Football Hits the Road to Face Columbia on Saturday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown football team will hit the road for the final time in 2023 to take on Columbia on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. on ESPN+ and will be broadcast regionally on SNY.

ABOUT THE GAME
Brown (4-4, 2-3 Ivy) vs. Columbia (2-6, 0-5 Ivy)
Saturday, November 11, 2023, 12:30 p.m.
Live Stats | TV: SNY | Livestream: ESPN+ | Audio: BrownBears.com/Audio
Game Notes: Brown Notes | Columbia Notes
Brown Football Report: Episode 9
Matchup History

OPENING KICKOFF

Brown ranks third in the Ivy League with 27.6 points per game and boasts the league's No. 1 passing offense (310.8).
Columbia is allowing 18.4 points per game (2nd fewest in Ivy), and 190.3 yards through the air, third fewest in the league, however the Lions have allowed a season-high 35 and 38 points to Yale and Harvard in their last two games.
Columbia has won five of the last six matchups between the two, with Brown's lone win coming in New York in 2019.

NATION'S LEADERS
Through the first seven games, Brown ranks among the nation's leaders in several individual and team categories. Click here for the full list.

SECOND(ARY) TO NONE

Isaiah Reed leads the Ivy league with four interceptions this season, while Aubrey Parker is tied for second with three.
Parker leads the Ivy League in passes defended (10), with Hobbs, DeVeau and Reed all tied for second with nine each.
Treyvon Hobbs (8) and Cooper DeVeau (8) are tied for the league lead with eight pass breakups.

ALTERNATING RESULTS

Brown has alternated results each week this season, and has not had back-to-back wins or losses.
Brown has never had a season (minimum 5 games) where they have not won or lost consecutive games.
Brown alternated wins and losses in 1886 (1-1) and alternated results during the 2-2 campaign of 1889.

SEVEN YEARS IN THE MAKING

Brown's three interceptions vs. Yale last weekend was the team's first game with three picks since a three INT performance at Dartmouth on November 12, 2016.

POLARIZING COVERAGE

Brown's punt and kickoff coverages this season rank at opposite ends of the Ivy League.
The Bears rank No. 1 in the Ivy League (37th nationally) on punt coverage, allowing just 5.45 yards per return.
On kickoffs, Brown is allowing a league-high 26.23 yards (121st out of 122 nationally).

FIRST DOWNS

Brown leads the Ivy League this season (30th in FCS) with 194 first downs (24.5 per game), 20 more than Cornell, the largest gap between any team.
Defensively, Brown has allowed 165 first downs, second most in the league.
Brown led the Ivy League with 215 (21.5 per game) first downs in 2022. Harvard (197) was second, the biggest gap between any team.

JUMPING IN FRONT

Brown has enjoyed playing with the lead for much of this season, particularly early in games. Brown has scored first in six of its eight games, and was the only team to do so in each of its first five games.
Brown has scored four times on its opening possession this season (2 TD, 2 FG).

THIRD DOWN SUCCESS

Brown ranks 13th in the nation and second in the Ivy League on third down conversions at 47.5 percent.

FOURTH DOWN DEFENSE

Brown was the only team in all of FCS to have not allowed a fourth down conversion until Oct. 21 at Cornell, when the Big Red went 2-for-2. Opponents are now 4-for-9 this season, ranking the Bears 3rd in the league on 4th down defense and 27th in FCS.

PENCHANT FOR BIG PLAYS

Brown's defense and special teams have allowed 15 touchdowns this season of 35 yards of greater, including five of 50+ yards.
Opponents have scored a touchdown of 43 yards or greater in six of the last seven games and 50+ in four of the last six (includes defensive scores).

FIGHTING TIL THE END

The Bears have trailed in the fourth quarter in two of their four wins this year, twice either tying the game or taking the lead in the final minute (Bryant and Princeton).

Click here to read Brown's full game notes

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