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.

2017 Brown Bears football
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)

2017 Ivy League football standings
	Conf							Overall
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

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	ILN	W 28–23	3,770
September 23	Noon	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Allson, 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 (rivalry)	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 (rivalry)	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	Wien Stadium New York, NY	SNY	L 6–24	5,341
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Bryant

Bryant vs. Brown – Game summary

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Rhode Island

Rhode Island vs. Brown – Game summary

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

References

1. "2017 Brown Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 13 March 2017.