# 2018 Brown Bears football team

The 2018 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League of the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led Phil Estes in his 21st and final season as head coach, the Bears compiled an overall record of 1–9 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
On November 19, Estes announced his resignation. He finished his tenure at Brown with an overall record of 115–94.

## Schedule

The 2018 schedule consisted of five home games and five away games. The Bears hosted Ivy League foes Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia, and traveled to Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth.
In 2018, Brown's non-conference opponents were Cal Poly of the Big Sky Conference, Georgetown of the Patriot League, and Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 10:00 pm | at Cal Poly* | Alex G. Spanos StadiumSan Luis Obispo, CA | Pluto TV 244 | L 15–44 | 7,725 |
| September 21 | 7:00 pm | Harvard | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | ESPNU | L 17–31 | 9,309 |
| September 29 | 1:00 pm | Georgetown* | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | NESN TD, ESPN+ | W 35–7 | 3,926 |
| October 6 | 1:00 pm | at No. 18 Rhode Island* | Meade StadiumKingston RI (rivalry) | | L 0–48 | 6,141 |
| October 13 | 1:00 pm | at No. 25 Princeton | Powers Field at Princeton StadiumPrinceton, NJ | ESPN+ | L 10–48 | 7,320 |
| October 20 | 1:00 pm | Cornell | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | NESN TD, ESPN+ | L 16–34 | 3,886 |
| October 27 | 1:00 pm | Penn | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | NESN+, ESPN+ | L 7–13 | 1,324 |
| November 3 | 1:00 pm | at Yale | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | ESPN+ | L 16–46 | 4,478 |
| November 10 | 12:30 pm | Columbia | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | NESN+, ESPN+ | L 20–42 | 2,118 |
| November 17 | 1:30 pm | at No. 20 Dartmouth | Memorial FieldHanover, NH | ESPN+ | L 7–49 | 2,575 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Cal Poly

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Mustangs | 3 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
| Statistics | BRWN | CP |
| First downs | 17 | 24 |
| Total yards | 405 | 499 |
| Rushing yards | 93 | 420 |
| Passing yards | 312 | 79 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 27:07 | 32:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 25/50, 312 yards, INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Scott Boylan | 6 rushes, 47 yards, TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Jakob Prall | 4 receptions, 62 yards |
| Cal Poly | Passing | Khaleel Jenkins | 5/9, 81 yards |
| Cal Poly | Rushing | Joe Protheroe | 43 rushes, 228 yards, 3 TD |
| Cal Poly | Receiving | J. J. Koski | 3 receptions, 56 yards |

### Harvard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Crimson | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Bears | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Statistics | HARV | BRWN |
| First downs | 24 | 13 |
| Total yards | 488 | 325 |
| Rushing yards | 237 | 32 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 293 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:48 | 23:48 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Harvard | Passing | Jake Smith | 23/30, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Harvard | Rushing | Aaron Shampklin | 15 rushes, 93 yards |
| Harvard | Receiving | Adam Scott | 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 22/43, 293 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Allen Smith | 5 rushes, 20 yards |
| Brown | Receiving | Jakob Prall | 3 receptions, 120 yards |

### Georgetown

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hoyas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Statistics | GTWN | BRWN |
| First downs | 17 | 20 |
| Total yards | 321 | 369 |
| Rushing yards | 248 | 100 |
| Passing yards | 73 | 269 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:02 | 30:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Georgetown | Passing | Gunther Johnson | 11/29, 73 yards, INT |
| Georgetown | Rushing | Jackson Saffold | 16 rushes, 82 yards |
| Georgetown | Receiving | Winston Jackson Jr. | 2 receptions, 30 yards |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 23/42, 269 yards, TD |
| Brown | Rushing | Michael McGovern | 11 rushes, 53 yards, TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Jaelon Blandburg | 5 receptions, 69 yards |

### At No. 18 Rhode Island

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 18 Rams | 3 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 48 |
| Statistics | BRWN | RI |
| First downs | 8 | 26 |
| Total yards | 127 | 580 |
| Rushing yards | 26 | 229 |
| Passing yards | 101 | 351 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 21:47 | 38:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 11/27, 101 yards, INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Andrew Bolton | 5 rushes, 15 yards |
| Brown | Receiving | Chima Amushie | 1 reception, 23 yards |
| Rhode Island | Passing | Vito Priore | 19/25, 310 yards, 4 TD |
| Rhode Island | Rushing | Lorenzo Bryant Jr. | 15 rushes, 92 yards |
| Rhode Island | Receiving | Aaron Parker | 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD |

### At No. 25 Princeton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 25 Tigers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 48 |
| Statistics | BRWN | PRIN |
| First downs | 15 | 27 |
| Total yards | 222 | 556 |
| Rushing yards | 76 | 197 |
| Passing yards | 146 | 359 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:25 | 32:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 17/29, 146 yards, INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Allen Smith | 8 rushes, 54 yards, TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Livingstone Harriott | 9 receptions, 117 yards |
| Princeton | Passing | Kevin Davidson | 26/39, 304 yards, 4 TD |
| Princeton | Rushing | Charlie Volker | 13 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD |
| Princeton | Receiving | Jesper Horsted | 13 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD |

### Cornell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Big Red | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
| Bears | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| Statistics | COR | BRWN |
| First downs | 27 | 18 |
| Total yards | 498 | 379 |
| Rushing yards | 233 | 184 |
| Passing yards | 265 | 195 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:51 | 26:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cornell | Passing | Dalton Banks | 19/26, 265 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Cornell | Rushing | Harold Coles | 21 rushes, 141 yards, TD |
| Cornell | Receiving | Lars Pedersen | 3 receptions, 100 yards, TD |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 14/27, 195 yards, TD |
| Brown | Rushing | Livingstone Harriott | 5 rushes, 73 yards, TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Anton Casey | 4 receptions, 69 yards |

### Penn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Quakers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Statistics | PENN | BRWN |
| First downs | 18 | 11 |
| Total yards | 370 | 195 |
| Rushing yards | 304 | 102 |
| Passing yards | 66 | 93 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 38:40 | 21:20 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Penn | Passing | Nick Robinson | 6/7, 46 yards, TD |
| Penn | Rushing | Karekin Brooks | 34 rushes, 246 yards |
| Penn | Receiving | Steve Farrell | 7 receptions, 41 yards, TD |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 9/19, 93 yards, TD, INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Scott Boylan | 5 rushes, 44 yards |
| Brown | Receiving | Graeme Davis | 4 receptions, 40 yards |

### At Yale

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 46 |
| Statistics | BRWN | YALE |
| First downs | 21 | 34 |
| Total yards | 331 | 598 |
| Rushing yards | -27 | 162 |
| Passing yards | 358 | 436 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:02 | 34:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 25/47, 358 yards, TD, INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Scott Boylan | 8 rushes, 40 yards, TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Scott Boylan | 9 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
| Yale | Passing | Griffin O'Connor | 30/38, 436 yards, 4 TD |
| Yale | Rushing | Alan Lamar | 15 rushes, 76 yards, 2 TD |
| Yale | Receiving | Reed Klubnik | 6 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD |

### Columbia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Bears | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Statistics | CLMB | BRWN |
| First downs | 24 | 6 |
| Total yards | 515 | 254 |
| Rushing yards | 190 | 88 |
| Passing yards | 325 | 166 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 39:22 | 20:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Columbia | Passing | Ty Lenhart | 28/42, 298 yards |
| Columbia | Rushing | Kyle Castner | 15 rushes, 88 yards, 3 TD |
| Columbia | Receiving | Ronald Smith | 9 receptions, 112 yards |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 7/18, 164 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Jakob Prall | 1 rush, 90 yards, TD |
| Brown | Receiving | Scott Boylan | 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD |

### At No. 20 Dartmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| No. 20 Big Green | 7 | 6 | 29 | 7 | 49 |
| Statistics | BRWN | DART |
| First downs | 16 | 29 |
| Total yards | 248 | 526 |
| Rushing yards | -23 | 365 |
| Passing yards | 271 | 161 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:51 | 30:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Brown | Passing | Michael McGovern | 34/55, 271 yards, INT |
| Brown | Rushing | Scott Boylan | 5 rushes, -5 yards |
| Brown | Receiving | Jaelon Blandburg | 9 receptions, 96 yards |
| Dartmouth | Passing | Derek Kyler | 17/27, 160 yards, TD |
| Dartmouth | Rushing | Rashaad Cooper | 12 rushes, 98 yards, TD |
| Dartmouth | Receiving | Hunter Hagdorn | 5 receptions, 65 yards |