2009 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFrank Sheehan (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMichael Kelleher (9th season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • James Devlin
  • Paul Jasinowski
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Penn $   7 – 0     8 – 2  
Harvard   6 – 1     7 – 3  
Brown   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Columbia   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Princeton   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Yale   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Dartmouth   2 – 5     2 – 8  
Cornell   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
Brown vs. Harvard

The 2009 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Brown finished third in the Ivy League. Brown averaged 6,033 fans per game.

In their 13th season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents 241 to 197. James Devlin and Paul Jasinowski were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record placed third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 159 to 125.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Stony Brook*
L 20–21 5,709 [1]
September 25 at Harvard
L 21–24 17,263 [3]
October 3 Rhode Island*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
W 28–20 3,214 [4]
October 10 No. 19 Holy Cross*
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 33–31 5,110 [5]
October 17 Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 34–17 8,017 [6]
October 24 at Cornell
W 34–14 5,117 [7]
October 31 Penn
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
L 7–14 9,417 [8]
November 7 at Yale
W 35–21 16,228 [9]
November 14 Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
W 14–7 4,410 [10]
November 21 at Columbia
L 14–28 4,390 [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. 44. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Benbow, Julian (September 26, 2009). "Crimson Catch a Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Szostak, Mike (October 4, 2009). "Bears Reign Over Rams". The Providence Journal. Providence, R.I. p. B1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 4, 2009. p. C16.
  5. ^ Toland, Jennifer (October 11, 2009). "Newhall Passes Brown Past HC". Telegram & Gazette. Worcester, Mass. p. C1 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. October 11, 2009. p. C20.
  6. ^ Haley, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Princeton Loses Game, Top Tackler". The Times. Trenton, N.J. p. B6 – via NewsBank.
  7. ^ Sweeney, Dan (October 26, 2009). "System's Nuances Befuddle Cornell; Brown Extends Big Red's Four-Game Football Skid". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. pp. 1B, 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Tannenwald, Jonathan (November 1, 2009). "Penn Tops Brown in OT to Stay in a Tie for Ivy Lead". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Hine, Tommy (November 8, 2009). "Usually Reliable Defense Baffled". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E5, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brown, Theodhosi Tip Big Green". New Hampshire Sunday News. Manchester, N.H. November 15, 2009. p. 4 – via NewsBank. Attendance figure in "Colleges: Football". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. November 15, 2009. p. C20.
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