ITHACA, N.Y. — At least based on recent history, the Cornell football team's matchup against Brown on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m. at Schoellkopf Field promises to be close. The last three games in this series have been decided by four points or fewer, and Cornell won three of those games, including last year's matchup in Rhode Island. 

Brown Notes

• The Bears improved to 3-2 (1-1 Ivy League) for the first time since 2015 with a comeback win over Princeton on Saturday. Brown tied the game after trailing by 14 in the fourth quarter before walking it off in overtime. 

• Brown's high-powered offense is first in the FCS in passing yards per game (352.6), ninth in total yards per game (451.5) and 25th in points per game (32.0). 

• Brown is 22 of 27 in the red zone this season (81.5%) with 17 touchdowns. 

• Bears senior quarterback Jake Willcox is eighth in the FCS and first in the Ivy League in passing yards (1,759). He has 11 touchdowns to four interceptions. 

• Senior wide receiver Wes Rockett has been one of the most dynamic playmakers in the FCS, as he leads the Ivy League in catches (37) and yards (578). He has three touchdowns. Rockett had a career-high 149 yards receiving in Week 2 against Harvard. 

• Two other Brown wide receivers — Graham Walker and Mark Mahoney — have more than 250 yards. Walker has three touchdowns; Mahoney has two. 

• Brown junior running back Stockton Owen's six rushing touchdowns are tied for second in the Ivy League. 

• Defensively, the Bears are allowing 28 points per game and 399 yards per game, the worst marks in the Ivy League. The unit has allowed nearly 200 yards per game on the ground. 

The Series

• Brown has a 38-30-1 edge in the series, which began in 1895. 

• Cornell has won four of the last five meetings, including last year's matchup in Rhode Island. The Big Red had lost nine in a row until starting this stretch in 2017. 

• The Big Red is 15-18-1 against the Bears in Ithaca. 

2023 Brown Head Coach

Head Coach: James Perry

    Record at Brown: 10-25 (four seasons)

    Overall Record: 22-35 (six seasons, including two at Bryant)

    Ivy League Record: 4-19 (four seasons)

2023 Brown Football Information 

2023 Captains: Wide receiver Wes Rockett, linebacker Ethan Royer, quarterback Jake Willcox and junior defensive back Isaiah Reed. 

2022 Record: 3-7

    Home/Away/Neutral: 2-3/1-4/0-0

2022 Ivy League finish: 8th 

Starters Returning/Lost: 10/12

Offensive Starters Returning/Lost: 6/5

Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: 4/7

Bucknell Football Historical Information

First Year of Football: 1878

Overall All-Time Record: 624-610-40 (.505)

Overall Ivy League Record: 188-269-7 (.413)