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Brown Preview

The Bulldogs travel to Providence this weekend to face the 2-5 Brown Bears. Kickoff is slated for noon and the game will air on NESN and ESPN+.

Brown fell to Penn last weekend in Philadelphia 17-45 but showed tremendous offensive firepower in the Week 6 defeat of Cornell (49-45) and the Week 5 loss to Princeton (42-56). Yale defeated Brown 59-35 in 2019 despite Brown’s EJ Perry throwing for 331 yards and 4 touchdowns and running for 140 yards and a touchdown.

Yale’s strategy this week will revolve around containing Brown’s senior quarterback EJ Perry (6’2”, 210 lbs). Perry transferred to Brown prior to the 2019 season after spending his first two years at Boston College. Perry quickly established himself as one of the most dangerous offensive threats in the Ivy League in 2019 and was named 1st Team All-Ivy while leading the nation in offensive yards per game (367.8 yards per game). While Brown has not provided Perry with the necessary supporting cast to compete for an Ivy League Championship, Perry’s talent alone gives the Bears a chance to defeat any Ivy opponent on any given Saturday. Through the first 7 games, Perry has completed just under 67% of his passes for 2,290 yards, 19 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Opponents have done a better job limiting Perry in the running game by containing him to just 2.7 yards per carry this season. Brown features two talented running backs in senior Allen Smith (5’10”, 200 lbs.) and freshman Jordan DeLucia (5’11”, 210 lbs.). Smith has averaged 4.1 yards per carry, while DeLucia has averaged 4.3 yards per carry. Junior wide receiver Wes Rocket (6’0”, 175 lbs.) is Perry’s favorite passing target hauling in 44 catches for 527 yards and 4 touchdowns on the season. Junior wideout Hayes Sutton (6’0”, 200 lbs.) leads the Bears in touchdown receptions with 7. Sophomore wide receiver Graham Walker (6’3”, 200 lbs.) has prototypical size and has played very well in his first season with 14.0 yards per reception and 5 receiving touchdowns. Brown’s offensive line is slightly undersized averaging 277 lbs. across the board and struggled to contain Penn’s defensive line last week allowing 8 sacks. Senior tackle Chad Broom-Webster (6’4”, 275 lbs.) is Brown’s top lineman and was a 2nd Team All-Ivy selection in 2019.

 While Brown has some of the most talented offensive skill position players in the league, the Bears’ defense has been a limiting factor for the team’s success this season. Brown’s defense has allowed 443.4 yards of total offense per game (6.7 yards per play) and 39 total touchdowns. In the redzone, the Bears have given up 24 touchdowns on 29 total series inside the 20-yard line. Junior outside linebacker Junior Gafa (5’10”, 200 lbs.) leads the Bears in tackles with 41 tackles, 6 tackles for loss and a sack. Senior inside linebacker Jason Medeiros (6’0”, 220 lbs.) has started since his freshman season and is currently second on the team in tackles with 35 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3 sacks. Junior safety Josh Ofili (6’2”, 190 lbs.) has been the most productive member of the secondary with 34 tackles, a tackle for loss and 3 pass break-ups. Senior safety Clayton Perrin (6’1”, 200 lbs.) is a multi-year starter and has posted 30 tackles, a tackle for loss and an interception. Senior defensive end Callum Flanders (6’3”, 260 lbs.) has been the leader along the defensive front for the Bears with 26 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles.

Freshman kicker Christopher Maron is 4 for 7 on field goals this season with a long of 48 yards. Maron has not missed a field goal attempt under 40 yards. Sophomore punter Declan Boyle is one of the top punters in the Ivy League averaging 42.9 yards per punt with 6 punts over 50 yards.

Go Bulldogs!

35 replies on “Brown Preview”

We may have to simply outscore them. Definite trap game. If we don’t win the Big Three games will be for bragging rights only. Nothing wrong with that, but it’d be nice to be in contention entering them with all losses to graduation after ’19.

Hope Zany Dudek can play lots, at least vs. P-H! He and Alston = 1-2 punch.

Colin Eady had a nasty leg injury tonight against Dartmouth so Yale’s prospects of beating Princeton just got better, but they need to take care of business against Brown first.

That did not look good. You feel for him, and for anyone who gets injured. Hope for a speedy recovery.

When Brown scrimmaged Yale this summer the first half ended with Yale up 35-3. This was with first string against first string. I don’t expect a similar outcome this weekend.

I would have preferred Yale to play an undefeated Princeton team next week. Doesn’t look like that will happen.

Perry is a very good QB brown has good WR this game will test our DB AND LB . Weather is going to be great no pooch kicks please. The offense line for Yale is playing better they have to keep up the good work for the last three games. Lets beat Brown this weekend and then take care of those other teams in the next to weeks GO BIG BLUE RITE AID MAN.

Princeton caption Trevor Forbes ejected for targeting at the Dartmouth game. He will have to sit the first half against Yale next week.

Yale 7 Brown 7

Should have been 14-0 Yale

You should never fail to score against the Brown D when you are at their 24 with a first down.

Brown offensive line is giving Perry all day to pass and opening up big holes for their running attack. Don’t think Yale came prepared for that.

If not for an interception off of a tipped pass and a lucky bounce on a fumble Yale would be behind. Yale will need to play better in the 2nd half to win.

That was very nice! Yale 42-Brown 28. I wish the Brown announcers could stop talking about basketball and cover the game.

What is wrong with grooms is he hurt wasted a forth down should have run for it. could be a big play in the game What the hell throw the ball down the middle of the field please just once before brown does and wins the game.

Great catch by Hawes which pretty much ended it. The defense picked it up in the 2nd half.

Bring on Princeton

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