2017 Brown Bears football team

2017 Brown Bears football
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Conference	Ivy League
2017 record	2–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (20th year)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Sheehan
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher
Home stadium	Brown Stadium (Capacity: 20,000)
Seasons « 2016 2018 »

Template:2017 Ivy League football standings The 2017 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 20th-year head coach Phil Estes and played their home games at Brown Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 2–8, 0–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in eighth place.

Schedule

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.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 16	12:30 p.m.	Bryant*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ILN	W 28–23	3,770
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allson, MA	NESN+	L 28–45	10,651
September 30	12:30 p.m.	Rhode Island*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	ILN	W 24–21	3,191
October 7	12:30 p.m.	at Stetson*	Spec Martin Stadium DeLand, FL	ESPN3	L 13–17	1,689
October 14	12:30 p.m.	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	ILN	L 0–53	3,028
October 21	3:00 p.m.	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	ILN	L 7–34	13,514
October 28	12:30 p.m.	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	ELVN	L 7–17	2,008
November 3	8:00 p.m.	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	NBCSN	L 7–34	8,216
November 10	8:00 p.m.	vs. Dartmouth	Fenway Park Boston, MA	NBCSN	L 10–33	12,297
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	SNY	L 6–24	5,341
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Bryant

See also: 2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2016	Brown, 35–27

Bryant vs. Brown – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bryant 3 7 7 6 23 Brown 7 7 14 0 28 at Brown Stadium • Providence, 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

See also: 2017 Harvard Crimson football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–84–2	2016	Harvard, 32–22

Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Brown 2 0 0 26 28 Harvard 14 7 17 7 45 at Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA Date: September 23 Game time: 12:00 p.m. 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

See also: 2017 Rhode Island Rams football team and Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
72–27–2	2016	Rhode Island, 28–13

Rhode Island vs. Brown – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rhode Island 7 7 0 7 21 Brown 3 0 21 0 24 at Brown Stadium • Providence, 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

See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2016	Stetson, 31–21

Brown vs. Stetson – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Brown 0 7 0 6 13 Stetson 3 7 7 0 17 at Spec Martin Stadium • DeLand, 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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
28–55	2016	Princeton, 31–7

Princeton vs. Brown – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Princeton 16 20 10 7 53 Brown 0 0 0 0 0 at Brown Stadium • Providence, 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

See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
37–26–1	2016	Brown, 28–21 (2OT)

Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Brown 0 0 0 7 7 Cornell 3 10 7 14 34 at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, 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

See also: 2017 Penn Quakers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–59–2	2016	Penn, 21–14

Penn vs. Brown – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Penn 14 3 0 0 17 Brown 7 0 0 0 7 at Brown Stadium • Providence, 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

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
35–81–5	2016	Brown, 27–22

Brown vs. Yale – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Brown 0 0 0 7 7 Yale 20 7 7 0 34 at Yale Bowl • New 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

See also: 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
32–58–4	2016	Brown, 24–21

Brown vs. Dartmouth – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Dartmouth 6 17 7 3 33 Brown 0 3 0 7 10 at Fenway Park • Boston, 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

See also: 2017 Columbia Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
52–27–2	2016	Columbia, 31–13

Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Brown 0 0 6 0 6 Columbia 7 7 3 7 24 at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI 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