Football Comes up Short in 29-17 Loss at Princeton

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Football Comes up Short in 29-17 Loss at Princeton

10/18/2024 10:13:00 PM | Football

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown football team came up short in a Friday night showdown at Princeton on ESPNU by a score of 29-17.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Five turnovers doomed the Bears, all of which came in Princeton territory, while the Brown defense came up with two takeaways.
Brown rushed for 172 yards in the game to Princeton's 179. The Bears held a 443-379 edge in total offense.
The defense played a strong second half, holding the Tigers to just 47 yards on the ground and 113 yards total over the final 30 minutes.
Seniors Tim Malo and Caleb Moorhead had 7.0 tackles apiece to lead the Brown defense.
Senior Isaiah Reed had 6.0 tackles (four solo) and had a key interception in the end zone.
Sami Miller had his first career interception.
Kevin Coss had 1.5 sacks, while Kyle Philbin, Owen Clarke, Winston Jordan and Reed also added sacks.
Ten different Bears had a reception, the second straight game with double digit players tallying a catch.
Ben Moseley and Levi Linowes each had three catches for a career-high 42 yards.
Quarterback Jake Willcox led the Bears on the ground with 55 yards rushing. He was 31-for-50 passing for 271 yards.
Stockton Owen carried 11 times for 51 yards, and Matt Childs rushed 13 times for 43 yards.
Qwentin Brown and Solomon Miller added rushing touchdowns.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Tigers jumped on the board on their opening possession, going for it on 4th-and-inches from their own 34 and turning it into a 66-yard touchdown run up the middle by John Volker. The PAT was no good after a penalty.
After a Brown punt, Princeton capped an 11-play, 90-yard drive with a seven-yard touchdown run by Volker to take a 12-0 lead after a failed two-point attempt at the 5:16 mark.
After both teams exchanged interceptions early in the second quarter, Princeton took a 19-0 lead at the 12:27 mark on a 13-yard QB scramble on third down.
The Bears responded with a big 10 play, 75-yard drive to get on the scoreboard with Solomon Miller taking a pitch to the left and running it in untouched from one yard out to make it 19-7 at the 8:39 mark. The drive was highlighted by a 31-yard pass to Levi Linowes, which set Brown up at the two-yard line.
Princeton used a 60-yard pass to get into field goal range and tack on three more with a 28-yarder with 7:00 minutes to go until halftime.
Princeton came away with an interception in the red zone in the closing seconds, Brown's third turnover of the opening half, to keep it 22-7 going into the locker room.
Brown jumped right back in the game with a strong 18-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half, capped by a one-yard scoring run from Qwentin Brown. The Bears converted six first downs on the drive and were 4-for-5 on third down and 1-for-1 on fourth down.
Backed up against the goal line and facing 2nd-and-goal at the two, Reed came away with a huge interception in the end zone to end a long Princeton drive and get Brown the ball back with just over 13 minutes remaining.
Maron brought the Bears within 22-17 with 8:17 to play with a 33-yard field goal. Brown converted a huge fourth down on the drive with a 31-yard pass to Moseley on 4th-and-5 from their own 49.
Qwentin Brown came up with a huge punt block on special teams to get Brown the ball back near midfield with 7:17 to go, but the Tigers forced Brown's fourth turnover of the game a few plays later with a fumble.
Princeton drove down the field and put the game away with a 12-yard touchdown pass with 1:53 remaining.

UP NEXT
Brown will return home for two straight games starting next Saturday, October 26 against Cornell with a noon kickoff on ESPN+.

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