Football to Host Penn on Saturday for Hall of Fame Weekend

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown football team is set to host Penn this Saturday at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium for a 12:30 p.m. kickoff on Hall of Fame Weekend and Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day.

GAME INFO
Matchup: Brown vs. Penn
Date: Saturday, October 29 | 12:30 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: 790 The Score

OPENING KICKOFF

Brown enters this weekend coming off a tough 24-21 loss against Cornell, getting stopped at the one-yard line in the final minute.
Penn is one of two remaining overall unbeaten teams in the Ivy League, and is receiving votes in this week's Stats Perform and FCS Coaches Top 25 polls.

SPREADING THE WEALTH

Brown had 11 different receivers catch a pass last week against Cornell, tying a season-high.
The Bears have had at least 10 different players catch as pass in three consecutive games and five of six games this year.

RED ZONE DEFENSE

Brown carries the nation's 17th-best red zone defense (3rd in the Ivy behind Penn and Princeton) into this weekend's matchup.
Brown's opponents have scored on 70.6 percent of their red zone trips (12-of-17) this season.
This week's opponent, Penn has the No. 2 red zone defense in FCS at 57.1 percent (eight opponent scores on 14 trips).

DEFENSE CLOSING DOWN

Brown has allowed increasingly fewer yards in three straight games - 395 at CCSU, 368 at Princeton and 331 vs. Cornell, the three fewest yards allowed by the team this season.

SMITH SCORING

Allen Smith is tied for second in the Ivy with seven rushing touchdowns this season with Cornell's Jameson Wang and Harvard's Aidan Borguet. Princeton's Ryan Butler leads with nine.

NO FLY ZONE

Cooper DeVeau is tied for the Ivy League lead with six passes defended this season (5 breakups, 1 interception), and leads the Ancient Eight with 1.20 pass breakups per game.
Isaiah Reed is tied for fifth overall with five passes defended.

FIRST IN FIRST DOWNS

Brown leads the Ivy League with 139 total first downs this season in six games.
Columbia (129) is second.
Brown's total ranks 63rd in FCS.

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