBRWN
First downs 19 25
Total yards 368 460
Rushing yards 235 70
Passing yards 133 390
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 32:24 27:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Central Connecticut Passing Ricky Ortega 11/20, 133 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Elijah Howard 16 rushes, 146 yards, TD
Receiving Malik Thomas 1 reception, 41 yards, TD
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 26/39, 386 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Stockton Owen 6 rushes, 21 yards
Receiving Wes Rockett 8 receptions, 148 yards, TD

Rhode Island

See also: 2023 Rhode Island Rams football team.

Statistics URIBRWN
First downs 16 30
Total yards 389 444
Rushing yards 167 172
Passing yards 222 272
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 23:29 36:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Rhode Island Passing Kasim Hill 16/30, 222 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jaden McKinzie 12 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Receiving Marquis Buchanan 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 31/55, 272 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Ian Franzoni 8 rushes, 55 yards, TD
Receiving Wes Rockett 7 receptions, 90 yards

Princeton

See also: 2023 Princeton Tigers football team.

Statistics PRINBRWN
First downs 16 26
Total yards 324 470
Rushing yards 115 100
Passing yards 209 370
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:49 31:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Princeton Passing Blake Stenstrom 21/40, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ja'Derris Carr 13 rushes, 76 yards, TD
Receiving A. J. Barber 8 reception, 142 yards, TD
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 34/56, 354 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Stockton Owen 18 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Mark Mahoney 8 receptions, 146 yards, TD

At Cornell

See also: 2023 Cornell Big Red football team.

Statistics BRWNCOR
First downs 17 24
Total yards 298 434
Rushing yards 90 104
Passing yards 208 330
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 20:13 39:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 19/39, 208 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jake Wilcox 7 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving Graham Walker 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD
Cornell Passing Jameson Wang 27/39, 330 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ean Pope 10 rushes, 34 yards, TD
Receiving Nicholas Laboy 7 receptions, 87 yards

At Penn

See also: 2023 Penn Quakers football team.

Statistics BRWNPENN
First downs 23 26
Total yards 360 410
Rushing yards 110 88
Passing yards 250 322
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 32:10 27:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 26/37, 250 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jake Wilcox 9 rushes, 40 yards
Receiving Mark Mahoney 7 receptions, 62 yards, TD
Penn Passing Aidan Sayin 32/55, 322 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jonathan Mulatu 4 rushes, 30 yards
Receiving Jared Richardson 12 receptions, 122 yards, TD

Yale

See also: 2023 Yale Bulldogs football team.

Statistics YALEBRWN
First downs 17 16
Total yards 410 334
Rushing yards 190 68
Passing yards 220 266
Turnovers 3 4
Time of possession 34:13 25:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Yale Passing Nolan Grooms 15/27, 220 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Nolan Grooms 21 rushes, 102 yards
Receiving Mason Tipton7 receptions, 123 yards, 3 TD
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 20/38, 245 yards, INT
Rushing Jake Wilcox 6 rushes, 22 yards
Receiving Graham Walker 5 receptions, 87 yards

At Columbia

See also: 2023 Columbia Lions football team.

Statistics BRWNCOLU
First downs 24 17
Total yards 369 304
Rushing yards 104 128
Passing yards 265 176
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 29:13 30:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 31/48, 265 yards, TD
Rushing Stockton Owen 13 rushes, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Mark Mahoney 4 receptions, 66 yards
Columbia Passing Joe Green 17/29, 128 yards, TD
Rushing Joey Giorgi 18 rushes, 51 yards
Receiving J. J. Jenkins 4 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD

Dartmouth

See also: 2023 Dartmouth Big Green football team.

Statistics DARTBRWN
First downs 18 20
Total yards 428 347
Rushing yards 386 98
Passing yards 42 249
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 35:08 24:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Dartmouth Passing Jackson Proctor 6/10, 42 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Q. Jones 16 rushes, 124 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Paxton Scott 4 receptions, 21 yards
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 20/37, 193 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Stockton Owen 12 rushes, 49 yards
Receiving Graham Walker 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivy League . Yale Voted Ivy Football Preseason Favorite . August 7, 2023 . January 12, 2024.
  2. Web site: . Brown Bears Schedule 2023 . . August 8, 2023 .
  3. Web site: . 2023 Football Schedule . Brown University Athletics . August 8, 2024 .
  4. Web site: 2023 Brown Football Schedule . FBSchedules . March 9, 2023.