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2024 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–5 (2–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Mattison (3rd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorTim Weaver (5th season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRichard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Dartmouth   4 1     7 1  
No. 20 Harvard   4 1     7 1  
Columbia   3 2     5 3  
Yale   2 3     5 3  
Penn   2 3     4 4  
Brown   2 3     3 5  
Cornell   2 3     3 5  
Princeton   1 4     2 6  
As of November 12, 2024
Rankings from STATS Poll
The Bears lost to the Quakers, 28-38

The 2024 Brown Bears football team represents Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears are led by fifth-year head coach James Perry and play home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Preseason

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Ivy League media poll

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The Ivy League preseason poll was released on August 5, 2024. The Bears were predicted to finish sixth in the conference.[1]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Yale 114 (6)
2 Harvard 108 (7)
3 Penn 88 (2)
T4 Princeton 80 (1)
T4 Dartmouth 80
6 Brown 56
7 Cornell 26
8 Columbia 24

Schedule

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The Brown Bears' 2024 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponents Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia, and will travel to Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth. 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.[2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 211:00 p.m.at Georgetown*ESPN+W 26–142,135
September 2812:00 p.m.HarvardESPN+W 31–2810,753
October 512:00 p.m.Bryant*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+L 35–423,735
October 121:00 p.m.at No. 19 Rhode Island*FloFootballL 21–315,773
October 187:00 p.m.at PrincetonESPNUL 17–294,173
October 2612:00 p.m.Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+W 23–217,327
November 212:00 p.m.Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+L 28–385,071
November 912:00 p.m.at YaleESPN+L 34–564,742
November 1612:00 p.m.Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+
November 2312:00 p.m.at DartmouthESPN+

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Game summaries

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at Georgetown

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Brown Bears at Georgetown Hoyas – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 14 6 6026
Hoyas 7 7 0014

at Cooper Field, Washington, D.C.

  • Date: September 21
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 2,135
  • Referee: Alex Parrella
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BRWN – Solomon Miller 87-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 12:30. Bears 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 87 yards, 0:12.
  • GTWN – Naieem Kearney 1-yard run (Patrick Ryan kick), 8:36. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:54.
  • BRWN – Mark Mahoney 45-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 6:17. Bears 14–7. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:11.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 24-yard field goal, 6:19. Bears 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:31.
  • GTWN – Cam Pygatt 77-yard pass from Danny Lauter (Patrick Ryan kick), 5:02. Bears 17–14. Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:13.
  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 33-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 20–14. Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 5:02.

Third quarter

  • BRWN – Jordan DeLucia 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:14. Bears 26–14. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:06.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays
Statistics BRWN GTWN
First downs 21 18
Total yards 372 402
Rushing yards 104 59
Passing yards 268 343
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 31:34 28:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 17/33, 268 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jordan DeLucia 12 rushes, 50 yards, TD
Receiving Solomon Miller 3 receptions, 99 yards, TD
Georgetown Passing Danny Lauter 27/47, 343 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Naieem Kearney 11 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Cam Pygatt 6 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Harvard

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Harvard Crimson at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Crimson 14 7 7028
Bears 0 10 71431

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: September 28
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,753
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play) and John Anderson (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Shane McLaughlin 2-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 5:55. Crimson 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 2:44.
  • HARV – Cooper Barkate 20-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 0:17. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:07.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 22-yard field goal, 11:17. Crimson 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:00.
  • HARV – Cooper Barkate 16-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 5:59. Crimson 21–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:18.
  • BRWN – Nate Lussier 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 1:55. Crimson 21–10. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:08.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Jaden Craig 2-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 6:16. Crimson 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:56.
  • BRWN – Matt Childs 75-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 5:57. Crimson 28–17. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:19.

Fourth quarter

  • BRWN – Mark Mahoney 9-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (pass failed), 5:07. Crimson 28–23. Drive: 14 plays, 69 yards, 4:14.
  • BRWN – Mark Mahoney 27-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Jake Wilcox pass to Mark Mahoney), 0:21. Bears 31–28. Drive: 2 plays, 27 yards, 0:07.
Statistics HARV BRWN
First downs 20 18
Total yards 299 406
Rushing yards 121 118
Passing yards 178 288
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 31:13 28:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Harvard Passing Jaden Craig 12/23, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Xaviah Bascon 13 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving Cooper Barkate 6 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 21/37, 288 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jake Wilcox 12 rushes, 57 yards
Receiving Matt Childs 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD

Bryant

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Bryant Bulldogs at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 7 13 02242
Bears 7 7 71435

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 72 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,735
  • Referee: Antonio Marcella
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play) and John Anderson Jr. (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BRY – Aldrich Doe 31-yard pass from Jarret Guest (Bryce Soli kick), 9:10. Bulldogs 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 5:44.
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 3:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 2:57.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 12:30. Bears 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 3:46.
  • BRY – Landon Ruggieri 18-yard pass from Jarrett Guest (Bryce Soli kick), 8:55. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.
  • BRY – Bryce Soli 22-yard field goal, 1:55. Bulldogs 17–14. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:38.
  • BRY – Bryce Soli 27-yard field goal, 0:01. Bulldogs 20–14. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 1:15.

Third quarter

  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 4:54. Bears 21–20. Drive: 11 plays, 93 yards, 4:15.

Fourth quarter

  • BRY – Landon Ruggieri 38-yard pass from Jarrett Guest (Bryce Soli kick), 14:20. Bulldogs 27–21. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:58.
  • BRWN – Matt Childs 58-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 12:35. Bears 28–27. Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 1:38.
  • BRY – Dylan Kedzior 46-yard run (Jarrett Guest run), 10:50. Bulldogs 35–28. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45.
  • BRWN – Matt Childs 15-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 4:37. Tied 35–35. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 4:00.
  • BRY – Landon Ruggieri 30-yard pass from Jarrett Guest (Bryce Soli kick), 1:45. Bulldogs 42–35. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:44.
Statistics BRY BRWN
First downs 25 24
Total yards 517 462
Rushing yards 180 163
Passing yards 337 299
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 33:09 26:51
Team Category Player Statistics
Bryant Passing Jarrett Guest 26/39, 337 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Dylan Kedzior 11 rushes, 93 yards, TD
Receiving Landon Ruggieri 10 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TD
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 21/38, 294 yards, TD
Rushing Matt Childs 8 rushes, 58 yards, TD
Receiving Matt Childs 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at No. 19 Rhode Island (rivalry)

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Brown Bears at No. 19 Rhode Island Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 7 7021
No. 19 Rams 14 0 31431

at Meade Stadium, Kingstown, Rhode Island

  • Date: October 12
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 5,773
  • Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
  • TV: FloFootball
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BRWN – Jordan DeLucia 4-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 13:21. Bears 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 4 yards, 0:30.
  • URI – Marquis Buchanan 16-yard pass from Devin Farrell (Ty Groff kick), 6:52. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:59.
  • URI – Malik Grant 2-yard run (Ty Groff kick), 0:28. Rams 14–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:40.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Jake Wilcox 7-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 5:20. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:08.

Third quarter

  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 9:02. Bears 21–14. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:58.
  • URI – Ty Groff 20-yard field goal, 1:38. Bears 21–17. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:20.

Fourth quarter

  • URI – Shawn Harris Jr. 45-yard run (Ty Groff kick), 12:22. Rams 24–21. Drive: 2 plays, 66 yards, 0:37.
  • URI – Devin Farrell 5-yard run (Ty Groff kick), 2:49. Rams 31–21. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:55.
Statistics BRWN URI
First downs 20 22
Total yards 298 434
Rushing yards 133 190
Passing yards 165 244
Turnovers 2 2
Time of possession 29:20 30:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 20/30, 165 yards, INT
Rushing Matt Childs 12 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Matt Childs 3 receptions, 52 yards
Rhode Island Passing Devin Farrell 21/32, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Devin Farrell 8 rushes, 65 yards, TD
Receiving Marquis Buchanan 9 receptions, 107 yards, TD

at Princeton

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Brown Bears at Princeton Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 7 7317
Tigers 12 10 0729

at Princeton Stadium, Princeton, New Jersey

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 4,173
  • Referee: Anthony Florio
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PRIN – John Volker 66-yard run (kick failed), 13:10. Tigers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:50.
  • PRIN – John Volker 7-yard run (pass failed), 5:16. Tigers 12–0. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:17.

Second quarter

  • PRIN – Blaine Hipa 13-yard run (Sam Massick kick), 12:27. Tigers 19–0. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 0:56.
  • BRWN – Solomon Miller 2-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 8:39. Tigers 19–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:48.
  • PRIN – Sam Massick 28-yard field goal, 7:00. Tigers 22–7. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 7:18. Tigers 22–14. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 7:42.

Fourth quarter

  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 33-yard field goal, 8:17. Tigers 22–17. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 4:52.
  • PRIN – Luke Colella 12-yard pass from Blain Hipa (Sam Massick kick), 1:53. Tigers 29–17. Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:56.
Statistics BRWN PRIN
First downs 25 21
Total yards 443 379
Rushing yards 172 179
Passing yards 271 200
Turnovers 5 2
Time of possession 33:25 26:35
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 32/50, 271 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Jake Wilcox 11 rushes, 55 yards
Receiving Chason Barber 2 receptions, 43 yards
Princeton Passing Blaine Hipa 15/26, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing John Volker 4 rushes, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Luke Colella 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Cornell

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Cornell Big Red at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Big Red 7 0 14021
Bears 0 3 71323

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: October 26
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 7,327
  • Referee: Cory Hanson
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • COR – Jameson Wang 10-yard run (Alan Zhao kick), 4:55. Big Red 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:48.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 44-yard field goal, 14:51. Big Red 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 49 yards, 5:04.

Third quarter

  • COR – Jameson Wang 1-yard run (Alan Zhao kick), 12:05. Big Red 14–3. Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:52.
  • COR – Parker Woodring 17-yard pass from Jameson Wang (Alan Zhao kick), 4:39. Big Red 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:48.
  • BRWN – Solomon Miller 38-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 2:20. Big Red 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:19.

Fourth quarter

  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 11:34. Big Red 21–17. Drive: 12 plays, 98 yards, 4:25.
  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 35-yard field goal, 5:24. Big Red 21–20. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 5:06.
  • BRWN – Christopher Maron 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Bears 23–21. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 3:45.
Statistics COR BRWN
First downs 17 32
Total yards 323 530
Rushing yards 58 214
Passing yards 265 316
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 23:31 36:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Cornell Passing Jameson Wang 26/49, 265 yards, TD
Rushing Jameson Wang 10 rushes, 41 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Doryn Smith 8 receptions, 99 yards
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 35/49, 316 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Stockton Owen 18 rushes, 79 yards
Receiving Ben Moseley 8 receptions, 100 yards

Penn

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Penn Quakers at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Quakers 7 14 10738
Bears 0 7 71428

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: November 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,071
  • Referee: Todd Bowman
  • TV: ESPN+
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • PENN – Jared Richardson 10-yard pass from Liam O'Brien (Sam Smith kick), 2:04. Quakers 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:24.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Mark Mahoney 31-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (Christopher Maron kick), 9:22. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 4:43.
  • PENN – Malachi Hosley 25-yard run (Sam Smith kick), 5:05. Quakers 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:12.
  • PENN – Liam O'Brien 10-yard run (Sam Smith kick), 0:26. Quakers 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 3:03.

Third quarter

  • PENN – Malachi Hosley 11-yard run (Sam Smith kick), 13:01. Quakers 28–7. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:51.
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Christopher Maron kick), 8:50. Quakers 28–14. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 4:04.
  • PENN – Sam Smith 30-yard field goal, 3:55. Quakers 31–14. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:46.

Fourth quarter

  • PENN – Justin Cayenne 15-yard pass from Liam O'Brien (Sam Smith kick), 10:49. Quakers 38–14. Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:23.
  • BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run (pass failed), 8:30. Quakers 38–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:19.
  • BRWN – Liam O'Brien sacked in own end zone by John Perdue, 7:37. Quakers 38–22.
  • BRWN – Solomon Miller 3-yard pass from Jake Wilcox (pass failed), 3:13. Quakers 38–28. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:24.
Statistics PENN BRWN
First downs 23 26
Total yards 419 441
Rushing yards 172 148
Passing yards 247 293
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Penn Passing Liam O'Brien 18/24, 247 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Malachi Hosley 17 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jared Richardson 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD
Brown Passing Jake Wilcox 24/34, 260 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Stockton Owen 11 rushes, 58 yards
Receiving Mark Mahoney 7 receptions, 85 yards, TD

at Yale

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Brown Bears at Yale Bulldogs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Connecticut

  • Date: November 9
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics BRWN YALE
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Yale Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Columbia

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Columbia Lions at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 0 0 000
Bears 0 0 000

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: November 16
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics COLU BRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Columbia Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Brown Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Dartmouth

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Brown Bears at Dartmouth Big Green – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 000
Big Green 0 0 000

at Memorial Field, Hanover, New Hampshire

  • Date: November 23
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • TV: ESPN+
Statistics BRWN DART
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Brown Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Dartmouth Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "Yale Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". Ivy League Athletics. August 5, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Brown Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Brown Bears Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.