1972 Brown Bears football team

1972 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record1–8 (1–6 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ken Cleplik
  • Bob Pangia
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Dartmouth $ 5 1 1 7 1 1
Yale 5 2 0 7 2 0
Penn 4 3 0 6 3 0
Cornell 4 3 0 6 3 0
Harvard 3 3 1 4 4 1
Princeton 2 4 1 3 5 1
Columbia 2 4 1 3 5 1
Brown 1 6 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Brown finished last in the Ivy League.

In their sixth and final season under head coach Len Jardine, the Bears compiled a 1–8 record and were outscored 301 to 172. Ken Cleplik and Bob Pangia were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 1–6 conference record was the worst in the Ivy League standings. They were outscored by Ivy opponents 250 to 131.[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

  1. ^ "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 26. Retrieved July 10, 2020.