2004 Brown Bears football team

2004 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Will Burroughs Anjel Gutierrez L. Rubida
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  2003 2005  →

2004 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Harvard $		7	–	0					10	–	0
No. 21 Penn		6	–	1					8	–	2
Cornell		4	–	3					4	–	6
Brown		3	–	4					6	–	4
Princeton		3	–	4					5	–	5
Yale		3	–	4					5	–	5
Dartmouth		1	–	6					1	–	9
Columbia		1	–	6					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2004 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for fourth in the Ivy League.

In their seventh season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 222 to 194. Will Burroughs, Anjel Gutierrez and L. Rubida were the team captains. ^[1]

The Bears' 3–4 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 154 to 145 by Ivy opponents. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Albany *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 35–7	3,512	[3]
September 25	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 34–35	9,278	[4]
October 2	at Rhode Island *	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	W 20–13	3,551	[5]
October 9	at Fordham *	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	W 27–20 OT	4,950	[6]
October 16	at Princeton	Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	L 10–24	11,982	[7]
October 23	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 21–17	9,310	[8]
October 30	at No. 22 Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 16–20	12,314	[9]
November 6	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 24–17	6,212	[10]
November 13	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	L 7–20	4,113	[11]
November 20	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 33–21	5,098	[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. 41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. "DiGiacomo Leads Brown in Rout of Albany". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 19, 2004. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dell'Apa, Frank (September 26, 2004). "Harvard: Never Give Up". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brown 20, Rhode Island 13". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. Associated Press. October 3, 2004. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Atlantic 10 Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 3, 2004. p. C19.
6. "Fordham Beaten in Overtime". The Journal News . White Plains, N.Y. October 10, 2004. pp. 10C, 12C – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Princeton Moves Into 3-Way Tie for First Place". Asbury Park Press . Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 17, 2004. p. H10 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brown Rallies to Defeat Cornell". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. October 25, 2004. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Reid, Ron (October 31, 2004). "Streak Intact as Penn Eludes Upset by Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 7, 2004). "Record Collection Built Up at a Loss". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E11, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Dartmouth 20, Brown 7". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 14, 2004. p. D16 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Brown 33, Columbia 21". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 21, 2004. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.