2002 Brown Bears football team

The 2002 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

2002 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
2002 record2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • Chas Gessner
  • A.W. Gallagher
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
2002 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Penn $  7 –0     9 –1  
Harvard  6 –1     7 –3  
Princeton  4 –3     6 –4  
Yale  4 –3     6 –4  
Cornell  3 –4     4 –6  
Dartmouth  2 –5     3 –7  
Brown  2 –5     2 –8  
Columbia  0 –7     1 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their fifth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 278 to 222. Chas Gessner and A.W. Gallagher were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 160 to 135 by Ivy opponents.[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Towson*
L 42–56 3,198 [3]
September 28 Harvard
L 24–26 13,523 [4]
October 5 at Rhode Island*
L 28–38 3,990 [5]
October 12 at Fordham*
L 17–24 1,294 [6]
October 19 at Princeton
L 14–16 11,067 [7]
October 26 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 7–10 OT 7,014 [8]
November 2 at No. 24 Penn
L 7–31 14,287 [9]
November 9 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 27–31 5,510 [10]
November 16 at Dartmouth
W 21–18 1,916 [11]
November 23 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 35–28 4,126 [12]

References
  1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Papuchis, Matt (September 22, 2002). "Towson Picks Off Brown in 56-42 Win". The Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Md. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Blaudschun, Mark (September 29, 2002). "Crimson Fit Enough, Survive". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rams Survive Gessner". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 6, 2002. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fordham Gets Past Brown". The Journal News. White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. October 13, 2002. pp. 8C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tigers Stretch Streak to Four". The Record. Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. October 20, 2002. p. S-5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 20, 2002. p. E17.
  8. "Cornell 10, Brown 7". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 27, 2002. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Jensen, Mike (November 3, 2002). "Mitchell Stars as Penn Soars Past Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Hine, Tommy (November 10, 2002). "Yale Victory Plumb Exciting; Brown Stopped on Final Drive". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brown 21, Dartmouth 18". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brown 35, Columbia 28". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
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