2007 Brown Bears football team

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2007 Brown Bears football
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Conference Ivy League
Record5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sheehan (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinatorMichael 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
ConfOverall
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 Duquesne *W 28–17 3,135 [3]
September 22 at Harvard 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 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 L 7–17 3,000 [10]
November 10 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 56–35 5,119 [11]
November 17 at Columbia W 30–22 3,976 [12]

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References

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  2. "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. p. 43. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
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  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.