WEST HAVEN, Conn. (Interstat) — Brown defeated New Haven 17-10 on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, in an NCAA Football Championship Division game. The visiting Bears improved to 1-0, while the Chargers fell to 0-1. Brown quarterback James Murphy, of Reading, Massachusetts, completed 26 of 38 passes for 343 yards and led the Bears’ offense. M. Childs scored on a 3-yard run, and Drew Crabtree made a 29-yard field goal. New Haven’s AJ Duffy, of Murrieta, California, completed 27 of 47 passes for 215 yards and threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Dominic Grguric. Liam Quigley made a 25-yard field goal and added the extra point. Brown’s Max Malo recorded 11 tackles, Stefano Montella added eight, and Camryn Williams-Dalton had five tackles and an interception. New Haven’s Frederick Borkey made 12 tackles, Sir Hezekiah Ragland had six tackles and one sack, and Brodie Williams intercepted a pass. Brown next hosts Harvard on Friday, Sept. 25, while New Haven visits Austin Peay on Saturday, Oct. 3.