Rhode Island at Brown

Saturday, October 4, 2003. Rhode Island took the Governor’s Cup from Brown

Rhode Island beat Brown 27–⁠9. It was their 68th meeting; after it, Brown led the series 55–⁠11–⁠2.

AwayRhode Island4–⁠8 in 2003
27
HomeBrown5–⁠5 in 2003
9

Final at Brown Stadium, ProvidenceHigh 63°F, low 41°F, 0.09 in. of rain

At kickoff
60°F, mostly cloudy, wind 8 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Theodore F Green State Airport (KPVD), 14 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Rhode Island10100727
Brown02079

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Brown 66% to win. Rhode Island pulled the upset.

Brown leads 65–⁠23–⁠2 in 90 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Rhode Island 13, Brown 10
2025Brown 28, Rhode Island 21
2024Rhode Island 31, Brown 21
2023Rhode Island 34, Brown 30
2022Rhode Island 38, Brown 10
2021Rhode Island 45, Brown 24

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