2005 Brown Bears football team

The 2005 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown won the Ivy League championship.

2005 Brown Bears football
Ivy League champion
Conference	Ivy League
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 15
2005 record	9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (8th season)
Captains	James Frazier Jamie Gasparella Nick Hartigan
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

2005 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Brown $		6	–	1					9	–	1
Princeton		5	–	2					7	–	3
Harvard		5	–	2					7	–	3
Yale		4	–	3					4	–	6
Cornell		4	–	3					6	–	4
Penn		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
Columbia		0	–	7					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

In their eighth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents 368 to 218. James Frazier, Jamie Gasparella and Nick Hartigan were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 6–1 conference record topped the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 252 to 166.[2]

Brown was unranked to start the year, and did not enter the national top 25 until November. After closing out the year on an eight-game win streak, the Bears were ranked No. 15 in the final poll.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Georgetown*		Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC	W 34–3	3,500	[3]
September 24	at No. 15 Harvard		Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 35–38 ^OT	11,134	[4]
October 1	Rhode Island*		Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 45–35	6,152	[5]
October 8	Fordham*		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 37–14	2,256	[6]
October 15	Princeton		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 31–28	5,031	[7]
October 22	at Cornell		Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 38–24	4,212	[8]
October 29	No. 25 Penn		Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 34–20	6,318	[9]
November 5	at Yale	No. 22	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 38–21	21,719	[10]
November 12	Dartmouth	No. 20	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 24–14	8,122	[11]
November 19	at Columbia	No. 18	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 52–21	6,705	[12]
*Non-conference game 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. 41–42. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Orton, Kathy (September 18, 2005). "Georgetown Is Pummeled Brown". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. E16 – via ProQuest.
4. Benjamin, Amalie (September 25, 2005). "Harvard Spotty, but Clean; Crimson Take Down Brown in Double OT". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C20 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brown 45, Rhode Island 35". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 2, 2005. p. C22 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brown 37, Fordham 14". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 9, 2005. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown 31, Princeton 28". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 16, 2005. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 16, 2005. p. C19.
8. Feaver, Christopher (October 24, 2005). "Opportunity Lost for Big Red". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hartigan, Brown on Top of Their Game". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 30, 2005. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 6, 2005). "Grisly Time Against Bears; Yale Can't Stop Brown's Hartigan". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Vita, Brown Earn at Least Tie for Title". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 13, 2005. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Title a First for Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 20, 2005. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.