# 2017 Brown Bears football team

The 2017 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

## 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.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Bryant* | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | ILDN | W 28–23 | 3,770 |
| September 23 | Noon | at Harvard | Harvard StadiumBoston, MA | NESN+ | L 28–45 | 10,651 |
| September 30 | 12:30 p.m. | Rhode Island* | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI (rivalry) | ILN | W 24–21 | 3,191 |
| October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stetson* | Spec Martin StadiumDeLand, FL | ESPN3 | L 13–17 | 1,689 |
| October 14 | 12:30 p.m. | Princeton | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | ILN | L 0–53 | 3,028 |
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Cornell | Schoellkopf FieldIthaca, NY | ILN | L 7–34 | 13,514 |
| October 28 | 12:30 p.m. | Penn | Brown StadiumProvidence, RI | ELVN | L 7–17 | 2,008 |
| November 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at Yale | Yale BowlNew Haven, CT | NBCSN | L 7–34 | 8,216 |
| November 10 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Dartmouth | Fenway ParkBoston, MA | NBCSN | L 10–33 | 12,297 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Columbia | Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien StadiumNew York, NY | SNY | L 6–24 | 5,341 |
| *Non-conference gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Bryant

| Quarter | 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

### Harvard

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 28 |
| Harvard | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
at Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA
* Date: September 23
* Game time: Noon
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 10,651
* Referee: C. Jebran
* Box Score

### Rhode Island

| Quarter | 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

### Stetson

| Quarter | 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

### Princeton

| Quarter | 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

### Cornell

| Quarter | 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]

### Penn

| Quarter | 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

### Yale

| Quarter | 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

### Dartmouth

| Quarter | 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

### Columbia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Brown | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Columbia | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
at Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium • New York, NY
* 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