2003 Brown Bears football team
The 2003 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second in the Ivy League.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 5–5 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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| No. 12 Penn $ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In their sixth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 246 to 244. C. Garnett, B.J. Grinna and K.R. Slager were the team captains.[1]
The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed them in a four-way tie for second in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 193 to 192.[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 20 | at Albany* | W 21–3 | 3,680 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | at Harvard | L 14–52 | 9,460 | [4] | |||
| October 4 | Rhode Island* | L 9–27 | 5,728 | [5] | |||
| October 11 | No. 25 Fordham* |
| L 21–24 | 4,516 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Princeton |
| L 14–34 | 9,879 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | at Cornell | W 21–7 | 6,864 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | No. 11 Penn |
| L 21–24 | 8,172 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Yale | W 55–44 | 15,442 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | Dartmouth |
| W 26–21 | 6,270 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | at Columbia | W 42–10 | 4,841 | [12] | |||
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References
- "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. 40–41. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- "Brown 21, Albany 3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. September 21, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "New England Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. September 21, 2003. p. C13.
- Blaudschun, Mark (September 28, 2003). "Fitzpatrick and Crimson Drive Home Their Points". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rhode Island 27, Brown 9". Record-Journal. Meriden, Conn. Associated Press. October 5, 2003. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 5, 2003. p. C19.
- "Fordham Rally Breaks Brown". Daily News. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 12, 2003. p. 75 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 12, 2003. p. C15.
- "Wu, Benson Lead Way for Tigers". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 19, 2003. p. H6 – via Newspapers.com.
- Feaver, Christopher (October 27, 2003). "Another Tough Day for Cornell; Brown Spoils Big Red Homecoming". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- "Quaker Coach Moves Up on Win List". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. Associated Press. November 2, 2003. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.
- Courchesne, Shawn (November 9, 2003). "In End, Yale Trips on Hill". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Brown 26, Dartmouth 21". The Sunday Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vt. Associated Press. November 16, 2003. p. B3 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 16, 2003. p. C17.
- Lilly, Brandon (November 23, 2003). "With Victory Over Lions, Bears Finish with Flourish". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. p. SPN4 – via ProQuest. Attendance figure in "Ivy League Standings, Summaries". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 23, 2003. p. C14.
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