| Wide: | yes |
| Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry | |
| Team1: | Brown Bears |
| Team1logo: | Brown Bears Athletics logo.svg |
| Team2: | Rhode Island Rams |
| Team2logo: | Rhode Island Rams logo.svg |
| Firstmeeting: | September 29, 1909 Brown, 6–0 |
| Mostrecent: | October 7, 2023 Rhode Island, 34–30 |
| Nextmeeting: | October 12, 2024 |
| Total: | 107 |
| Series: | Brown leads, 73–32–2 |
| Largestvictory: | Brown, 55–6 (1947) |
| Longeststreak: | Brown, 23 (1909–1934) |
| Currentstreak: | Rhode Island, 5 (2018–present) |
| Trophy: | Governor's Cup |
| Trophy Series: | Rhode Island leads, 22–19 |
The Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry is an American college football rivalry[1] [2] between the Brown Bears and Rhode Island Rams.
They have met 107 times. They have played annually since 1909, except for 1918, 1923–24, 1943–45, 1992, and 2020. Since 1981, the Governor's Cup is given to the winner of the game. The Brown-Rhode Island game is played in late September or early October, and the venue alternates between Brown Stadium and Meade Stadium. Brown leads the series 73–32–2, but since the introduction of the Governor's Cup, the series is much closer, with Rhode Island leading 22–19.[3] [4]