2006 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record3–7 (2–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sheehan (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMichael Kelleher (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Zak DeOssie
  • Joe DiGiacomo
  • Brandon Markey
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Princeton +   6 – 1     9 – 1  
No. 25 Yale +   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Harvard   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Penn   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Cornell   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Columbia   2 – 5     5 – 5  
Brown   2 – 5     3 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. A year after winning the conference championship, Brown tied for last in the Ivy League.

In their ninth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 3–7 record and were outscored 225 to 241. Zak DeOssie, Joe DiGiacomo and Brandon Markey were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 2–5 conference record placed them in a three-way tie for sixth in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 157 to 140 by Ivy opponents.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 Georgetown*
W 34–21 4,656 [3]
September 23 Harvard
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 21–38 8,456 [4]
September 30 at Rhode Island*
L 21–28 3,467 [5]
October 7 at Holy Cross*
L 30–35 4,497 [6]
October 13 at No. 24 Princeton
L 3–17 10,136 [7]
October 21 Cornelldagger
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 28–7 8,875 [8]
October 28 at Penn
W 30–27 OT 11,177 [9]
November 4 Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 24–27 5,987 [10]
November 11 at Dartmouth
L 13–19 4,211 [11]
November 18 Columbia
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 21–22 4,611 [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. p. 42. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Szostak, Mike (September 17, 2006). "Bears Roar Past Georgetown". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  4. ^ Gasper, Christopher L. (September 24, 2006). "Dawson Delivers Another KO; Harvard Star Ends Brown Win Streak". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Szostak, Mike (October 1, 2006). "Rams Don't Let Cup Slip Away". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C1 – via NewsBank.
  6. ^ Toland, Jennifer (October 8, 2006). "Randolph Leads Way for Crusaders". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Perfect Tigers (5-0) Turn Back Brown". Home News Tribune. New Brunswick, N.J. October 14, 2006. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Szostak, Mike (October 22, 2006). "In Second Half, It All Clicks for Brown". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C10 – via NewsBank.
  9. ^ Vito, Christopher A. (October 29, 2006). "Quakers Suffer 2d Heartbreaker in Loss to Brown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Hine, Tommy (November 5, 2006). "Wright Play at Right Time". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Szostak, Mike (November 12, 2006). "Brown Downed in O.T.". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank.
  12. ^ Scandura, Mike (November 19, 2006). "Late FG a Kick in Gut for Bears". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. C10 – via NewsBank.
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