2003 Brown Bears football team

2003 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	C. Garnett B. J. Grinna K. R. Slager
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  2002 2004  →

2003 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Penn $		7	–	0					10	–	0
Harvard		4	–	3					7	–	3
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Yale		4	–	3					6	–	4
Dartmouth		4	–	3					5	–	5
Columbia		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		2	–	5					2	–	8
Cornell		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2003 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second in the Ivy League.

In their sixth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 246 to 244. C. Garnett, B. J. Grinna and K. R. Slager were the team captains. ^[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed them in a four-way tie for second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 193 to 192. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Albany *	University Field Albany, NY	W 21–3	3,680	[3]
September 27	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 14–52	9,460	[4]
October 4	Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 9–27	5,728	[5]
October 11	No. 25 Fordham *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–24	4,516	[6]
October 18	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 14–34	9,879	[7]
October 25	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	W 21–7	6,864	[8]
November 1	No. 11 Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 21–24	8,172	[9]
November 8	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 55–44	15,442	[10]
November 15	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 26–21	6,270	[11]
November 22	at Columbia	Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 42–10	4,841	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

2003 Brown Bears football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Jarrett Schreck So QB 2 Kyle Slater Sr WR 4 Jordan Pryor So WR 7 Efren Blackledge So WR 8 John Covert So QB 10 Nathan Poole Sr QB 15 Matthew Hostetler So QB 16 Nick Marietti Jr WR 18 John Milko So RB 21 Tristan Murray So FB 26 Simon Brown So WR 27 Mike Westbrook Jr RB 31 Carson Brennan So FB 35 Brent Grinna Sr FB 35 Brent Grinna Sr RB 36 Max Tornatore So RB 42 Nick Hartigan So OL 54 John Kazanovicz So OL 64 Will Burroughs Jr OL 65 Alex Jury So OL 67 Ian Tolle Jr OL 71 Lawrence Rubida Sr OL 72 Jeff Thompson So OL 73 Tyler Johnson Jr OL 74 Sean Fortin Jr OL 75 Conor Clarke So OL 76 Eugene Hamlin So OL 77 Mike Cooper So WR 81 Shawn Smith Jr TE 82 Nicholas Christ Sr WR 84 Lonnie Hill So TE 87 Stephen Silhan Sr TE 89 David Turner So TE 92 Jesse Eahartic So WR Thomas Balestracci Fr OL Evan Barbosa Fr OL Adam Cross Fr OL Michael DiBartolo Fr QB Joseph DiGiacomo Fr OL Alex Doty Fr WR Keith Heyward Fr TE Matthew Krevis Fr OL Jeffrey Malone Fr RB Brandon Markey Fr RB Akinbowale Oyalowo Fr FB Tyler Rowley Fr WR Shane Sabine Fr OL Blake Trocki Fr QB Anthony Vita Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 3 Anjel Gutieraez Jr S 4 Craig Young Jr DB 5 Rashad Collins So DB 14 Jason Ching So DB 19 Tim Cottor So DB 20 James Gasparella So OLB 22 Jermaine Griffin Sr S 25 Nick Mellors Sr DB 30 Darren Carmon Sr OLB 34 Jon Loiacono Jr OLB 37 Richard Dunk So LB 40 Daniel Doublin Jr OLB 41 Kyle Tracey So LB 44 James Frazier So LB 49 Andrew Gallagher Sr LB 51 Scott Epperson Jr LB 52 Steven Storrs So DL 60 Gregory Burlin So DL 63 William Brucker Sr DE 85 Kurt Bazarewski Jr DL 90 Matt Heinz Sr DE 91 Tynan Wyatt Jr DL 94 Christian Garnett Sr DL 95 Paul Kaminski Jr DL 96 Patrick Curran So DE 97 Jessie Hawkins Sr DB Justin Amoah Fr DB Mike Cholipski Fr DL Brian Czekanski Fr LB Zak DeOssie Fr DE Casey Dougan Fr LB Ted Edwards Fr LB Justin Gallagher Fr LB David Healy Fr DB Gregory Hill Fr LB Joshua Hill Fr DB Gavin Logan Fr DL Adam Muzika Fr DL Harrison Noffs Fr DL Patrick Norman Fr DB Adjatay Nyadjroh Fr LB Chris Skeffington Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK 9 Paul Christian So P 43 Timothy Goobic Sr	Head coach Phil Estes Coordinators/assistant coaches Abbott Burrell (Assistant head coach/secondary coach) Michael Kelleher (Defensive coordinator) Kevin Bouagoin (Wide receivers coach) Neil McGrath (Defensive line coach) Frank Sheehan (Offensive line coach) Paul Boudreau Jr. (Tight ends coach) Rapheal Dowdye (Running backs coach) Paul Frisone (Outside linebackers coach) Dan DiCenzo (Assistant outside linebackers coach) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 11, 2024

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. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "Brown 21, Albany 3". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. September 21, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. September 21, 2003. p. C13.
4. Blaudschun, Mark (September 28, 2003). "Fitzpatrick and Crimson Drive Home Their Points". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rhode Island 27, Brown 9". Record-Journal . Meriden, Conn. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 5, 2003. p. C19.
6. "Fordham Rally Breaks Brown". Daily News . New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 12, 2003. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
7. "Wu, Benson Lead Way for Tigers". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. H6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Feaver, Christopher (October 27, 2003). "Another Tough Day for Cornell; Brown Spoils Big Red Homecoming". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Quaker Coach Moves Up on Win List". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Courchesne, Shawn (November 9, 2003). "In End, Yale Trips on Hill". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brown 26, Dartmouth 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald . Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 16, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
12. Lilly, Brandon (November 23, 2003). "With Victory Over Lions, Bears Finish with Flourish". The New York Times . New York, N.Y. p. SPN4 – via ProQuest. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C14.