1996 Brown Bears football team

The 1996 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third in the Ivy League.

1996 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
1996 record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Mark Whipple (3rd season)
Captain	Brendan Finneran
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

1996 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Dartmouth $		7	–	0					10	–	0
Columbia		5	–	2					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Penn		3	–	4					5	–	5
Harvard		2	–	5					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their third season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 246 to 238. Brendan Finneran was the team captain.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference tied for third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 171 to 160.[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 0–30	7,304	[3]
September 28	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 13–28	3,750	[4]
October 5	at Colgate*	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 27–44	6,500	[5]
October 12	at Princeton	Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ	W 27–23	8,030	[6]
October 19	Fordham*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–14		[1]
October 26	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 27–21	5,125	[7]
November 2	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 35–21	8,202	[8]
November 9	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 31–7	2,133	[9]
November 16	No. 19 Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 24–27	8,257	[10]
November 23	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	L 27–31	5,175	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Berlet, Bruce (September 22, 1996). "Yale Dominates Brown in Opener". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rhode Island 28, Brown 13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 29, 1996. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Yankee Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1996. p. C13.
5. "Colgate Skid Is Over". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 6, 1996. pp. 5F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Late Bid Fails as Tigers Tumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Juliano, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Quakers Lose Heartbreaker After a Rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. McShea, Keith (November 4, 1996). "CU's Ivy Title Hopes Take a Severe Hit". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Burris, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Brown Just Too Much; When It Rains, It Pours for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Burris, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Dartmouth Avoids a Brown-Out". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Cavanaugh, Jack (November 24, 1996). "Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.