2007 Brown Bears football team

2007 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Sheehan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (7th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Eric Brewer Dereck Knight A. J. Tracey
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ←  2006 2008  →

2007 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Harvard $		7	–	0					8	–	2
No. 22 Yale		6	–	1					9	–	1
Brown		4	–	3					5	–	5
Penn		3	–	4					4	–	6
Princeton		3	–	4					4	–	6
Dartmouth		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					5	–	5
Columbia		0	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2007 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Brown finished third in the Ivy League. Brown averaged 5,138 fans per game.

In their 10th season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents 312 to 291. Eric Brewer, Dereck Knight and A. J. Tracey were the team captains. ^[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 205 to 177. ^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Duquesne *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 28–17	3,135	[3]
September 22	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 17–24	18,898	[4]
September 29	Rhode Island *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry)	L 42–49 2OT	6,153	[5]
October 6	Holy Cross *	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	L 37–48	4,805	[6]
October 13	Princeton	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 33–24	6,493	[7]
October 20	at Cornell	Schoellkopf Field Ithaca, NY	L 31–38 OT	7,345	[8]
October 27	Penn	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 31–17	5,127	[9]
November 3	at No. 15 Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 7–17	3,000	[10]
November 10	Dartmouth	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	W 56–35	5,119	[11]
November 17	at Columbia	Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wien Stadium New York, NY	W 30–22	3,976	[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. 43. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
3. Szostak, Mike (September 16, 2007). "Brown Downs Duquesne in Season Opener". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C6 – via NewsBank.
4. Vega, Michael (September 23, 2007). "Harvard Electrifying Under Lights". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rhode Island Outlasts Brown in Double OT". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. Associated Press. September 30, 2007. pp. C19, C20 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Toland, Jennifer (October 7, 2007). "Brown Can't Bear Crusaders' Attack". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. D15 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Field Goals, Turnovers Help Brown Down Princeton". Daily Record . Morristown, N.J. Associated Press. October 14, 2007. p. C7 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. October 14, 2007. p. D11.
8. Thomas, Brandon (October 22, 2007). "Randy's Dandy in Cornell Comeback". The Ithaca Journal . Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 4B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
9. Tannenwald, Jonathan (October 28, 2007). "Penn Stumbles in 'Frustrating' Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Hine, Tommy (November 4, 2007). "Double Runners: McLeod, Farrell Lift Yale". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E9, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Szostak, Mike (November 11, 2007). "Masterful Performance". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
12. Haunss, Chip (November 18, 2007). "Bears Able to Repel Lions' Charge". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.