1996 Brown Bears football team

1996 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (1st season)
CaptainBrendan Finneran
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Dartmouth $   7 – 0     10 – 0  
Columbia   5 – 2     8 – 2  
Brown   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Cornell   4 – 3     4 – 6  
Penn   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Harvard   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Princeton   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Yale   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 246 to 238. Brendan Finneran was the team captain.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference tied for third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 171 to 160.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Yale
L 0–30 7,304 [3]
September 28 at Rhode Island*
L 13–28 3,750 [4]
October 5 at Colgate*
L 27–44 6,500 [5]
October 12 at Princeton
W 27–23 8,030 [6]
October 19 Fordham*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 27–14 [1]
October 26 Penndagger
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 27–21 5,125 [7]
November 2 at Cornell
W 35–21 8,202 [8]
November 9 at Harvard
W 31–7 2,133 [9]
November 16 No. 19 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 24–27 8,257 [10]
November 23 at Columbia
L 27–31 5,175 [11]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Berlet, Bruce (September 22, 1996). "Yale Dominates Brown in Opener". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rhode Island 28, Brown 13". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. Associated Press. September 29, 1996. p. D18 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Yankee Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 29, 1996. p. C13.
  5. ^ "Colgate Skid Is Over". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 6, 1996. pp. 5F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Late Bid Fails as Tigers Tumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Quakers Lose Heartbreaker After a Rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ McShea, Keith (November 4, 1996). "CU's Ivy Title Hopes Take a Severe Hit". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Burris, Joe (November 10, 1996). "Brown Just Too Much; When It Rains, It Pours for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Burris, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Dartmouth Avoids a Brown-Out". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 24, 1996). "Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.