Football Delivers Strong 35-28 Win Over Dartmouth to Close Out the Season

Saturday, November 22

Providence, R.I.

12 p.m.

Brown University

5-5 , 2-5

Dartmouth

7-3 , 4-3

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Football Delivers Strong 35-28 Win Over Dartmouth to Close Out the Season

11/22/2025 5:48:00 PM | Football

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown football team closed out the 2025 season, and the 100th season of Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium with a bang, topping Dartmouth 35-28 on Saturday afternoon.

A pair of late interceptions, including a game-winning pick-six from sophomore Alejandro Bello and a game-sealing pick in the end zone from junior Cap Davis powered Brown, along with a pair of first half touchdowns from sophomore Matt Childs.

Brown finishes the season 5-5 (2-5 Ivy) and in a tie for sixth place with Princeton in the Ivy League standings.

Brown also honored its 24-member senior class with a pregame ceremony.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Brown's defense forced four turnovers in the game (three in the fourth quarter), including three interceptions from John Perdue, Bello and Davis.
Bello returned the game-winning interception 74 yards to paydirt with just under five minutes remaining.
Davis had the final interception in the end zone with less than two minutes left.
Perdue added 8.0 tackles and his team-leading third interception of the year.
Junior Miles Brophy had a career-high 13.0 tackles.
Junior quarterback James Murphy was 22-for-27 for 222 yards passing and three touchdowns.
Childs posted 108 yards of total offense and two touchdowns, including 61 receiving yards to lead the team.
Senior Solomon Miller had 36 yards receiving and a touchdown.
Senior Jackson Delaney had a pair of catches for 30 yards and his first career touchdown.
Trevor Foley had five catches for 37 yards.
Ten different Bears recorded a reception.
Brown's defense limited Dartmouth's rushing attack to just 112 yards, their second-lowest total of the season. The Big Green entered the game third in the league with 169.0 yards per game on the ground.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Dartmouth turned an interception on Brown's opening possession into a touchdown with a 13-yard pass at the 12:03 mark for the early lead.
The Bears drew even with a touchdown at 3:25 of the second quarter when Murphy found a wide-open Childs in the right side of the end zone for a 19-yard score.

TOUCHDOWN!

Childs all by himself to even things up!

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Brown capitalized on a turnover to take the lead with another touchdown by Childs, this one coming on the ground with a six-yard run at 8:54.
Dartmouth fought back to tie the score with 5:38 left until halftime, converting a 4th-and-8 for a 35-yard touchdown.
The Bears quickly answered on a 21-yard pass to Delaney, who hauled in the pass while being interfered with to put Bruno back on top, 21-14 with 3:02 left in the half.

TOUCHDOWN!!!

First career touchdown for Jackson Delaney on his senior day puts the Bears back on top!

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Trailing by seven early in the fourth, Murphy connected with Miller for a six-yard touchdown pass to even the game 28-28.

TIED UP!!

Back and forth we go as Solomon Miller scores on the dart from Murphy

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With Dartmouth driving in Brown territory, Bello picked off a pass down the middle of the field and took it down the sideline 74 yards for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown with 4:50 remaining.

BELLOOO!!!!! PICK-SIX GIVES BEARS THE LEAD!!!

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Dartmouth drove to the Brown 31 on its ensuing drive, but on the first play after the two-minute timeout, Davis won the jump ball and picked off the pass in the end zone for the final defensive stop that helped seal the game.

GAME NOTES

Bello's interception was the first pick-six for Brown since Isaiah Reed's 35-yard interception return vs. Yale on Nov. 4, 2023.
Twenty-eight of Brown's last 60 games over the last six seasons have been decided by one possession. The Bears are now 14-14 in those games.
Brown has come-from-behind to win in the fourth quarter in eight of its last 12 victories.
The win is Brown's first victory over Dartmouth since 2016 and the first at Brown Stadium since 2009.
Dartmouth entered the game receiving votes in this week's Stats Perform FCS and AFCA Coaches Top 25 Polls.

SEASON/CAREER RECORD NOTES

James Murphy finishes the season with the second-best single-season completion percentage in program history at 67.4 percent.
Murphy's 246 completions rank tied for ninth in single-season program history.
Murphy's 2,798 passing yards rank eighth in program history for a single season.
Elias Archie's 14 pass breakups this season are tied for third most in a single season in program history.
Ike Odimegwu finished the season with 9.0 sacks, fourth-most in school history and two shy of the program record.

QUOTES FROM THE COACH: JAMES PERRY

"These guys were incredible to coach. I'm so proud of them. Our guys have practiced very well and I knew we'd play well today."
"Our defense is a remarkable group. There is tremendous leadership on that side of the ball, and it permeates throughout the team. I'm proud of Dan Mulrooney and the defensive staff keeping these guys playing hard and being positive."
"I'm as proud as I've ever been of these kids and the way they work, practice and take care of business."

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