Brown Renews New England Rivalry With Holy Cross on Saturday at Brown Stadium

Saturday, October 12

Providence, R.I.

12:30 pm

Brown University

Holy Cross

Tickets

Photo by: TOM MAGUIRE

Brown Renews New England Rivalry With Holy Cross on Saturday at Brown Stadium

10/9/2019 11:34:00 AM | Football

FB Notes: Brown vs. Holy Cross 10-12-19

Providence, R.I. - New England rivals Brown and Holy Cross will be getting together for the 60th time and will be meeting for the first time since 2014 in the Bears final non-league game of the season. All the action kicks-off at Brown Stadium at 12:30 pm. The game will be available to watch on ESPN+ and NESN-plus, or fans can listen to the game on WPRV AM-790.

Brown's Record:  Coming off a tough fourth quarter loss to URI, 31-28, the Bears (1-2) will be playing the second of a three game home stand on Saturday against the Crusaders. Bears' junior quarterback EJ Perry turned in a yeoman's performance against Rhode Island with 512 yards of total offense (420 passing, 92 rushing), and throwing for three touchdowns.

Literacy Day:Brown football will be celebrating the 10th annual Brown Athletics Literacy Day on Saturday, presented by Delta Phi Fraternity and co-sponsored by the Brown Football Association. The event recognizes and celebrates outstanding achievement in the areas of reading and writing in middle and elementary schools of Providence. This year, an all-time record of  close to 10,000 students qualified, more than half of all eligible school children. Please join us in welcoming Providence students, who will be in attendance on Saturday to be rewarded for their effort and accomplishment.

The Crusaders: Holy Cross (2-3) junior quarterback Connor Degenhardt threw for 276 yards and accounted for three touchdowns to lead the Crusaders to a 21-14 victory over Bucknell last week. The Crusaders improve to 2-3 on the year and 1-0 in the Patriot League with the win. Holy Cross has also posted a win over New Hampshire (13-10) with losses to Yale (23-10) and two FBS schools, Navy (45-7) and Syracuse (41-3).

The Brown vs. Holy Cross Series Record – 60th Meeting: Brown and Holy Cross have played 59 times, dating back to 1898, with the Crusaders holding a 32-24-3 series advantage. Brown has won the last three meetings, including a thrilling 27-24 overtime win over the Crusaders in Providence, R.I. on 10/11/2014. Holy Cross' last win over the Bears came in 2010 when the Crusaders earned a 17-13 decision in Worcester.

Bear Facts:  Senior DT Michael Hoecht had five tackles, including 1.5 quarterback sacks vs. Rhode Island.  He now has 15 career sacks, tied for fourth place on Brown's all-time list with New England Patriots' James Develin '10…Junior QB EJ Perry's 512 yards of total offense vs. URI is second only to Michael Dougherty's '09 total yards vs. Holy Cross in 2008. Perry ranks second in the country and leads the Ivy League in total offense with 364 yards per game…The Bears converted 5-of-6 fourth down conversions against Rhode Island…Brown's 426 passing yards vs. URI are the most since 2015 when Brown threw for 438 yards vs. Rhode Island…Senior WR Jakob Prall went over the 100-yard receiving mark for the fourth time in his career with 5 catches vs. URI for 111 yards…Senior TE Emerson Logie has eight catches for 122 yards this season after making14 receptions for 90 yards in 2018…11 different Brown players made receptions vs. URI.

Fast and Faster:Head coach James Perry has developed a dynamic and fast style of offense that translates into points on the scoreboard. In two years as head coach at Bryant, Perry's squad averaged 30.3 points per game his first year and 32.5 points per game in 2018, scoring a school record 56 points in its final game against Howard. His 2013 offense at Princeton set league records for points (43.7) and yards (511.6) per game.

EJ Perry At the Helm:  Junior quarterback EJ Perry (Andover, MA), a transfer from Boston College, who saw action in five games for the Eagles last season, is coming off another strong performance with 512 total yards against Rhode Island, including 420 passing yards (three TD's) and 92 yards on the ground. His 512 yards of total offense ranks second in Brown football history. He excelled in Brown's opening win over Bryant, being named the STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week, Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week and the Gold Helmet Award recipient as the New England Player of the Week.Perry accounted for five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) and 410 yards of total offense against the Bulldogs in his Brown debut. Perry passed for 183 yards, completing 21-of-32 passes, and three touchdowns, and ran for another 227 yards and two touchdowns, including a 94-yard touchdown run, the second longest rushing play in Brown football history. His 227 rushing yards are the eighth most in the Brown record book and most ever for a Brown quarterback. Only Mark Kachmer's 95-yard run vs. Yale at the Yale Bowl in 2011 is longer than Perry's 94-yard TD scamper.He threw for 162 yards vs. Harvard, completing 17-of-27 passes. The Massachusetts high school state record holder for single season touchdown passes (47), Perry threw for 98 yards with 12 completions against Clemson in 2018. In Brown's two-quarterback system, junior quarterback Michael McGovern (St. Louis, MO) completed 2-of-2 passes for 17 yards vs. Bryant and 1-of-2 passes vs. Harvard.  He led the Ivy League with 220.20 passing yards per game in 2018, while throwing eight touchdown passes. McGovern will also see considerable action. Expect the Bears to have multiple quarterbacks on the field at the same time.

Jackson Leads Receiving Corps:  SeniorDemitri Jackson (Nashua, NH) leads the Brown team with 12 catches for 109 yards. He eclipsed his 2018 season reception total with eight catches for 76 yards and his first career TD reception (four yards) vs. Bryant.  Jackson also had four receptions for 33 yards vs. Rhode Island.

Deep at Wide Receiver:Senior All-Ivy LJ Harriott (Central Islip, NY), who had three catches for 56 yards vs. Bryant and three receptions for 13 yards vs. Harvard,  led last year's receiving corps with 31 receptions and 413 receiving yards. Junior Scott Boylan (Bakersfield, CA) caught two touchdown passes vs. Bryant (four and five yards), had two catches vs. Harvard and three receptions vs. URI, after making 30 catches for 355 yards in 2018.  Junior Dan Gemmell (Andover, MA) also looks to be a receiving favorite after pacing the Bears with four receptions for 53 yards vs. Harvard and making three catches for 29 yards vs. Bryant.

Plowing the Road:The Bears return four of five starters to the offensive line, led by senior tackle and All-Ivy selection Phil Lynch (Milton, MA).  Senior Nick Allsop (North Easton, MA) returns at guard, junior tackle Chad Broome-Webster (Orlando, FL) at tackle and senior Toby Okwara (Charlotte, NC) at center. Senior James Carnevale (North Andover, MA) and junior Tucker Barnes(Hahira, GA) have also emerged as top linemen.

Logie at Tight End:  Senior tight end Emerson Logie (New Canaan, CT) is quickly becoming an integral part of the offense with eight catches for 122 yards.  He excelled vs. URI with five receptions for 87 yards, including a 32-yard reception.

Pyne – Last Year's Ivy Leader In Tackles:Bears' senior outside linebacker Brendan Pyne (Bradenton, FL) registered eight tackles vs. URI, including five solo stops. He made four tackles vs. Bryant and five tackles, including one for a loss, vs. Harvard.  Pyne led the Ivy League in solo tackles (48) in 2018 and is the Ivy League's returning leader with 8.4 tackles per game. He registered a career-high 14 tackles vs. Columbia and 10 tackles vs. Cornell and Yale.

Bak On Top:  junior free safety Davis Bak (Tampa, FL) leads the Brown team with 21 total tackles, including 10 solo stops. He had a team high 10 tackles vs. Bryant and six tackles vs. Harvard. He ranked seventh on last year's team with 38 tackles overall.

Pierre – Brown sack Leader:  Senior Elijah Pierre (Rockland, MA) has earned a starting role on the inside and responded by leading the Bears with 4.5 tackles for loss. He made three tackles for loss and a quarterback sack vs. Bryant.  Pierre made four tackles, including a QB sack vs. Harvard. He made 13 tackles a year ago.

Prall Catching On:Senior Jakob Prall (Tipp City, OH) hauled in five passes for 111 yards vs. URI and came up with three catches vs. Harvard.  He registered 25 catches for 394 yards and two touchdowns in 2018.

The Running Game:After an injury-ridden season in the offensive backfield, the Bears look to capitalize on a talented rushing attack in the new offense. Sophomore Allen Smith (Westerville, OH) paced the Bears with 80 rushing yards vs. Harvard, including a 22-yard touchdown scamper. Smith had three touchdowns vs. Rhode Island, with TD receptions of five and two yards, and a three yard TD run. He led the Bears in rushing in 2018 with 175 yards, despite missing four games.  Senior Andrew Bolton(Troy, NY) ran for 90 yards last season and rushed for 19 yards on six carries vs. Bryant.

Head Coach James Perry:  Bears' head coach James Perry '00 has returned to his alma mater to lead the Brown football program.  He's been able to find success throughout his career, posting a 23-7 record as a three-year starter at quarterback at Brown and throwing for an Ivy League record 9,294 career yards. He led the Bears to their first Ivy title in 23 years (1999), while being named the Ivy League Player of the Year and Bulger Lowe Award winner as the outstanding player in New England. He was named the Ivy League's Player of the Week an Ivy record nine times throughout his career. As the quarterbacks coach at Brown, Perry earned an Ivy Championship ring in 2008. He also won Ivy League titles as Off. Coordinator at Princeton in 2013 and 2016. He comes to Brown from Bryant where he was the head coach for two years.

The Kicking Game:Senior Dawson Goepferich (Holt, MO) returns to the lineup after handling most of the kick-off duties a year ago. Goepferich connected on 5-of-5 extra points and punted once for 41 yards vs. Bryant.

Hoecht Anchors Defensive Front:Two-year team captain defensive tackle Michael Hoecht (Oakwood, OH) registered 1.5 quarterback sacks vs. URI, while making five tackles overall. His 15 career sacks are tied with James Develin '10 for fourth place on Brown's all-time list. He made four tackles and earned a sack vs. Bryant and registered three tackles, including two for a loss against Harvard. Hoecht  led the Bears with four quarterback sacks in 2018 and his 69 total tackles were third on the Brown team and 10^thin the Ivy League.  Hoecht had 6.5 tackles for loss overall last year.

Brown's All-Time Career Sack Leaders
1.         Louis Ames (1998-2000)            19
2.         Richard Jarvis (2014-2017)        17.5
3.         Brett Atkins (1993-94)              16
4.         James Develin (2006-2009)       15
            Michael Hoecht(2016-present)15
5.         John Prassas (1978-1980)         14.5

Impact Freshmen Make The Grade:Several Brown freshmen are contributing to this year's squad.  DB Cooper DeVeau (Foxboro, MA)  led the Bears with eight solo tackles against URI and ranks second on the Brown team with 18 total tackles. WR Hayes Sutton (Norcross, GA) has eight receptions for the season after making a career high five catches for 62 yards vs. URI. Freshman FS Josh Ofili (Katy, TX) played a key role in Brown's win over Bryant with four tackles, including two for a loss and a sack. DB Joseph Shell (Frederick, MD) registered seven tackles vs. URI.

How Do You Say That?
Carnevale                                car-na-val
Dallape                                    doll-a-pay
Ejiogu-Dike                              EE-jou deek-ay
Fadule                                     Fa-dool
Gemmell                                 gem-ell
Goepferich                              Go-frich
Hoecht                                    hoyte
Ifediora                                   E-fay D-ora
Jonke                                       jon-key
Logie                                       low-gee
Loolo                                       low-low
Ochs                                        oaks
Stoeckel                                  steck-el
Turbyfill                                   tur-bee-fill
Ubani                                      oo-bani

Team Leaders:  Defensive tackle Michael Hoecht '20 (Oakwood, OH) and offensive lineman Nick Allsop '20 (North Easton, MA) have been voted team captains. Hoecht is the third player in Brown history to captain the Bears for two seasons, joining Marcus Fuller'15.5 and Kyle Newhall-Caballero'12 as two-year captains.

More Linebackers:Overall, Brown's linebacking corps features seven of the top eight players from a year ago. On the inside, junior Kingsley Ejiogu-Dike (Brockton, MA) registered five tackles vs. Bryant and six tackles vs. Harvard. He made 28 tackles, including three for a loss, in a starting role last year. Sophomore Jason Medeiros (Rehoboth, MA), who ranks fourth on the Brown team with 16 tackles,  preserved Brown's win over Bryant with an interception at the goal line as time expired, returning it 10 yards before sliding down to end the game. He also had six total tackles against the Bulldogs and added four tackles, including one for a loss vs. Harvard. Medeiros registered 46 tackles in significant field action in 2018. Senior Jared Cutlip (Sterling Heights, MI), who had six tackles last year, registered six total hits vs. Harvard and made six tackles vs. Rhode Island.

Brown's Weekly Award
9/21    EJ Perry, QB                            STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week
                                                            Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week
                                                            Jack Grinold/E. Mass. Chapter of the NFF Gold Helmet Award
            Jason Medeiros, LB                 Ivy League Honor Roll
9/27    Cooper DeVeau, DB                Ivy League Honor Roll
            Michael Hoechht, DT              Ivy League Honor Roll
            Allen Smith, RB                       Ivy League Honor Roll
10/5    EJ Perry, QB                            Ivy League Honor Roll
            Michael Hoecht, DT                Ivy League Honor Roll
            Cooper DeVeau, DB                Ivy League Honor Roll

Bears' Coaching Staff:Bears' head coach James Perryhas put together a veteran and dynamic coaching staff to mentor the Brown football team:  Offensive Coordinator: Vinny Marino(Connecticut '92);Defensive Coordinator:Tim Weaver(Davidson '90); Running Backs: Eric Bunker(Amherst '12); Defensive Line: Michael Donovan(Bentley '11); Outside Linebackers: Willie Edwards(Johnson & Wales '03); Offensive Line:Michael McCarthy(Widener '07); Quarterbacks:Seitu Smith(Harvard '15); Tight Ends & Recruiting Coordinator: Ryan Mattison(Boston College '03); Defensive Backs and Special Teams Coordinator:Darryl Jackson (San Diego '93); Offensive Quality Control:Heather Marini(Monash '14); Defensive Quality Control: Daniel Modelski(Illinois College '17); Director of Football Operations: Andrew Goodman(Penn State '12); Coordinator of Football Operations & Player Development: Paul Frisone(Western New England '93).

Bears In The NFL:  Brown has two of its former players on NFL team rosters once again in 2019.  Fullback James Develin '10, an engineering concentrator and defensive end at Brown, enters his seventh season with the New England Patriots. A Pro Bowl selection in 2017, Develin is the New England Patriots' starting fullback for four of the last five years, including the 2014, 2016 and 2018 Super Bowl Championship teams. 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 2019 season, DeOssie is the 2nd-longest tenured Giants player, behind Eli Manning.

ESPN+ Broadcast Talent:Calling Brown's five home games on ESPN+ are former ESPN, ABC and NBC Sports broadcaster Allen Bestwick, who will call the play, and ABC6 Sports Anchor Nick Coit, who will provide the analysis.

The James Perry Coaches Show at Hope Street Pizza:For the latest on the Brown Football team, listen and watch the James Perry Coaches Show every Thursday evening, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 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-AM 790, and watch the show on Facebook Live. All of the James Perry Coaches Shows will be held at Hope Street Pizza, located at 720 Hope Street, on the East Side of Providence. Fans and supporters are invited to attend.

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) and nationally with the Tune-in app. The Brown football broadcast team features Scott Cordischi calling the play-by-play, and John Anderson P'11 P'18 providing the color commentary.

Next Week:Brown wraps-up its three-game home stand with an Ivy League matchup against Princeton on Saturday, October 19. It's Family Weekend and kick-off on ESPN+ is 12:30pm at Brown Stadium.