2002 Brown Bears football team

2002 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	2–8 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Chas Gessner A. W. Gallagher
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  2001 2003  →

2002 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Penn $		7	–	0					9	–	1
Harvard		6	–	1					7	–	3
Princeton		4	–	3					6	–	4
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Cornell		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		2	–	5					3	–	7
Brown		2	–	5					2	–	8
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.

In their fifth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 278 to 222. Chas Gessner and A. W. Gallagher were the team captains. ^[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 160 to 135 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Towson *	Towson University Stadium Towson, MD	L 42–56	3,198	[3]
September 28	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 24–26	13,523	[4]
October 5	at Rhode Island *	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 28–38	3,990	[5]
October 12	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	L 17–24	1,294	[6]
October 19	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 14–16	11,067	[7]
October 26	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 7–10 OT	7,014	[8]
November 2	at No. 24 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 7–31	14,287	[9]
November 9	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 27–31	5,510	[10]
November 16	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 21–18	1,916	[11]
November 23	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–28	4,126	[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. p. 40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Papuchis, Matt (September 22, 2002). "Towson Picks Off Brown in 56-42 Win". The Baltimore Sun . Baltimore, Md. p. 13D – via Newspapers.com.
4. Blaudschun, Mark (September 29, 2002). "Crimson Fit Enough, Survive". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rams Survive Gessner". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 6, 2002. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Fordham Gets Past Brown". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. Associated Press. October 13, 2002. pp. 8C, 6C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tigers Stretch Streak to Four". The Record . Hackensack, N.J. Associated Press. October 20, 2002. p. S-5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 20, 2002. p. E17.
8. "Cornell 10, Brown 7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 27, 2002. p. C18 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Jensen, Mike (November 3, 2002). "Mitchell Stars as Penn Soars Past Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 10, 2002). "Yale Victory Plumb Exciting; Brown Stopped on Final Drive". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E7, E14 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brown 21, Dartmouth 18". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 17, 2002. p. C14 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown 35, Columbia 28". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 24, 2002. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.