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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 .[1]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 16 12:30 p.m. Bryant * ILN W 28–233,770
September 23 12:00 p.m. at Harvard NESN+ L 28–4510,651
September 30 12:30 p.m. Rhode Island * Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry ) ILN W 24–213,191
October 7 12:30 p.m. at Stetson * ESPN3 L 13–171,689
October 14 12:30 p.m. Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) ILN L 0–533,028
October 21 3:00 p.m. at Cornell ILN L 7–3413,514
October 28 12:30 p.m. Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) ELVN L 7–172,008
8:00 p.m. at Yale NBCSN L 7–348,216
8:00 p.m. vs. Dartmouth NBCSN L 10–3312,297
November 18 1:00 p.m. at Columbia SNY L 6–245,341
Game summaries
Bryant
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
2016
Brown, 35–27
Bryant vs. Brown – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bryant
3
7
7 6 23
Brown
7
7
14 0 28
at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
Date : September 16Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C); mostly sunny, muggyGame attendance : 3,770Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
Harvard
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
30–84–2
2016
Harvard, 32–22
Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Brown
2
0
0 26 28
Harvard
14
7
17 7 45
at Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA
Date : September 23Game time : 12:00 p.m.Game weather : 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 10,651Referee : C. JebranBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Rhode Island
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
72–27–2
2016
Rhode Island, 28–13
Rhode Island vs. Brown – Game summary
Period
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 30Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : 55 °F (13 °C); overcast, coolGame attendance : 3,191Referee : T. KichlineBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Stetson
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2016
Stetson, 31–21
Brown vs. Stetson – Game summary
Period
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 7Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 87 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 1,689Referee : G. WaybrightBox 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
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Princeton
16
20
10 7 53
Brown
0
0
0 0 0
at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
Date : October 14Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 63 °F (17 °C); light rainGame attendance : 3,028Referee : T. MarcellaBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Cornell
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
37–26–1
2016
Brown, 28–21 (2OT)
Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Brown
0
0
0 7 7
Cornell
3
10
7 14 34
at Schoellkopf Field • Ithaca, NY
Date : October 21Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy, warmGame attendance : 13,514Referee : C. Bloh[Box Score]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Penn
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
24–59–2
2016
Penn, 21–14
Penn vs. Brown – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Penn
14
3
0 0 17
Brown
7
0
0 0 7
at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
Date : October 28Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 2,008Referee : M. OvertonBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
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Fourth quarter
Yale
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
35–81–5
2016
Brown, 27–22
Brown vs. Yale – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Brown
0
0
0 7 7
Yale
20
7
7 0 34
at Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 8,216Referee : T. BoydBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Dartmouth
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
32–58–4
2016
Brown, 24–21
Brown vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Dartmouth
6
17
7 3 33
Brown
0
3
0 7 10
at Fenway Park • Boston, MA
Date : Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : 27 °F (−3 °C); clear and coldGame attendance : 12,297Referee : J. GrayBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Columbia
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
52–27–2
2016
Columbia, 31–13
Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Brown
0
0
6 0 6
Columbia
7
7
3 7 24
at Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
Date : November 18Game time : 1:00 p.m.Game weather : 47 °F (8 °C); overcastGame attendance : 5,341Referee : T. KichlineBox Score
Game information
First quarter
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