2023 Brown Bears football team explained
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 | BRWN | BRY |
|---|
| 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 | BRWN | HARV |
|---|
| 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 | CCSU | BRWN |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | URI | BRWN |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | PRIN | BRWN |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | BRWN | COR |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | BRWN | PENN |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | YALE | BRWN |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 Tipton | 7 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 | BRWN | COLU |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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 | DART | BRWN |
|---|
| 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 |
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| 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
- Web site: Ivy League . Yale Voted Ivy Football Preseason Favorite . August 7, 2023 . January 12, 2024.
- Web site: . Brown Bears Schedule 2023 . . August 8, 2023 .
- Web site: . 2023 Football Schedule . Brown University Athletics . August 8, 2024 .
- Web site: 2023 Brown Football Schedule . FBSchedules . March 9, 2023.
