2017 Brown Bears football team

American college football season

2017 Brown Bears football

Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (0–7 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Sheehan (12th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (17th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Ivy League football standings
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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 as a member of the Ivy League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

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*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ILDN	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 All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Bryant

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 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

Period	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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 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

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: 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

Period	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

Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary

Period	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

References

^ "2017 Brown Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
^ "Brown Bears Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "2017 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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