2001 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–3 (5–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMichael Kelleher (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Uwa Airhiavbere
  • Dewey Ames
  • T. Rowley
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Harvard $   7 – 0     9 – 0  
No. 24 Penn   6 – 1     8 – 1  
Brown   5 – 2     6 – 3  
Princeton   3 – 4     3 – 6  
Columbia   3 – 4     3 – 7  
Cornell   2 – 5     2 – 7  
Dartmouth   1 – 6     1 – 8  
Yale   1 – 6     3 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown finished third in the Ivy League.

In their fourth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents 319 to 235. Uwa Airhiavbere, Dewey Ames, and T. Rowley were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 5–2 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 241 to 170.[2]

Like most of the Ivy League, Brown played nine games instead of the usual 10, after the school made the decision to cancel its September 15 season opener at the University of San Diego, following the September 11 attacks.[3]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15 at San Diego*
Canceled [3]
September 22 at Harvard
L 20–27 8,511 [4]
September 29 No. 9 Rhode Island*
L 38–42 9,365 [5]
October 6 Fordham*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 40–23 4,441 [6]
October 13 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 35–24 12,673 [7]
October 20 at Cornell
W 49–21 6,039 [8]
October 27 No. 20 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 14–27 10,181 [9]
November 3 at Yale
W 37–34 17,184 [10]
November 10 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 41–16 8,391 [11]
November 17 at Columbia
W 45–21 3,516 [12]

References

  1. ^ "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. 39–40. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Blaudschun, Mark (September 14, 2001). "After Prodding, Correct Choice Finally Made". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. E6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ May, Peter (September 23, 2001). "Staph Has Right Stuff". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dell'Apa, Frank (September 30, 2001). "Jamison, URI Clock Brown with Late TD". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Saturday's Summaries". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. September 30, 2001. p. C9.
  6. ^ "Malan's 5 TDs Pace Brown". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 7, 2001. p. C21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bears Run Past Tigers". Asbury Park Press. Asbury Park, N.J. Associated Press. October 14, 2001. pp. H10, H18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Feaver, Christopher (October 22, 2001). "Big Red 0-5 After Loss to Brown". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears Can't Take Brunt of Quakers' Defense". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. October 28, 2001. p. C17 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hine, Tommy (November 4, 2001). "Brown's Big Plays Hurt Yale". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. E7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brown Kicks In, Routs Green". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 12, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Malan (4 TDs) Drives Brown Past Columbia". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. Associated Press. November 18, 2001. p. D19 – via Newspapers.com.
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