Brown at Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J. (Interstat) — Brown (2-2) visits Princeton (3-1) on Saturday in an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium. The Brown Bears will be the visiting team, and the Princeton Tigers will be the home team. Brown is 2-2 this season. Princeton is 3-1. Brown has played Bryant, Rhode Island, Harvard and New Haven. Princeton has played Wagner, Columbia, Albany and Bryant. Both teams are in the NCAA Football Championship Division. The matchup is set for Saturday.
Brown enters after a 28-13 home win over Bryant. James Murphy completed 16 of 25 passes for 198 yards and ran five times for 12 yards in that game. Matt Childs rushed 18 times for 103 yards, caught four passes for 45 yards, returned two kickoffs for 41 yards and scored two touchdowns. Eli Jones added seven carries for 33 yards.
Murphy is a player to watch for Brown. He was 21 of 37 for 271 yards against Rhode Island, 18 of 24 for 121 yards against Harvard and 26 of 38 for 343 yards against New Haven. Brown’s other results this season include a 13-10 loss at Rhode Island, a 14-10 loss to Harvard and a 17-10 win at New Haven.
Princeton is coming off a 28-13 win at Wagner. Wyatt Becker completed 6 of 15 passes for 106 yards and ran three times for 32 yards and one touchdown in that game. Ty Ciongoli passed for 92 yards. Kai Honda rushed 22 times for 103 yards, caught three passes for 19 yards and scored two touchdowns.
Becker is a player to watch for Princeton. He also threw for 202 yards and ran four times for 26 yards and a touchdown at Bryant. He passed for 99 yards against Albany and 22 yards against Columbia. Princeton’s other results this season are a 35-7 win at Columbia, a 22-0 home win over Albany and a 21-14 loss at Bryant.
Brown’s upcoming schedule includes Cornell at Brown, Penn at Brown, Brown at Yale, Columbia at Brown and Brown at Dartmouth. Princeton’s upcoming schedule includes Princeton at Harvard, Cornell at Princeton, Dartmouth at Princeton, Princeton at Yale and Penn at Princeton. The Tigers and Bears will meet again in future seasons, but the game on Saturday is the focus for both programs.
The game is scheduled for Saturday at Powers Field at Princeton Stadium in Princeton, N.J. Brown’s other previous results this season are a loss at Rhode Island, a loss to Harvard and a win at New Haven.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Princeton to defeat Brown 32-22.