1999 Brown Bears football team

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1999 Brown Bears football
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Ivy League co-champion
Conference Ivy League
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 25
Record9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator David Duggan (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Captains
Home stadium Brown Stadium
Seasons
  1998
2000  
1999 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Brown +  6 1   9 1  
Yale +  6 1   9 1  
Cornell  5 2   7 3  
Penn  4 3   5 5  
Harvard  3 4   5 5  
Dartmouth  2 5   2 8  
Columbia  1 6   3 7  
Princeton  1 6   3 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown was co-champion of the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents 324 to 239. James Perry, Jason Wargin and A. Smith were the team captains. [1]

The Bears' 6–1 conference record tied for first place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 168. [2] Brown's wins included a defeat of 1999's Ivy co-champion, Yale. It was Brown's first share of an Ivy title since 1976.

Unranked throughout the year, Brown was finally recognized in the national Division I-AA poll after its final game of the season, ranked at No. 25.

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 at Yale W 25–24 17,398 [3]
September 25 Lafayette *W 35–28 5,448 [4]
October 2 Cornell
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 28–33 13,260 [5]
October 9 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 53–30 5,122 [6]
October 16 Rhode Island *
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 27–25 7,032 [7]
October 23 at Penn W 44–37 13,116 [8]
October 30 at Fordham *W 37–18 [1]
November 6 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 17–10 13,371 [9]
November 13 at Dartmouth W 35–28 6,113 [10]
November 20 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 23–6 12,076 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. 1 2 "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. p. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. Hine, Tommy (September 19, 1999). "From Block to Shock, Yale Loses". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E11 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Lafayette Improves, but Not Enough to Beat Brown". The Morning Call . Allentown, Pa. September 26, 1999. p. C3 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 26, 1999. p. D19.
  5. "Rahne, Big Red Rally Past Brown". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. October 4, 1999. p. 3B via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Princeton Suffers Historic Loss". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 10, 1999. pp. H7, H15 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Brown Tees Off, Then Hangs On". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 17, 1999. p. D14 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Juliano, Joe (October 24, 1999). "Perry Tears Up Penn Defense to Lead Brown to Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C11 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Vega, Michael (November 7, 1999). "Bears Stop Crimson Cold". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C20 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Dartmouth Falls to Brown, 35-28; Middlebury Wins". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 15, 1999. p. B5 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Update". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 15, 1999. p. C15.
  11. "Bears Stake Their Title Claim". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 1999. p. D19 via Newspapers.com.