This is a list of seasons completed by the Brown Bears football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's first game in 1878, the Bears have contested more than 1,200 officially sanctioned games, holding an all-time record of 629–610–40. [1] Brown competed as a football independent since its founding before joining the Ivy League in 1956. [2]
Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
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Independent(1878–1891) | |||||||||
1878 | No coach | 0–1 | |||||||
1879 | No team | ||||||||
1880 | No coach | 0–1 | |||||||
1881–85 | No team | ||||||||
1886 | No coach | 1–1 | |||||||
1887 | No team | ||||||||
1888 | No team | ||||||||
1889 | No coach | 2–2 | |||||||
1890 | No coach | 2–4–1 | |||||||
1891 | No coach | 4–6 | |||||||
Charles P. Howland (Independent)(1892) | |||||||||
1892 | Charles P. Howland | 4–5–1 | |||||||
William Odlin (Independent)(1893) | |||||||||
1893 | William Odlin | 6–3 | |||||||
William G. Norton (Independent)(1894) | |||||||||
1894 | William G. Norton | 10–5 | |||||||
Wallace Moyle (Independent)(1895–1897) | |||||||||
1895 | Wallace Moyle | 7–6–1 | |||||||
1896 | Wallace Moyle | 4–5–1 | |||||||
1897 | Wallace Moyle | 7–4 | |||||||
Eddie N. Robinson (Independent)(1898–1901) | |||||||||
1898 | Eddie N. Robinson | 6–4 | |||||||
1899 | Eddie N. Robinson | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1900 | Eddie N. Robinson | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1901 | Eddie N. Robinson | 4–7–1 | |||||||
J.A. Gammons (Independent)(1902) | |||||||||
1902 | J.A. Gammons | 5–4–1 | |||||||
Dave Fultz (Independent)(1903) | |||||||||
1903 | Dave Fultz | 5–4–1 | |||||||
Eddie N. Robinson (Independent)(1904–1907) | |||||||||
1904 | Eddie N. Robinson | 6–5 | |||||||
1905 | Eddie N. Robinson | 7–4 | |||||||
1906 | Eddie N. Robinson | 6–3 | |||||||
1907 | Eddie N. Robinson | 7–3 | |||||||
J.A. Gammons (Independent)(1908–1909) | |||||||||
1908 | J.A. Gammons | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1909 | J.A. Gammons | 7–3 | |||||||
Eddie N. Robinson (Independent)(1910–1925) | |||||||||
1910 | Eddie N. Robinson | 7–2–1 | |||||||
1911 | Eddie N. Robinson | 7–3–1 | |||||||
1912 | Eddie N. Robinson | 6–4 | |||||||
1913 | Eddie N. Robinson | 4–5 | |||||||
1914 | Eddie N. Robinson | 5–2–2 | |||||||
1915 | Eddie N. Robinson | 5–4–1 | L Rose | ||||||
1916 | Eddie N. Robinson | 8–1 | |||||||
1917 | Eddie N. Robinson | 8–2 | |||||||
1918 | Eddie N. Robinson | 2–3 | |||||||
1919 | Eddie N. Robinson | 5–4–1 | |||||||
1920 | Eddie N. Robinson | 6–3 | |||||||
1921 | Eddie N. Robinson | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1922 | Eddie N. Robinson | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1923 | Eddie N. Robinson | 6–4 | |||||||
1924 | Eddie N. Robinson | 5–4 | |||||||
1925 | Eddie N. Robinson | 5–4–1 | |||||||
Tuss McLaughry (Independent)(1926–1940) | |||||||||
1926 | Tuss McLaughry | 9–0–1 | |||||||
1927 | Tuss McLaughry | 3–6–1 | |||||||
1928 | Tuss McLaughry | 8–1 | |||||||
1929 | Tuss McLaughry | 5–5 | |||||||
1930 | Tuss McLaughry | 6–3–1 | |||||||
1931 | Tuss McLaughry | 7–3 | |||||||
1932 | Tuss McLaughry | 7–1 | |||||||
1933 | Tuss McLaughry | 7–1 | |||||||
1934 | Tuss McLaughry | 3–6 | |||||||
1935 | Tuss McLaughry | 1–8 | |||||||
1936 | Tuss McLaughry | 3–7 | |||||||
1937 | Tuss McLaughry | 5–4 | |||||||
1938 | Tuss McLaughry | 5–3 | |||||||
1939 | Tuss McLaughry | 5–3–1 | |||||||
1940 | Tuss McLaughry | 6–3–1 | |||||||
Skip Stahley (Independent)(1941–1943) | |||||||||
1941 | Skip Stahley | 5–4 | |||||||
1942 | Skip Stahley | 4–4 | |||||||
1943 | Skip Stahley | 5–3 | |||||||
Rip Engle (Independent)(1944–1949) | |||||||||
1944 | Rip Engle | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1945 | Rip Engle | 3–4–1 | |||||||
1946 | Rip Engle | 3–5–1 | |||||||
1947 | Rip Engle | 4–4–1 | |||||||
1948 | Rip Engle | 7–2 | |||||||
1949 | Rip Engle | 8–1 | |||||||
G.G. Zitrides (Independent)(1950) | |||||||||
1950 | G.G. Zitrides | 1–8 | |||||||
Alva Kelley (Independent)(1951–1955) | |||||||||
1951 | Alva Kelley | 2–7 | |||||||
1952 | Alva Kelley | 2–7 | |||||||
1953 | Alva Kelley | 3–5–1 | |||||||
1954 | Alva Kelley | 6–2–1 | |||||||
1955 | Alva Kelley | 2–7 | |||||||
Alva Kelley (Ivy League)(1956–1958) | |||||||||
1956 | Alva Kelley | 5–4 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
1957 | Alva Kelley | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
1958 | Alva Kelley | 6–3 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
John McLaughry (Ivy League)(1959–1966) | |||||||||
1959 | John McLaughry | 2–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
1960 | John McLaughry | 3–6 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
1961 | John McLaughry | 0–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
1962 | John McLaughry | 1–6–2 | 0–6–1 | 8th | |||||
1963 | John McLaughry | 3–5 | 2–5 | 7th | |||||
1964 | John McLaughry | 5–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
1965 | John McLaughry | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
1966 | John McLaughry | 1–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
Len Jardine (Ivy League)(1967–1972) | |||||||||
1967 | Len Jardine | 2–6–1 | 1–5–1 | 7th | |||||
1968 | Len Jardine | 2–7 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
1969 | Len Jardine | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
1970 | Len Jardine | 2–7 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
1971 | Len Jardine | 0–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
1972 | Len Jardine | 1–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
John Anderson (Ivy League)(1973–1983) | |||||||||
1973 | John Anderson | 4–3–1 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
1974 | John W. Anderson | 5–4 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1975 | John W. Anderson | 6–2–1 | 5–1–1 | 2nd | |||||
1976 | John W. Anderson | 8–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
1977 | John W. Anderson | 7–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1978 | John W. Anderson | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1979 | John W. Anderson | 6–3 | 5–2 | 2nd | |||||
1980 | John W. Anderson | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1981 | John W. Anderson | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
1982 | John W. Anderson | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
1983 | John W. Anderson | 4–5–1 | 4–2–1 | T–3rd | |||||
John Rosenberg (Ivy League)(1984–1989) | |||||||||
1984 | John Rosenberg | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1985 | John Rosenberg | 5–4–1 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
1986 | John Rosenberg | 5–4–1 | 4–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
1987 | John Rosenberg | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1988 | John Rosenberg | 0–9–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th | |||||
1989 | John Rosenberg | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–5th | |||||
Mickey Kwiatkowski (Ivy League)(1990–1993) | |||||||||
1990 | Mickey Kwiatkowski | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
1991 | Mickey Kwiatkowski | 1–9 | 1–6 | T–7th | |||||
1992 | Mickey Kwiatkowski | 0–10 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
1993 | Mickey Kwiatkowski | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
Mark Whipple (Ivy League)(1994–1997) | |||||||||
1994 | Mark Whipple | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
1995 | Mark Whipple | 5–5 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
1996 | Mark Whipple | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
1997 | Mark Whipple | 6–4 [n 1] | 3–4 [n 1] | T–4th | |||||
Phil Estes (Ivy League)(1998–2018) | |||||||||
1998 | Phil Estes | 7–3 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
1999 | Phil Estes | 9–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | 25 | ||||
2000 | Phil Estes | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2001 | Phil Estes | 6–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | |||||
2002 | Phil Estes | 2–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
2003 | Phil Estes | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
2004 | Phil Estes | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
2005 | Phil Estes | 9–1 | 6–1 | 1st | 15 | ||||
2006 | Phil Estes | 3–7 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
2007 | Phil Estes | 5–5 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
2008 | Phil Estes | 7–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
2009 | Phil Estes | 6–4 | 4–3 | 3rd | |||||
2010 | Phil Estes | 6–4 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
2011 | Phil Estes | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
2012 | Phil Estes | 7–3 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
2013 | Phil Estes | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
2014 | Phil Estes | 5–5 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
2015 | Phil Estes | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
2016 | Phil Estes | 4–6 | 3–4 | 4th | |||||
2017 | Phil Estes | 2–8 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
2018 | Phil Estes | 1–9 | 0–7 | 8th | |||||
James Perry (Ivy League)(2019–present) | |||||||||
2019 | James Perry | 2–8 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
2020 | No team [n 2] | [n 2] | [n 2] | [n 2] | |||||
2021 | James Perry | 2–8 | 1–6 | T–6th | |||||
2022 | James Perry | 3–7 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
2023 | James Perry | 5–5 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
Total: | 629–610–40 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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The Brown Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Brown University located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Ivy League. Brown's first football team was fielded in 1878. The Bears play their home games at the 20,000-seat Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. The team's head coach is James Perry, who was hired on December 3, 2018.
The 1956 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1956 college football season.
The 1958 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 1958 college football season.
The 1963 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.
The 1965 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. Brown tied for last in the Ivy League.
The 1967 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. Brown finished second-to-last in the Ivy League.
The 1969 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. Brown tied for last in the Ivy League.
The 1971 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Brown lost every game and finished last in the Ivy League.
The 1973 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. After seven years of last- or second-to-last-place finishes, Brown rose to fifth place in the Ivy League.
The 1975 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Brown finished second in the Ivy League.
The 1976 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Brown tied for first place in the Ivy League, its first conference championship.
The 1980 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Brown tied for third place in the Ivy League.
The 1982 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for fourth place in the Ivy League.
The 1988 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown went winless and finished last in the Ivy League.
The 1993 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for fourth in the Ivy League.
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