# Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry

The Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Brown Bears and Rhode Island Rams.

## History

They have met 107 times. They have played annually since 1909, except for 1918, 1923–24, 1943–45, 1992, and 2020. Since 1981, the Governor's Cup is given to the winner of the game. The Brown-Rhode Island game is played in late September or early October, and the venue alternates between Brown Stadium and Meade Stadium. Brown leads the series 73–33–2, but since the introduction of the Governor's Cup, the series is much closer, with Rhode Island leading 23–19.

## Game results

| Brown victories | Rhode Island victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | September 29, 1909 | Providence | Brown | 6–0 |
| 2 | October 5, 1910 | Providence | Brown | 5–0 |
| 3 | October 4, 1911 | Providence | Brown | 12–0 |
| 4 | October 5, 1912 | Providence | Brown | 14–0 |
| 5 | October 4, 1913 | Providence | Brown | 19–0 |
| 6 | October 3, 1914 | Providence | Brown | 20–0 |
| 7 | September 25, 1915 | Providence | Brown | 38–0 |
| 8 | September 30, 1916 | Providence | Brown | 18–0 |
| 9 | September 29, 1917 | Providence | Brown | 27–0 |
| 10 | September 27, 1919 | Providence | Brown | 27–0 |
| 11 | September 25, 1920 | Providence | Brown | 25–0 |
| 12 | September 24, 1921 | Providence | Brown | 6–0 |
| 13 | September 30, 1922 | Providence | Brown | 27–0 |
| 14 | September 26, 1925 | Providence | Brown | 33–0 |
| 15 | September 25, 1926 | Providence | Brown | 14–0 |
| 16 | September 24, 1927 | Providence | Brown | 27–0 |
| 17 | November 24, 1928 | Providence | Brown | 33–7 |
| 18 | October 5, 1929 | Providence | Brown | 14–6 |
| 19 | September 27, 1930 | Providence | Brown | 7–0 |
| 20 | October 3, 1931 | Providence | Brown | 18–0 |
| 21 | October 1, 1932 | Providence | Brown | 19–0 |
| 22 | October 7, 1933 | Providence | Brown | 26–0 |
| 23 | October 6, 1934 | Providence | Brown | 13–0 |
| 24 | October 5, 1935 | Providence | Rhode Island | 13–7 |
| 25 | October 3, 1936 | Providence | Brown | 7–6 |
| 26 | October 2, 1937 | Providence | Brown | 13–6 |
| 27 | October 22, 1938 | Providence | Brown | 40–21 |
| 28 | September 30, 1939 | Providence | Brown | 34–0 |
| 29 | October 5, 1940 | Providence | Brown | 20–17 |
| 30 | October 11, 1941 | Providence | Brown | 14–7 |
| 31 | October 3, 1942 | Providence | Brown | 28–0 |
| 32 | October 12, 1946 | Providence | Brown | 29–0 |
| 33 | October 11, 1947 | Providence | Brown | 55–6 |
| 34 | October 9, 1948 | Providence | Brown | 33–0 |
| 35 | October 8, 1949 | Providence | Brown | 46–0 |
| 36 | October 14, 1950 | Providence | Brown | 55–13 |
| 37 | October 13, 1951 | Providence | Brown | 20–13 |
| 38 | October 11, 1952 | Providence | Rhode Island | 7–6 |
| 39 | October 10, 1953 | Providence | Rhode Island | 19–13 |
| 40 | October 9, 1954 | Providence | Brown | 35–0 |
| 41 | October 22, 1955 | Providence | Rhode Island | 19–7 |
| 42 | October 27, 1956 | Providence | Brown | 27–7 |
| 43 | October 26, 1957 | Providence | Brown | 21–7 |
| 44 | October 25, 1958 | Providence | Brown | 47–6 |
| 45 | October 24, 1959 | Providence | Brown | 6–0 |
| 46 | October 22, 1960 | Providence | Brown | 36–14 |
| 47 | October 28, 1961 | Providence | Rhode Island | 12–9 |
| 48 | October 27, 1962 | Providence | Tie | 12–12 |
| 49 | October 26, 1963 | Providence | Brown | 33–7 |
| 50 | October 24, 1964 | Providence | Brown | 30–14 |
| 51 | September 25, 1965 | Providence | Rhode Island | 14–6 |
| 52 | September 24, 1966 | Providence | Brown | 40–14 |
| 53 | September 30, 1967 | Providence | Rhode Island | 12–8 |
| 54 | September 28, 1968 | Providence | Brown | 10–9 |
| 55 | September 27, 1969 | Providence | Brown | 21–0 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 56 | September 26, 1970 | Providence | Brown | 21–14 |
| 57 | September 25, 1971 | Providence | Rhode Island | 34–21 |
| 58 | September 30, 1972 | Providence | Rhode Island | 21–17 |
| 59 | September 29, 1973 | Providence | Tie | 20–20 |
| 60 | September 28, 1974 | Providence | Brown | 45–15 |
| 61 | September 27, 1975 | Providence | Brown | 41–20 |
| 62 | September 25, 1976 | Providence | Brown | 3–0 |
| 63 | September 24, 1977 | Providence | Brown | 28–10 |
| 64 | September 30, 1978 | Providence | Rhode Island | 17–3 |
| 65 | September 29, 1979 | Providence | Brown | 31–13 |
| 66 | November 27, 1980 | Providence | Brown | 9–3 |
| 67 | November 7, 1981 | Kingston | Brown | 10–8 |
| 68 | September 25, 1982 | Providence | Brown | 24–20 |
| 69 | September 24, 1983 | Providence | Rhode Island | 30–16 |
| 70 | September 29, 1984 | Providence | Rhode Island | 34–13 |
| 71 | September 28, 1985 | Providence | Brown | 32–27 |
| 72 | September 27, 1986 | Kingston | Brown | 27–7 |
| 73 | September 26, 1987 | Providence | Brown | 17–15 |
| 74 | September 24, 1988 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 17–10 |
| 75 | September 30, 1989 | Providence | Rhode Island | 18–13 |
| 76 | September 22, 1990 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 23–3 |
| 77 | October 5, 1991 | Providence | Rhode Island | 38–36 |
| 78 | October 2, 1993 | Providence | Rhode Island | 30–7 |
| 79 | September 24, 1994 | Kingston | Brown | 32–29 |
| 80 | September 23, 1995 | Providence | Brown | 31–28 |
| 81 | September 28, 1996 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 28–13 |
| 82 | October 18, 1997 | Providence | Brown | 23–15 |
| 83 | October 3, 1998 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 44–16 |
| 84 | October 16, 1999 | Providence | Brown | 27–25 |
| 85 | September 30, 2000 | Kingston | Brown | 29–19 |
| 86 | September 29, 2001 | Providence | Rhode Island | 42–38 |
| 87 | October 5, 2002 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 38–28 |
| 88 | October 4, 2003 | Providence | Rhode Island | 27–9 |
| 89 | October 2, 2004 | Kingston | Brown | 20–13 |
| 90 | October 1, 2005 | Providence | Brown | 45–35 |
| 91 | September 30, 2006 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 28–21 |
| 92 | September 29, 2007 | Providence | Rhode Island | 49–42 |
| 93 | October 4, 2008 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 37–13 |
| 94 | October 3, 2009 | Providence | Brown | 28–20 |
| 95 | October 2, 2010 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 27–24 |
| 96 | October 1, 2011 | Providence | Brown | 35–21 |
| 97 | October 6, 2012 | Kingston | Brown | 17–7 |
| 98 | October 5, 2013 | Providence | Brown | 31–14 |
| 99 | October 4, 2014 | Kingston | Brown | 20–13 |
| 100 | October 3, 2015 | Providence | Brown | 41–31 |
| 101 | October 1, 2016 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 28–13 |
| 102 | September 30, 2017 | Providence | Brown | 24–21 |
| 103 | October 6, 2018 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 48–0 |
| 104 | October 5, 2019 | Providence | Rhode Island | 31–28 |
| 105 | September 18, 2021 | Providence | Rhode Island | 45–24 |
| 106 | October 1, 2022 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 38–10 |
| 107 | October 7, 2023 | Providence | Rhode Island | 34–30 |
| 108 | October 12, 2024 | Kingston | Rhode Island | 31–21 |
| Series: Brown leads 73–33–2 |||||