Football's Rally Falls Short at Penn

Friday, October 31

Philadelphia, Pa.

7 p.m.

Brown University

3-4 , 0-4

Penn

5-2 , 3-1

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Brown

Penn

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10/31/2025 10:26:00 PM | Football

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The Brown football team pulled within seven points in the final five minutes, but the comeback ultimately fell short in a 28-21 setback at Penn in a nationally televised game on ESPNU.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Sophomore Trevor Foley had a stellar night with career-highs of five catches for 99 yards and one touchdown.
Junior quarterback James Murphy was 31-for-44 passing for 360 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Senior Ty Pezza added seven catches for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Junior Levi Linowes tallied three catches for 47 yards.
Junior receiver Najih Rahman had a four-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Pearson Hill for Hill's first career touchdown.
Junior Miles Brophy (12.0) and senior John Perdue (11.0) led all players in tackles, while Perdue notched his second interception of the season, which proved to be the game's only turnover.
Junior Ike Odimegwu added his Ivy League-leading seventh sack of the season.
Penn outgained Brown 453-397, with 364 of Brown's yards coming through the air.
The Quakers were 10-for-14 on third downs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After the Quakers forced a Brown turnover in Penn territory on 4th-and-long, Penn went 58 yards on 11 plays to score on a one-yard run for the 7-0 lead at 6:45.
Brown answered immediately with a quick 75-yard drive as Murphy hit Pezza who found open space and raced to a 44-yard touchdown to tie the score at 4:26.
Penn scored touchdowns on each of its first three possessions, taking the lead back at 14:10 of the second quarter on a nine-yard pass, then added on with a one-yard touchdown run at the 7:20 mark for a 21-7 lead they carried into halftime.
Penn outgained Brown 282-201 in the first half, while Penn converted on seven of their eight third downs.
Brown reached into its bag of tricks to pull within seven, as Rahman took a pitch and rolled right and passed to Hill in the end zone for the four-yard touchdown pass at the 7:12 mark.
The Quakers used a 54-yard kick return and a 40-yard pass to set up a short touchdown run that pushed the lead back to two scores, 28-14 with 4:56 left in the third quarter.
Brown drove 74 yards before attempting a 28-yard field goal in the opening moments of the fourth quarter, but the attempt sailed wide left.
Foley helped propel the Bears within seven once again, scoring on a 14-yard pass with 4:19 remaining to cut it to 28-21. He previously highlighted the drive with a tremendous leaping one-handed catch for a 19-yard gain on 3rd-and-19 from their own 25-yard line.
Unfortunately for the Bears, the Quakers' offense was able to run out the rest of the clock to keep Brown's offense off the field and hold on for the seven-point win.

UP NEXT
The Bears will return home on Saturday, November 8 to host Yale on Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day and Salute to Service Day. Kickoff is set for noon on ESPN+.

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