Bears Head to URI for Governor’s Cup Clash on Saturday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown football team will hit the road for the first time this season to face the University of Rhode Island in the 40th Governor's Cup on Saturday evening. The 106th all-time meeting between the two schools will kick off at 6 p.m. at Meade Stadium in Kingston.

GAME INFO
Matchup: Brown at Rhode Island
Date: Saturday, October 1 | 6 p.m.
Stream: FloSports ($)
Radio: 790 The Score

OPENING KICKOFF
• Rhody holds a 20-19 edge since the Governor's Cup was first presented in 1981.
• Brown leads the all-time series 73-30-2, with the first matchup coming back in 1909.
• Brown is off to a 1-1 start, rallying for a 44-38 2OT win over Bryant, before falling short against Harvard 35-28 last weekend, both at home.
• Rhode Island started the season with a pair of double-digit wins over Stony Brook and Bryant, before losing to nationally-ranked No. 9 Delaware and FBS No. 24 Pittsburgh.

THE BEST FOR LAST
• Brown has put up 21 points in the fourth quarter in each of its first two games and has outscored its opponents 42-7 over the final 15 minutes of regulation this season.
• The 42 points and +35 point differential in the 4th qtr both lead the Ivy League.

PICKING UP WHERE IT LEFT OFF
• Brown's offense has averaged 449.0 yards of total offense through its first two games, which ranks second in the Ivy League and 17th in FCS Football.
• The Bears put up 505 yards of offense against Bryant on 9/17.
• In 2021, Brown averaged 445.3 yards of total offense per game, 12th in the nation.

THIRD DOWN FOR WHAT?
• Brown is 22-for-42 (.524) on third downs this season, good for second in the Ivy and 10th in the nation.
• Brown converted on 13 of its 26 third down chances against Harvard and was 9-of-16 on third downs against Bryant (.562).
• Four Ivies are ranked in the top 15 in the nation in third down percentage, including Columbia (2nd/.647), Yale (t-12th/.500) and Cornell (15th/.484).
• Brown is also 7th in FCS/1st in the Ivy on fourth down this year (4-for-5).
• Brown was 71-for-164 (.430) on third down conversions last season, good for second in the Ivy League and 19th in FCS.

MAKING A SPLASH
• Junior quarterback Jake Willcox has made a splash in his first two career starts for Brown.
• Leads the Ivy League with 320.0 passing yards/game, the only Ivy QB over 300 yards.
• He also leads the Ivy with six touchdown passes.
Rockett leads the Ivy League through two weeks with 178.5 all-purpose yards, totaling 154 yards on kick returns and 71 on punt returns.
• He is fifth in the Ivy with 66.0 receiving yards per game.

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Bears Head to URI for Governor’s Cup Clash on Saturday

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