Brown Hits the Road to Visit Columbia on Saturday

OPENING KICKOFF

Brown will hit the road for the final time in 2021 to take on Columbia in an Ivy League matchup, which will serve as the 85th all-time meeting between the two programs. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
Brown leads the all-time series 53-29-2.
Brown (2-6, 1-4 Ivy) emerged victorious in their last game against Columbia (5-3, 2-3 Ivy), doubling up the Lions 48-24 on 11/16/2019.
Brown ranks fourth in the Ivy League and 31st in FCS with 30.9 points per game, and leads the Ivy with 328.2 passing yards per game (7th in FCS) and 458.6 yards of total offense per game (11th in FCS).
The game will feature two of the top teams on fourth down in FCS, with both teams converting on fourth downs at a .667 clip. Brown has converted 21-of-31 chances, good for 12th in FCS, while Columbia sits tied with Monmouth for 13th in FCS at 12-for-18.

ALLEN TAKES OVER THE TOP

Allen Smith has taken over the top spot in the Ivy League by averaging 117.4 all-purpose yards per game. Last Saturday vs. Yale, Smith netted 87 yards rushing, his second-highest total of the season, and a season-high 58 receiving yards. The performance added exactly seven all-purpose yards to his season average.

WIDE RECEIVER U.

Brown continues to live up to its old nickname of Wide Receiver U. this season, with 17 different receivers having at least one reception, several of whom rank among the Ivy League and nation's leaders.
Brown is averaging 328.2 yards through the air this season, the most in the Ivy League and seventh-most in FCS.

WALKER LEADING THE WAY

Sophomore Graham Walker enters this week leading all Ivy League rookies in receptions (37), receiving yards (501/62.6 ypg) and touchdown receptions (5). He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Sept. 27 after posting nine catches for 132 yards and a touchdown.

BLASTING OFF

After his three-touchdown performance against Yale last week, Wes Rockett now ranks 12th in FCS and leads the Ivy League with 8 TD receptions.

EJ'S CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD PASS

EJ Perry set a new Ivy League record last weekend by completing a touchdown pass in his 16th consecutive game.
The previous record of 15 was held by Cornell's Ricky Rahne from 1999-00 and Penn's Mike Mitchell from 2002-03.
Perry has completed a touchdown pass in 17 of his 18 career games.

Perry needs 265 yards passing to move into sole possession of third place on the all-time list.
He also needs to complete 29 passes to move into sole possession of third place all-time for career pass completions.
Perry needs 344 yards of total offense to move into sole possession of second place on the single-season record list for total offense.

SCOUTING COLUMBIA

The Lions have lost two-straight games, a 37-30 loss at Yale and a 49-21 loss against Harvard after starting the season 5-1, which included a big 19-0 win at Dartmouth.
The Lions offense has been an equal attack of running and passing as Columbia is averaging 160 yards on the ground and 170 yards through the air. Most of the points for Columbia have come from the run game with 16 of the Lions 21 touchdowns coming via the rush.
Dante Miller is the leading rusher for Columbia with 759 yards on the ground, averaging 88.5 yards per game.
Joe Green is the leading passer for Columbia with 1,331 yards and five touchdowns. Green is completing 57.7 percent of his passes and has only thrown one interception. Green has eclipsed the 200-yard mark in each of the last two games. Against Yale, Green had a season-high 223 yards and he followed that up with 213 yards against Harvard.
Three receivers average over 30 yards per game with Wills Meyer leading the way at 47.6 yards per game. Ernest Robertson is averaging 33 yards per game and Marcus Libman is averaging 31.9 yards.
Ben Mathiasmeier is tied for tops in the Ivy League with three interceptions on the season.

UP NEXT
Brown will close out the regular season next Saturday, November 20 at home against Dartmouth on Senior Day. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. on NESN and ESPN+.