2017 Brown Bears football team

2017 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Sheehan
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher
Home stadium	Brown 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

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. Brown averaged 4,858 fans per game.

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	Noon	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, 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	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	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	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. 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

Bryant vs. Brown – Game summary

Quarter	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

Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brown	2	0	0	26	28
Harvard	14	7	17	7	45

at Harvard Stadium • Boston, 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

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

Rhode Island vs. Brown – Game summary

Quarter	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

Brown vs. Stetson – Game summary

Quarter	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

Princeton vs. Brown – Game summary

Quarter	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

Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary

Quarter	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

Penn vs. Brown – Game summary

Quarter	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

Brown vs. Yale – Game summary

Quarter	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

Brown vs. Dartmouth – Game summary

Quarter	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

Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Brown	0	0	6	0	6
Columbia	7	7	3	7	24

at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New 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