The football team’s defense has developed a reputation for toughness in recent years, and the stats back it up. The unit allowed the second-fewest yards per game of any Ivy team in 2014 and the fewest in 2013. A core of returning starters has the Bruno defense primed for another year among the league’s ...
Returning six key starters to an offense that ranked fifth in the Ivy League by both points and yards per game, the football team seems primed to take a leap after a season in which all 11 starters were new. Perhaps the most important of those returnees is the signal caller. Quarterback and co-captain ...
In separate social media posts, wide receiver Brian Strachan ’15.5 and football team quarterback and co-captain Marcus Fuller ’15.5 announced that they will be returning to the team for the 2015 season. While most players are only offered four years of eligibility, Strachan and Fuller were both ...
Every team wants to end its year on a high note. And on Saturday, the football team was pitch perfect. The Bears (5-5, 3-4 Ivy) steamrolled Columbia (0-10, 0-7) by a 41-7 tally, sending the Lions to their 21st straight loss and stretching Bruno’s streak to seven consecutive seasons with a .500 record ...
The football team’s season has not gone the way anyone wanted, but there is an excellent shot it may end on a high note Saturday. The Bears (4-5, 2-4 Ivy) play host to Columbia (0-9, 0-6) in the season finale Saturday with an opportunity to get their final record back up to .500. The season has ...
When the football team headed to Hanover to take on Dartmouth, its matchup pitted a team whose Ivy title dream was still alive against one whose hopes had already been shattered. When the final whistle blew, it was clear which team was which. After a closely contested first half, the Big Green (7-2, ...
The football team was eliminated from Ivy title contention last weekend with a loss to Yale and a win by Harvard. For many teams in this position, it might be tough to stay motivated, but the Bears (4-4, 2-3 Ivy) have plenty left to play for. “It’s a little bit of a bummer,” admitted co-captain ...
Despite grabbing an early lead and later mounting a spirited comeback, the football team could not bottle up Yale’s explosive offense and fell below .500 in its third Ivy game versus the Elis, 45-42. A pair of early Yale (7-1, 4-1 Ivy) turnovers stalled its top-ranked offense, and the Bears capitalized ...
Riding a two-game winning streak, the football team is peaking at the perfect time as it prepares to host Yale in a critical Ivy League matchup. The Elis (6-1, 3-1 Ivy) have been an unpleasant surprise for the rest of the conference this season. They are just one game out of first place in the Ivy ...
The football team grabbed its fourth win of the season Saturday, traveling to Philadelphia and riding a strong defensive effort from backup quarterback Seth Rosenbauer ’16, who has emerged as a rushing weapon alongside starter Marcus Fuller ’15, to a 21-13 victory over Penn. Against the Quakers ...
A new, pass-happy offense helped the football team to its first Ivy League win last weekend against Cornell, and the aerial strategy could also lift the squad over Penn as the Bears look to secure their second Ivy win Saturday. Bruno (3-3, 1-2 Ivy) will likely face hostile conditions when it travels ...
After a pair of close losses to open its Ivy slate, the football team finally grabbed its first conference win of the season Saturday, obliterating Cornell 42-16. The Bears (3-3, 1-2 Ivy) had looked inconsistent in their previous games against Harvard and Princeton, collapsing for a quarter in each ...
The football team may still be winless in the Ivy League, but there’s no cause to panic just yet. The Bears (2-3, 0-2 Ivy) will look to rebound from their loss to Princeton when they come home this weekend to host Cornell (0-5, 0-2). An 0-2 mark in conference is always alarming, but the Bears have ...
Over its past two Ivy League games, the football team has established a theme: not playing a complete game. The Bears (2-3, 0-2 Ivy) dug themselves a huge hole against Princeton (3-2, 2-0) Saturday, trailing 24-0 shortly into the second quarter. Despite a spirited second half, Bruno could not surmount ...
Riding a two-game winning streak, the football team heads to Princeton Saturday to begin a six-game gauntlet through the Ivy League. A matchup with the defending Ivy champions on their home turf will test the Bears as they seek their first conference win. With their nonconference schedule behind them, ...
The football team crawled back to an even record Saturday, defeating the College of the Holy Cross 27-24 at home in double overtime. Kicker Grant Senne ’16 proved to be the hero, drilling a chip-shot 23-yard field goal to hand Bruno (2-2) the victory. But it was another strong all-around effort from ...
Updated 2:38 a.m. on Oct. 14. Though Brown Stadium was packed to the brim for the game against Harvard two weeks ago, fans were few and far between on a cold and rainy Saturday for the football team’s matchup with the College of the Holy Cross. But the Bears outlasted the Crusaders this weekend ...
Fresh off its first win of the season, the football team hopes to even out its record when it hosts the College of the Holy Cross Saturday. The Bears’ (1-2, 0-1 Ivy) season got off to an ignominious start with a loss to Georgetown University, but the team’s performance has improved markedly in ...
It’s hard for a football team to improve by leaps and bounds overnight. After the Bears struggled against Georgetown University in the season opener, they could not turn things around fast enough to beat Harvard at home the next week. But Bruno (1-2, 0-1 Ivy) finally made the steps necessary to get ...
This weekend, the football team finally escaped its losing start to the 2014 season, traveling to the University of Rhode Island and winning the Governor’s Cup for the 71st time in 99 tries by a score of 20-13. After laying an egg in a season-opening loss to Georgetown University, the Bears (1-2, ...
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