Home Finale and Senior Day Against Columbia Awaits Football this Saturday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown football team will honor its senior class of 2024 this Saturday prior to its home finale against Columbia. Kickoff is set for noon on ESPN+ and the Varsity Network on Learfield.

GAME INFORMATION
Brown vs. Columbia
Saturday, November 16, 2024 – 12 p.m.
Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium – Providence, R.I.
Livestream: ESPN+ | Live Stats | Audio: BrownBears.com/Audio
Game Notes: Brown Notes | Columbia Notes
Matchup History
Brown Bears Football Report: Episode 9

MATCHUP HISTORY

Brown leads the all-time series 54-31-2, with the two most recent matchups being decided in overtime.
The teams are both 5-5 over the last 10 seasons.
Brown is 26-12-1 against the Lions in Providence.
The last three matchups have all been decided by one possession, with the winning team having scored no more than 24 points in regulation.

Click here for full series history

GAME PROMOTIONS

Senior Day: Brown's football senior class of 2024 its largest of recent memory, with 31 seniors (24 seniors and seven fifth-years).
The pregame ceremony will start at 11:46 a.m.

OPENING KICKOFF

One game separates the two teams in the Ivy League standings, with Columbia having dropped two of their last three games, both coming to Dartmouth and Harvard, who sit tied for first in the Ivy.

STRENGTH AGAINST STRENGTH

Brown and Columbia will match their statistical strengths against each other in Saturday's matchup.
Brown ranks first in passing offense in the Ivy League (280.6) while Columbia holds the league's top pass defense (205.9).
Brown ranks first in total offense in the Ivy League (425.8) while Columbia sits third in total defense (344.6).
Brown holds the third ranked rushing defense in the league (137.3), while Columbia boasts the second-best rushing attack in the league (168.0).
Columbia is allowing just 17.5 points per game this season (No. 1 in the league) and will look to stifle Brown's offense which is scoring 26.9 points per game and is coming off a season-high 34 points at Yale last weekend.

RED ZONE STORY

Brown is fifth in the Ivy League in red zone scoring (84.8 percent).
On 33 trips to the red zone, Brown has scored 19 touchdowns, with 17 of them coming on the ground, the highest number of red zone rushing TDs.
Princeton has the next fewest red zone TD passes with eight.
Columbia holds the league's top red zone defense (71.4 percent), allowing a league-low nine touchdowns on 21 trips.

OUT OF THE GATES

Brown has gotten off to slow starts this season, getting outscored 89-35 in the first quarter. Opponents have scored first in six of the eight games.
Brown has led only once this season at the end of the first quarter (Georgetown).
The second half starts have been much better, outscoring the opposition, 57-41.

THE KID'S GOT IT!

Rookie tailback Matt Childs was one of 30 freshmen named to the Watch List for the Jerry Rice Award.
Presented by Stats Perform, the award is presented annually to the top freshman player in FCS Football.
His 39.4 receiving yards per game rank t-16th in the Ivy League, while his 44.0 rushing yards per contest rank 10th, with both marks leading all Ivy rookies

HEAD OF THE PACK

Senior linebacker Caleb Moorhead ranks fourth in the Ivy League and 32nd nationally with 1.19 tackles for loss per game. He led the league for multiple weeks earlier this season and was ranked as high as 14th nationally entering the game against Cornell on Oct. 26.

UP NEXT

Brown will conclude the 2024 season next Saturday, November 23 at Dartmouth. Kickoff is set for noon on ESPN+ and will be televised live in New England on NESN.

Click here to read Brown's full game notes

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