2017 Brown Bears football team

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.

2017 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
2017 record2–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sheehan
Defensive coordinatorMichael Kelleher
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
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

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.[1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1612:30 p.m.Bryant*ILNW 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 (rivalry)
ILNL 0–533,028
October 213:00 p.m.at CornellILNL 7–3413,514
October 2812:30 p.m.Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
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

Game summaries

Bryant

Bryant vs. Brown – Game summary
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

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

at Harvard StadiumAllston, 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

Rhode Island vs. Brown – Game summary
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

Brown vs. Stetson – Game summary
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

Princeton vs. Brown – Game summary
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

Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary
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

Penn vs. Brown – Game summary
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

Brown vs. Yale – Game summary
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

Brown vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
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

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

at Brown StadiumProvidence, 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

References

  1. "2017 Brown Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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