1996 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
1996 Brown Bears football | |
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Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 5–5 (4–3 Ivy) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Don Brown (1st season) |
Captain | Brendan Finneran |
Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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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* |
| W 27–14 | [1] | |||
October 26 | Penn![]() |
| 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 |
| L 24–27 | 8,257 | [10] | ||
November 23 | at Columbia | L 27–31 | 5,175 | [11] | |||
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References
- ^ a b "Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football)". Providence, R.I.: Brown University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Year-by-Year History". Ivy League Football Media Guide (PDF). Princeton, N.J.: Ivy League. 2017. pp. 36–37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Berlet, Bruce (September 22, 1996). "Yale Dominates Brown in Opener". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E10, E12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Colgate Skid Is Over". Press & Sun-Bulletin. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 6, 1996. pp. 5F, 6F – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Bid Fails as Tigers Tumble". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. October 13, 1996. p. C19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Juliano, Joe (October 27, 1996). "Quakers Lose Heartbreaker After a Rally". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Burris, Joe (November 17, 1996). "Dartmouth Avoids a Brown-Out". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C16 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Jack (November 24, 1996). "Lions Eke Out Victory in Closing Minutes". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. S3.