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.
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
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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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 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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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 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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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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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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