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Brown Hosts Yale on Saturday In Salute To Service Day At Brown Stadium
11/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
Providence, R.I. - Brown football will honor all who have served in the military and first responders with Salute To Service Day at Saturday's 121st meeting between Brown and Yale at Brown Stadium, starting at 12:30pm. Several Brown football alumni military veterans will be recognized as honorary captains prior to the game. In addition, Brown's partnership with Alex and Ani and Team Red, White and Blue will recognize military members and first responders during the game.
The Bears: Brown (2-5, 1-3 Ivy) rallied from a 21-0 halftime deficit to score 14 unanswered points in the third quarter, but the Bears' late effort to tie the game fell short, falling 21-14 to the Quakers. Bears' junior QB Thomas Linta threw for 216 yards, completing 22-of-43 passes, including five each to seniors Garrett Swanky and Alex Jette, and sophomore Anton Casey. Bears' freshman Livingstone Harriott led all rushers with 85 yards.
The Bulldogs: Yale (2-5, 2-2 Ivy) built a 31-0 lead over Columbia early in the fourth quarter and cruised to a 31-23 win over the Lions Friday evening in New York City. The Bulldogs made a quarterback change in the second quarter of its game against Columbia, going with freshman Kurt Rawlings, who passed for three touchdowns, throwing for 152 yards, while rushing for another 46 yards.
Brown vs. Yale - 121st Meeting: Brown and Yale have met 120 times, dating back to 1880, with the Bulldogs holding an 81-34-5 series advantage. Yale has won the last three meetings, including a 41-14 decision last year behind a 24-0 third quarter surge at the Yale Bowl. Brown had won the previous two games against the Bulldogs, including in 2012, a 20-0 win in Providence, shutting out the Bulldogs for the first time since 1949. Brown head coach Phil Estes is 9-9 lifetime against the Bulldogs.
Bear Facts: Senior ILB Will Twyman ranks 15th nationally and leads the Ivy League with 10.1 tackles per game…Senior DE Dewey Jarvis had four tackles for a loss vs. Penn, including two quarterback sacks, and is the Ivy League leader in tackles for a loss with 1.8 per game, 13th best in the nation…Freshman kicker Dawson Goepferich booted 4-of-4 extra points vs. Cornell in his first collegiate action…Sophomore Terrell Smith had 115 kickoff return yards on three returns vs. Cornell, while also making his first career interception. His 115 kickoff return yards are 10th in the Brown record book…Brown's 8.9 tackles for a loss per game lead the Ivy League and rank fourth in the nation… RB Livingstone Harriott has become an integral member of the Brown offense, taking direct snaps in the wildcat formation. He had 85 yards rushing against Penn and also threw a pass.
All-Ivy Alex Jette 9th In Brown Career Reception Yards: Brown senior wide receiver senior Alex Jette (North Attleboro, MA) is considered the most talented and versatile wide receiver in the league. He was named the Ivy Special Teams Player of the Week and the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Award winner as the New England Player of the Week after returning a punt 79 yards for a touchdown vs. Cornell, the seventh longest punt return in Brown history, and accumulating 85 punt return yards on three returns, 10th best in the Brown record book. He also made nine catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns (18 and two yards) against the Big Red. Jette made 10 catches for 80 yards vs. Stetson and ran 25 yards for a touchdown. He had five receptions for 58 yards vs. Penn. His 1,783 career receiving yards are ninth best in Brown football history, while his 454 career punt return yards are fourth all-time at Brown. He made six catches for 79 yards vs. Harvard and came back with five catches for 38 yards and a touchdown vs. Rhode Island. Jette made four catches for a team high 74 yards in Brown's season opening win over Bryant. A two-time First Team All-Ivy wide receiver and return man with exceptional speed, Jette was 10th in the nation last year in receptions, 10th in receiving yards and led the Ivy League and ranked 24th nationally in all-purpose yards, including a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Princeton. He made a career high 16 receptions for 215 yards against Holy Cross.
BROWN – CAREER RECEPTIONS
1. 305 Stephen Campbell 97-98-99-00
2. 294 Chas Gessner 99-00-01-02
3. 251 Sean Morey 95-96-97-98
4. 229 Buddy Farnham 06-07-08-09
5. 216 Tellif Lundevall 10-11-12
6. 210 Bobby Sewall 06-07-08-09
7. 155 Lonnie Hill 03-05-06
8. 150 Brian Strachan 13-14-15
9. 145 Jarrett Schreck 02-03-04
10. 136 Alex Jette 13-14-15-16
-- 103 Troy Doles 13-14-15-16
BROWN – CAREER RECEIVING YARDS
1. 3,850 Sean Morey 95-96-97-98
2. 3,555 Stephen Campbell 97-98-99-00
3. 3,408 Chas Gessner 99-00-01-02
4. 2,895 Buddy Farnham 06-07-08-09
5. 2,440 Jarrett Schreck 02-03-04
6. 2,349 Tellif Lundevall 10-11-12-13
7. 2,144 Lonnie Hill 03-04-06
8. 2,141 Bobby Sewall 06-07-08-09
9. 1,783 Alex Jette 13-14-15-16
10. 1,652 Rodd Torbert 89-90-91
-- 1,577 Troy Doles 13-14-15-16
BROWN - CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS
1. 672 Buddy Farnham 06-07-08-09
2. 620 Steven Campbell 97-98-99-00
3. 546 Brandon Markey 04-05-06
4. 454 Alexander Jette 13-14-15-16
5. 417 Eugene Smith 92-93-94
6. 350 Joe Paterno 47-48-49
7. 332 Dave Jollin 65-66-67
8. 306 Fred Kozak 47-48-49
9. 269 Bon Warren 67-68-69
10. 258 Tom Winner 65-66-67
Linta Earns Start at QB: Junior quarterback TJ Linta (Bradford, CT) made his first collegiate start as the Bears' signal-caller vs. Princeton and completed 18-of-36 passes for 148 yards and a touchdown against the Tigers. He came back against Cornell by throwing touchdown passes of 18 and two yards against the Big Red, while completing 12-of-28 passes for 154 yards. Linta threw for 216 yards vs. Penn, completing 22-of-34 passes.
Troy Doles Provides Deep Speed: Senior wide receiver Troy Doles (Saratoga, CA) earned second team All-Ivy honors in 2015 and is Brown's main downfield threat with terrific speed. Doles, who has missed Brown's games vs. Rhode Island, Stetson and Penn and saw limited action vs. Princeton and Cornell, caught touchdown passes of 20 and 24 yards vs. Harvard, while making seven receptions for 99 yards overall. Doles has 1,577 career receiving yards, 11th best in Brown football history, and 103 career receptions. Doles caught Brown's first touchdown vs. Bryant, an 18-yard reception. He finished the game with two receptions for 32 yards. Last year, he was 10th nationally with 96.3 receiving yards per game, while making 66 catches, 16th best in the nation. Doles caught passes for 100 or more yards six times in 2015, including 147 yards vs. Bryant. He caught eight or more passes four times, including nine receptions vs. Rhode Island and Holy Cross.
Moreno Hopes To Return To Lineup: Senior co-captain Kyle Moreno (Pleasanton, CA), a dual threat quarterback to run the read-option, missed Brown's games against Princeton, Cornell and Penn due to injury. Moreno threw for 302 yards and three touchdowns against Harvard, and passed for 137 yards and a touchdown vs. Rhode Island. Moreno made the most of his first collegiate start vs. Bryant, rallying the Bears from a 21-0 deficit by taking part in all five Brown touchdowns, including three passing and two via the ground in being named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week. He tossed touchdown passes of 18, 11 and 11 yards against the Bulldogs, scored on a 10-yard run and, after Bryant drew to within one point, 28-27, scored Brown's final touchdown to put the Bears up by eight points. Overall, Moreno completed 16-of-29 passes for 224 yards and zero interceptions, while rushing for 10 yards. Moreno accounted for four touchdowns against Harvard last year, passing for 307 yards and two touchdowns against the Crimson, while also rushing for 28 yards and two touchdowns. He rushed for a season-high 78 yards and a touchdown against Dartmouth in 2015.
Jarvis Throws Offenses For A Loss: Senior DE Richard Jarvis (Watertown, MA) has been a dominant force for the Bears' defensive front and has started 17 straight games. Jarvis dominated the field against Penn, constantly penetrating the line of scrimmage, making 3.5 tackles for a loss of 15 yards, including two quarterback sacks for a loss of 12 yards. Jarvis' biggest play of the day, stripping the ball from Penn tailback Trey Solomon, got the Bears back in the game and led to Brown's first touchdown. Jarvis had eight tackles overall and also blocked a key third down Quakers' pass in the fourth quarter. He had a strong performance vs. Cornell with 10 total tackles, including seven solo hits and two tackles for a loss. He had four tackles for a loss vs. Stetson and six tackles overall. Jarvis came through in a big way vs. Princeton with two quarterback sacks and a tackle for a loss, while making seven tackles overall. His 1.5 tackles for a loss per game rank 28th nationally and second in the Ivy League. Jarvis turned in a strong performance vs. Rhode Island with five tackles, including three for a loss and a quarterback sack. He paced the defensive front with five tackles against Bryant, and came back vs. Harvard to make two tackles and recover a fumble. Last year, he was a dominant force up front with a team leading 6.5 tackles for loss and 34 tackles overall. Jarvis helped hold together a defensive line decimated by injury last year.
Hughes Gets Defensive: Senior co-captain and defensive end Robert Hughes (Long Valley, NJ) had a big sack vs. Cornell for a loss of 10 yards. He recovered a fumble vs. Stetson and returned it 17 yards. Hughes registered three tackles vs. Harvard, while adding a quarterback sack and a tackle for a loss. He made two tackles vs. Bryant, along with a tackle for loss. He had 17 tackles last year and was Brown's sack leader with three for a loss of 22 yards.
Offensive Line: One of the major strengths of the offensive unit is its offensive line that ranked number one in the Ivy League and seventh nationally in sacks allowed, and was ninth in the nation in tackles for loss allowed last season. Second Team All-Ivy tackles Matt Girard (Holyoke, MA) and Dakota Girard (Wellfleet, MA) are three-year starters, who also helped Brown's passing offense to rank 12th nationally with 288.5 yards per game. The Bears also return starting senior guards Bruce Hall (Leslie, MI) and Clay Eubank (Coto De Caza, CA) along with junior center Christian Montano (Orange, CT), who earned a starting role in the latter third of the season. The Bears have done some recent retooling of the offensive line due to injury.
Ferguson 42nd Nationally In Passes Defended: Senior cornerback Jordan Ferguson (Ladera Heights, CA) the lone returning starter to the secondary, ranks 42nd in the nation with 1.1 passes defended per game. He came up with the play of the game against Cornell, breaking through to block Cornell's game-winning field goal attempt with three minutes remaining to force overtime. Ferguson made four solo tackles vs. Stetson and four total hits vs. Penn. He made four solo tackles and broke up two passes vs. Harvard. Ferguson intercepted a pass vs. Bryant, made two tackles and broke up three passes. Last year, he intercepted two passes for the Bears, broke up five passes and made 39 tackles overall.
Brown Captains: Senior defensive end Robert Hughes (Long Valley, NJ) and senior quarterback Kyle Moreno (Pleasanton, CA) have been elected captains of the 2016 Brown football team.
Twyman Leads Ivy League In Tackles: Senior inside linebacker Will Twyman (Sudbury, MA) continues to pace the Brown defense and leads the Ivy League and ranks 15th nationally with 10.1 tackles per game. He dominated the field vs. Cornell with 17 total tackles, including eight solo hits, three tackles for a loss and three QB hurries. Twyman paced the Bears with eight tackles vs. Penn, while recovering a fumble. He made a season-high 18 tackles at Princeton, where his grandfather, Robert Casciola, was the head coach from 1973-1977. Twyman made eight tackles vs. Stetson, while adding a tackle for a loss. He led the Bears with six solo tackles and a tackle for a loss vs. Rhode Island and came up with a defensive touchdown when he intercepted a pass at the URI 30-yard line and weaved his way into the end zone. He paced the Bears with eight tackles, including a quarterback sack and two tackles for a loss vs. Harvard. He made six tackles in Brown's season opening game vs. Bryant. Twyman's 7.7 tackles per game led the Bears and were fourth in the Ivy League a year ago.
Tylki In The Middle: Senior inside linebacker Max Tylki (Wethersfield, CT) has missed games vs. Princeton and Cornell due to injury, but returned to the lineup vs. Penn. He picked up where he left off a year ago, making six tackles, including one for a loss, in Brown's season opener vs. Bryant. Tylki had five tackles and a quarterback sack for a loss of seven yards vs. Harvard. He also had three tackles, including a quarterback sack vs. Rhode Island. Last year, Tylki made 62 tackles including 5.5 for a loss.
First Interceptions: Sophomore cornerback Sebastian Dovi (Newark, DE) and junior free safety Connor Coughlin (Medford, NY) each intercepted his first career pass vs. Bryant. Coughlin made seven tackles, including one for a loss vs. Stetson. He had four tackles and two pass break-ups vs. Bryant and made seven tackles with 1.5 tackles for a loss vs. Harvard. Coughlin ranks third on the Brown team with 36 tackles. Dovi made a career best seven tackles vs. Harvard and added three tackles vs. Bryant. He also had six tackles vs. Princeton, including a quarterback sack. Dovi is fourth on the Brown team with 27 tackles.
Brown Head Coach Phil Estes: Since Phil Estes became head coach of the Bears in 1998, his Brown football teams have captured three Ivy League titles (1999, 2005, 2008), finished second four times, third five times, and overall have finished in the top half of the Ivy League in 15 of his 18 seasons, while compiling an impressive 74-56 Ivy mark (.569), 110-76 (.591) overall. Estes' 74 career Ivy League wins are the most ever at Brown and rank sixth in the Ivy League record book, while his 110 career wins overall rank 10th all-time in the Ivy League. Estes' 186 career games coached at Brown are ninth in Ivy football history. Estes, the 19th head coach in Brown history, is the second winningest coach in Brown football history, guiding the Brown football program to an unprecedented level of success, winning three Ivy League Championships, including Brown's first ever Ivy outright title in 2005. He has also coached and recruited Brown's only four Ivy League Players of the Year – Sean Morey '99, James Perry '00, Nick Hartigan '06 and Buddy Farnham '10. In the 18 years Estes has coached on the East Side, five of his players have gone on to win Super Bowl rings. The select fraternity includes James Develin of the New England Patriots (2015), two-time winner Zak DeOssie of the New York Giants (2008, 2012), the Pittsburgh Steelers' Sean Morey (2006) and New England Patriots' Drew Inzer (2001) and Chas Gessner (2003).
Phil Estes' Career Coaching Record:
Year School Overall Record Ivy League Record
1998 Brown 7-3 5-2 (Second)
1999 Brown 9-1 6-1 (First) Ivy League Champions
2000 Brown 7-3 4-3 (Third)
2001 Brown 6-3 5-2 (Third)
2002 Brown 2-8 2-5 (Sixth)
2003 Brown 5-5 4-3 (Second)
2004 Brown 6-4 3-4 (Fourth)
2005 Brown 9-1 6-1 (First) Ivy League Champions
2006 Brown 3-7 2-5 (Sixth)
2007 Brown 5-5 4-3 (Third)
2008 Brown 7-3 6-1 (First) Ivy League Champions
2009 Brown 6-4 4-3 (Third)
2010 Brown 6-4 5-2 (Second)
2011 Brown 7-3 4-3 (Second)
2012 Brown 7-3 4-3 (Third)
2013 Brown 6-4 3-4 (Fourth)
2014 Brown 5-5 3-4 (Fifth)
2015 Brown 5-5 3-4 (Fourth)
Prall Contributes: Freshman Jakob Prall (Tipp City, OH), who is listed on the 2-deep as a punt and kick-off return man, has been a strong contributor on special teams for the Bears. Prall was exceptional on special teams vs. Stetson with 67 kickoff return yards, including a 52-yard return, and had 20 punt return yards. He also caught three passes for 21 yards and rushed twice for 10 yards against the Hatters. The versatile Prall had a punt return for 20 yards vs. Bryant, while also catching one pass for 18 yards, rushing once for 10 yards and returning two kickoffs 45 yards. He returned two punts 16 yards vs. Harvard, and returned four kickoffs 67 yards.
Freshmen Traveling: Brown had 13 freshmen on its 62-man travel roster to Penn last week: OL Nicholas Allsop, WR Jaelon Blandburg, ILB Dillon Carter, K Dawson Goepferich, WR Livingstone Harriott, DL Michael Hoecht, WR Demitri Jackson, ILB Nicholas Kane, TE Emerson Logie, OL Phil Lynch, DT Elijah Pierre, WR Jakob Prall, and DB Antonio Trapp.
Bears In The NFL: Brown has two of its former players on NFL rosters in 2016. Special Teams Captain Zak DeOssie '07 is a two-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time Super Bowl Champion (2007, 2011) for the New York Giants. Coming into the 2016 season, DeOssie has played in all 128 regular-season and nine postseason games in his career, and is the 2nd-longest tenured Giants player, behind Eli Manning. Fullback James Develin '10, an engineering concentrator at Brown, enters his fourth season with the New England Patriots. He is the New England Patriots starting fullback, with exceptional seasons in 2013-14 and 2014-15, including the 2015 Super Bowl Championship team.
How Do You Say That?
Biestek bee-steck
Coughlin cog-lin
Dovi doe-vee
Goepferich Go-frich
Hoecht hoyte
Ikwechegh ick-weh-jay
Jette jet-ee
Kopec ko-peck
Kutschke kutch-kee
Marchie march-ee
Moreno more-A-no
Pena pain-ya
Schmelzle shmell-zul
Tylki till-key
Dakota Girard Named Semifinalist for NFF National Scholar-Athlete Award: Brown senior offensive tackle Dakota Girard (Wellfleet, MA) has been named a semifinalist for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments®, and given by the National Football Foundation to the nation's top football scholar-athlete. A Second Team All-Ivy selection and CoSIDA Academic All-District selection in 2015, Girard is a three-year starter for the Bears' offensive line. The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Nov. 1, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, presented by Fidelity Investments.
Family Matters: Junior kicker Brett Estes (East Greenwich, RI) is the son of Bears' head coach Phil Estes. Senior defensive end Robert Hughes has a long tradition of family members playing football at Brown. He is the second of three Hughes brothers to play for head coach Phil Estes, joining brothers Peter '10 and Alex '20. His uncles, Bill Perry '88 and Scott Perry '91, were All-Ivy performers for the Bears.
Brown's Weekly Award Winners
9/17 Kyle Moreno, QB Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week
STATS FCS National Honor Roll
Max Tylki, LB Ivy League Honor Roll
9/24 Will Twyman, LB Ivy League Honor Roll
Troy Doles, WR Ivy League Honor Roll
Kyle Moreno, QB Ivy League Honor Roll
10/1 Will Twyman, LB Ivy League Honor Roll
Alex Jette, WR Ivy League Honor Roll
10/8 Alex Jette, WR Ivy League Honor Roll
Dewey Jarvis, DE Ivy League Honor Roll
Jakob Prall, WR Ivy League Honor Roll
10/15 Will Twyman, LB Ivy League Honor Roll
Jaelon Blandburg, WR Ivy League Honor Roll
10/22 Alexander Jette, WR/PR Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week
New England Football Writers Gold Helmet
Will Twyman, LB Ivy League Honor Roll
10/29 Dewey Jarvis, DE Ivy League Honor Roll
Livingstone Harriott, RB Ivy League Honor Roll
Garrett Swanky, WR Ivy League Honor Roll
Ryan Kopec, P Ivy League Honor Roll
Watch The Bears on the Ivy League Digital Network: All of Brown's home games (except those blacked out by national TV) and its Ivy League away games can be viewed on the Ivy League Digital Network. Available on computer, mobile and tablet devices all without the use of an app., packages for Brown's channel (brownbears.tv) on the Ivy Digital Network are $89.95 for 12 months, $34.95 for four months, $10.95 for one month and $9.95 for a day pass. Packages for the League-wide channel, which features everything the network has to offer, are $119.95 for 12 months, $49.95 for four months and $15.95 for one month.
The Phil Estes Show at Hope Street Pizza/View On Facebook Live: For the latest on the Brown Football team, listen to the Phil Estes Show every Thursday evening, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on WPRV-AM 790 and hosted by Scott Cordischi, the play-by-play voice of Brown football. Brown fans are invited to attend the show at Hope Street Pizza, listen live on WPRV-AM790, and for the first time, watch the show on the Ivy League Digital Network (ILDN) and Facebook Live. All 10 of the Phil Estes Shows will be held at Hope Street Pizza, located at 720 Hope Street on the East Side of Providence.
Listen To Brown Football: Brown's 10-game football schedule will be aired throughout Rhode Island and Southern New England on WPRV-AM 790 (Providence). The Brown football broadcast team features Scott Cordischi calling the play-by-play, and John Anderson P'11 providing the color commentary.
Next Week: The Bears travel to Hanover, New Hampshire to take on the Dartmouth Big Green on Saturday, November 12 at 12:00-noon in a nationally televised game by One World Sports.
