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.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| 2017 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) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Bryant* | ILN | W 28–23 | 3,770 | |
| September 23 | Noon | at Harvard |
| NESN+ | L 28–45 | 10,651 |
| September 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Rhode Island* |
| ILN | W 24–21 | 3,191 |
| October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stetson* | ESPN3 | L 13–17 | 1,689 | |
| October 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Princeton |
| ILN | L 0–53 | 3,028 |
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cornell | ILN | L 7–34 | 13,514 | |
| October 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Penn |
| ELVN | L 7–17 | 2,008 |
| November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Yale | NBCSN | L 7–34 | 8,216 | |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Dartmouth | NBCSN | L 10–33 | 12,297 | |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Columbia | SNY | L 6–24 | 5,341 | |
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Game summaries
Bryant
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 2–1 | 2016 | Brown, 35–27 |
Bryant vs. Brown – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Harvard
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 30–84–2 | 2016 | Harvard, 32–22 |
Brown vs. Harvard – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 |
| Harvard | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
at Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA
- Date: September 23
- Game time: Noon
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
- Game attendance: 10,651
- Referee: C. Jebran
- Box Score
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Rhode Island
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 72–27–2 | 2016 | Rhode Island, 28–13 |
Rhode Island vs. Brown – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Stetson
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 0–1 | 2016 | Stetson, 31–21 |
Brown vs. Stetson – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Princeton
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 28–55 | 2016 | Princeton, 31–7 |
Princeton vs. Brown – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Cornell
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 37–26–1 | 2016 | Brown, 28–21 (2OT) |
Brown vs. Cornell – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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]
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Penn
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 24–59–2 | 2016 | Penn, 21–14 |
Penn vs. Brown – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Yale
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 35–81–5 | 2016 | Brown, 27–22 |
Brown vs. Yale – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Dartmouth
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 32–58–4 | 2016 | Brown, 24–21 |
Brown vs. Dartmouth – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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
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Columbia
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 52–27–2 | 2016 | Columbia, 31–13 |
Brown vs. Columbia – Game summary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Brown | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Columbia | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Brown Stadium • Providence, 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
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References
- "2017 Brown Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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