Brown Football Holds Off Bryant 35-30
Sunday, September 22, 2019
The Brown University Bears football team held off in-state rival Bryant University 35-30 on Saturday afternoon in Smithfield.
"Our offense and defense played really well and I'm proud of how hard our guys played. This is as good a football game as it gets,” said Brown head coach James Perry after the game.
The Bears open the season 1-0, while Bryant falls to 0-4.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST"We found ourselves with a lead in the fourth quarter and right now it's about finishing. We're putting ourselves in position to win football games, we just have to figure out how to finish football games. It's hard to look past all the negative that comes with 0-4, but you have to find the positives and the gains that we've made over the last four weeks,” said Bryant head coach Chris Merritt after the game.
Brown Beats Bryant
The Bears led 21-17 heading into the fourth quarter until Bryant running back Kory Curtis found the end zone on a two-yard run to give the Bulldogs a 24-21 lead.
Brown would respond when quarterback EJ Perry found Scott Boylan on a six-yard touchdown pass to give the Bears a 28-24 lead.
On Brown’s next offensive possession, Perry broke a 94-yard touchdown run on the first play of the drive to extend the Bears lead to 35-24.
Perry, who transferred in from Boston College, accounted for 410 yards of total offense (183 passing yards), and five touchdowns (three passing, two rushing) in the game.
"EJ has practiced hard since the opening of camp on August 24 when he came to the team in great shape. It's really special for me that he's my nephew. He will only get a greater command of our offense as the season progresses,” said coach Perry
The Bulldogs cut Brown’s lead to 35-30 and had the ball on the Brown 14-yard line with just seconds left.
However, Brown linebacker Jason Medeiros picked off Bryant quarterback Kory Curtis to end the game.
Next Up
The Bears return to action on Friday, September 27 when they visit Harvard.
Game time is set for 7 p.m.
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