Brown Bears
5-5 2025 finalBrown football is the Ivy program that invented the 'de-fense!' chant, featured the Iron Men of 1926, and competes without pretension — proof that a smaller school can do excellence its own way.
The Bears are in the woods.
Brown football is the Ivy program that invented the 'de-fense!' chant, featured the Iron Men of 1926, and competes without pretension — proof that a smaller school can do excellence its own way.
Brown rebuilt under coach James Perry after a period of struggle in the mid-2010s. The Bears have returned to competitive Ivy football and continue to prove that a smaller Ivy program can sustain excellence. Perry's appointment in…
Offseason
69 days
until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC
The 2026 Outlook
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What moved it — offseason · last 30 days
Aspiration Ladder
Brief Part III §33.4 · Brown Bears
The season's first milestone.
Competitive for the conference crown.
24-team bracket qualifier — realistic in a strong year.
The FCS championship weekend. A generational leap.
Brown Bears · Next-Season Outcome Band
Floor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Who We Are
Fanbase Health Index · Brown Bears · medium confidence
Growing (67)
Home-Field Advantage · Brown Bears · 2018-present
Strong
40% home win rate vs 32% on the road. margin runs +8.0 better at home.
Act IIILast Season Reviewed
2025 season · tap to expand
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cooling
Two of five. Schedule has caught up.
Ivy Standing · 2025
5th in the Ivy
Brown Bears sits 5th of 8 in the Ivy at 5-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | 9-2 |
| 2 | Yale | 9-3 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | 7-3 |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 6-4 |
| 5 | Brown | 5-5 |
| 6 | Cornell | 4-6 |
| 7 | Princeton | 3-7 |
| 8 | Columbia | 2-8 |
Schedule Strength · Brown Bears · 2025
Balanced
Average opponent win rate 53% across 10 finalized games. No top-25 opponents, but mid-tier slate kept the schedule honest.
Moment of the Year · Brown Bears · 2025
Won 46-0 vs Georgetown
Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.
From the Archive — Brown Bears
2023: Won 30-26 at Pennsylvania
In 2023, the program won 30-26 at Pennsylvania — a tight road result that left the 4-point margin on the books.
The Bears eat tonight.