2000 Brown Bears football team

2000 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
2000 record	7–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (3rd season)
Captains	Gordon Chen N. Finneran Drew Inzer
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  1999 2001 →

2000 Ivy League football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn $		6	–	1					7	–	3
Cornell		5	–	2					5	–	5
Yale		4	–	3					7	–	3
Harvard		4	–	3					5	–	5
Princeton		3	–	4					3	–	7
Columbia		1	–	6					3	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					2	–	8
Brown *		4	–	3					7	–	3
$ – Conference champion * Ineligible for conference championship

The 2000 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown was declared ineligible for the Ivy League championship, though its league record would have placed it in a tie for third.

In their third season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 375 to 301. Gordon Chen, N. Finneran and Drew Inzer were the team captains. ^[1]

Before the season began, the Council of Ivy Group Presidents voted to exclude Brown from the football championship for one year in response to a report that Brown basketball, football, soccer and volleyball coaches had connected prospective student-athletes with offers of private financial assistance. The NCAA ruled that the students implicated in the report were not at fault and would retain their eligibility, but the Ivy League, with its stricter rules about financial aid, chose a harsher penalty to send a message to Brown and other member schools that recruiting violations would not be tolerated. Football and the other three Brown teams were also hit with tighter restrictions on recruiting activities for 2001 and 2002. ^[2]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record in 2000 would have tied for third in the Ivy League standings, but because the team was declared ineligible, the league's record book lists it as the last-place team. Brown outscored Ivy opponents 266 to 245. ^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	San Diego *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 36–20	3,639	[4]
September 23	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 37–42	9,052	[5]
September 30	Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	W 29–19	4,173	[6]
October 7	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 44–17	4,769	[7]
October 14	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 28–55	18,113	[8]
October 21	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 56–40	15,126	[9]
October 28	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 38–41	13,208	[10]
November 4	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 28–14	7,873	[11]
November 11	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 34–26		[1]
November 18	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 45–27	3,194	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University . Retrieved July 3, 2020.
2. Abel, David (August 2, 2000). "Brown Barred from Winning League Title". The Boston Globe . Boston, Mass. p. B2 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 38–39. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
4. "Brown 36, San Diego 20". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 17, 2000. p. E19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Pave, Marvin (September 24, 2000). "Close Call Goes Crimson's Way". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brown 29, Rhode Island 19". Sun-Sentinel . Fort Lauderdale, Fla. October 1, 2000. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Brown 44, Fordham 17". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 8, 2000. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Princeton Freshman Passes Test". Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. Associated Press. October 15, 2000. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 15, 2000. p. D16.
9. "Brown Lights It Up, Thumps Red". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. October 23, 2000. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Ford, Bob (October 29, 2000). "Penn's Late Comeback Slays Brown, 41-38". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Hine, Tommy (November 5, 2000). "Brown Defense Surprises Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown 45, Columbia 27". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 19, 2000. p. D17 – via Newspapers.com.