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2017 Brown Bears football team

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2017 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record2–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sheehan (12th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMichael Kelleher (17th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 24 Yale $   6 1     9 1  
Columbia   5 2     8 2  
Dartmouth   5 2     8 2  
Penn   4 3     6 4  
Harvard   3 4     5 5  
Cornell   3 4     3 7  
Princeton   2 5     5 5  
Brown   0 7     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

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The 2017 schedule consisted of four home games, five away games, and one game against Dartmouth at Fenway Park in Boston. The Bears hosted Ivy League foes Princeton and Penn, and traveled to Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia.

As in 2016, Brown's non-conference opponents were Bryant of the Northeast Conference, Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association, and Stetson of the Pioneer Football League.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1612:30 p.m.Bryant*ILDNW 28–233,770
September 23Noonat HarvardNESN+L 28–4510,651
September 3012:30 p.m.Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
ILNW 24–213,191
October 712:30 p.m.at Stetson*ESPN3L 13–171,689
October 1412:30 p.m.Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ILNL 0–533,028
October 213:00 p.m.at CornellILNL 7–3413,514
October 2812:30 p.m.Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ELVNL 7–172,008
November 38:00 p.m.at YaleNBCSNL 7–348,216
November 108:00 p.m.vs. DartmouthNBCSNL 10–3312,297
November 181:00 p.m.at ColumbiaSNYL 6–245,341

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Game summaries

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Bryant

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Bryant vs. Brown – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bryant 3 7 7623
Brown 7 7 14028

at Brown StadiumProvidence, RI

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C); mostly sunny, muggy
  • Game attendance: 3,770
  • Referee: H. Johns
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Harvard

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Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Brown 2 0 02628
Harvard 14 7 17745

at Harvard StadiumBoston, MA

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: Noon
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 10,651
  • Referee: C. Jebran
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Rhode Island

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Rhode Island vs. Brown – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rhode Island 7 7 0721
Brown 3 0 21024

at Brown StadiumProvidence, RI

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); overcast, cool
  • Game attendance: 3,191
  • Referee: T. Kichline
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Stetson

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Brown vs. Stetson – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Brown 0 7 0613
Stetson 3 7 7017

at Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 1,689
  • Referee: G. Waybright
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Princeton

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Princeton vs. Brown – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Princeton 16 20 10753
Brown 0 0 000

at Brown StadiumProvidence, RI

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C); light rain
  • Game attendance: 3,028
  • Referee: T. Marcella
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Cornell

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Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Brown 0 0 077
Cornell 3 10 71434

at Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY

  • Date: October 21
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy, warm
  • Game attendance: 13,514
  • Referee: C. Bloh
  • [Box Score]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Penn

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Penn vs. Brown – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Penn 14 3 0017
Brown 7 0 007

at Brown StadiumProvidence, RI

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 2,008
  • Referee: M. Overton
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Yale

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Brown vs. Yale – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Brown 0 0 077
Yale 20 7 7034

at Yale BowlNew Haven, CT

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 8,216
  • Referee: T. Boyd
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Dartmouth

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Brown vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dartmouth 6 17 7333
Brown 0 3 0710

at Fenway ParkBoston, MA

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C); clear and cold
  • Game attendance: 12,297
  • Referee: J. Gray
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Columbia

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Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Brown 0 0 606
Columbia 7 7 3724

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York, NY

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); overcast
  • Game attendance: 5,341
  • Referee: T. Kichline
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Brown Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "2017 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.