Football Hits the Road for Matchup at Cornell

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown football team is set to hit the road this Saturday for an Ivy League matchup at Cornell. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. on ESPN+.

GAME INFORMATION
Brown (3-2, 0-2 Ivy) at Cornell (1-4, 0-2 Ivy)
Saturday, October 25 – 1 p.m.
Schoellkopf Field | Ithaca, N.Y.
Livestream: ESPN+ | Audio: BrownBears.com/Audio (Learfield Varsity Network)
Live Stats
Game Notes
Matchup History

OPENING KICKOFF

Brown will aim to get back on track after a 40-21 loss to Princeton last weekend, which snapped a two-game winning streak. Cornell is coming off its first win of the year, a 30-20 home triumph over Bucknell.
Four of the last five games between the two schools have been decided by four points or less.
Brown is looking to win four of its first six games for the first time since 2015.
The Bears lead the Ivy League with 13.0 sacks and six fumble recoveries through the first five games.
Brown is 16th in the FCS with 2.60 sacks per game.

CHILDS BACK-TO-BACK

Matt Childs has set career-highs in rushing yards each of the last two games with 92 against Bryant and 94 vs. Princeton.
Childs has rushed for two touchdowns in each of the last three games.
He ranks third in the Ivy League with six rushing touchdowns this season and is tied for second in scoring with 42 points.

TURNOVERS TELLING THE TALE

Brown has lost both games this season when it has turned the ball over more than its opponent and won all three games where it has won the turnover battle.
Brown's turnover margin of +0.6 is third-best in the Ivy League.
As a result, Brown has averaged 396.0 yards of total offense in its three wins and 262.5 in its two losses.

SPREADING THE BALL AROUND

Fourteen different players caught a pass for Brown against Princeton on Oct. 18.
Over the last 45 games since the start of the 2021 season, Brown has had 23 games where at least 10 different players have caught at least one pass.
2025: 2 games; 2024: 5 games; 2023: 5 games; 2022: 8 games; 2021: 3 games.

PROTECTING THE FOOTBALL

Brown's offense has not lost a fumble all season. The Bears' only lost fumble this season came on a muffed punt against Princeton.
Brown is tied for fourth in FCS and tied for first in the Ivy League with one lost fumble.
The Bears lead the league with seven forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.

EYES ON THE PASS RUSH

Entering this weekend, Brown leads the Ivy League and ranks 16th nationally in FCS with 13.0 sacks through five games.
A significant uptick from previous years, Brown finished 2024 with 16.0 team sacks.

QUELLING THE BIG PLAYS

Brown had allowed a touchdown of 43 yards or greater in 14 of the 20 games across the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
So far in 2025, Brown has allowed only one such score through the first five games, which came on a 44-yard pass against Harvard.

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