American college football season
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. Brown averaged 4,858 fans per game.
Schedule [ edit ] 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 * ILN W 28–233,770 September 23 Noon at Harvard NESN+ L 28–4510,651 September 30 12:30 p.m. Rhode Island * Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry ) ILN W 24–213,191 October 7 12:30 p.m. at Stetson * ESPN3 L 13–171,689 October 14 12:30 p.m. Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI ILN L 0–533,028 October 21 3:00 p.m. at Cornell ILN L 7–3413,514 October 28 12:30 p.m. Penn Brown Stadium Providence, RI ELVN L 7–172,008 8:00 p.m. at Yale NBCSN L 7–348,216 8:00 p.m. vs. Dartmouth NBCSN L 10–3312,297 November 18 1:00 p.m. at Columbia SNY L 6–245,341
Game summaries [ edit ] 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 16Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 80 °F (27 °C); mostly sunny, muggyGame attendance : 3,770Referee : H. JohnsBox Score
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Harvard [ edit ] 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 23Game time : NoonGame weather : 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 10,651Referee : C. JebranBox Score
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Rhode Island [ edit ] 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 30Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : 55 °F (13 °C); overcast, coolGame attendance : 3,191Referee : T. KichlineBox Score
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Stetson [ edit ] 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 7Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 87 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 1,689Referee : G. WaybrightBox Score
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Princeton [ edit ] 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 14Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 63 °F (17 °C); light rainGame attendance : 3,028Referee : T. MarcellaBox Score
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Cornell [ edit ] 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 21Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game weather : 73 °F (23 °C); partly cloudy, warmGame attendance : 13,514Referee : C. Bloh[Box Score]
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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 28Game time : 12:30 p.m.Game weather : 66 °F (19 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 2,008Referee : M. OvertonBox Score
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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 : Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : 62 °F (17 °C); partly cloudyGame attendance : 8,216Referee : T. BoydBox Score
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Dartmouth [ edit ] 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 : Game time : 8:00 p.m.Game weather : 27 °F (−3 °C); clear and coldGame attendance : 12,297Referee : J. GrayBox Score
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Columbia [ edit ] Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
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