2001 Brown Bears football team

2001 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Uwa Airhiavbere Dewey Ames T. Rowley
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  2000 2002  →

2001 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 19 Harvard $		7	–	0					9	–	0
No. 24 Penn		6	–	1					8	–	1
Brown		5	–	2					6	–	3
Princeton		3	–	4					3	–	6
Columbia		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					2	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					1	–	8
Yale		1	–	6					3	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished third in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 319 to 235. Uwa Airhiavbere, Dewey Ames, and T. Rowley were the team captains. ^[1]

The Bears' 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 241 to 170. ^[2]

Like most of the Ivy League, Brown played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener at the University of San Diego, following the September 11 attacks. ^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	at San Diego *	Torero Stadium San Diego, CA	Canceled		[3]
September 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 20–27	8,511	[4]
September 29	No. 9 Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 38–42	9,365	[5]
October 6	Fordham *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 40–23	4,441	[6]
October 13	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–24	12,673	[7]
October 20	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 49–21	6,039	[8]
October 27	No. 20 Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–27	10,181	[9]
November 3	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 37–34	17,184	[10]
November 10	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 41–16	8,391	[11]
November 17	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 45–21	3,516	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "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. pp. 39–40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. May, Peter (September 23, 2001). "Staph Has Right Stuff". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Dell'Apa, Frank (September 30, 2001). "Jamison, URI Clock Brown with Late TD". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. September 30, 2001. p. C9.
6. "Malan's 5 TDs Pace Brown". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 7, 2001. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bears Run Past Tigers". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 14, 2001. pp. H10, H18 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Feaver, Christopher (October 22, 2001). "Big Red 0-5 After Loss to Brown". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bears Can't Take Brunt of Quakers' Defense". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 2001. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 4, 2001). "Brown's Big Plays Hurt Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brown Kicks In, Routs Green". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Malan (4 TDs) Drives Brown Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.