2006 Brown Bears football team
American college football season
2006 Brown Bears football Conference Ivy League Record 3–7 (2–5 Ivy) Head coach Offensive coordinator Frank Sheehan (1st season) Offensive scheme Pro-style Defensive coordinator Michael Kelleher (6th season) Base defense 4–3 Captains
Zak DeOssie
Joe DiGiacomo
Brandon Markey
Home stadium Brown Stadium Seasons
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source 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 Cornell
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
^ "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. p. 42. Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ Szostak, Mike (September 17, 2006). "Bears Roar Past Georgetown". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C1 – via NewsBank .
^ 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 .
^ Szostak, Mike (October 1, 2006). "Rams Don't Let Cup Slip Away". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C1 – via NewsBank .
^ Toland, Jennifer (October 8, 2006). "Randolph Leads Way for Crusaders" . Boston Sunday Globe . Boston, Mass. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Perfect Tigers (5-0) Turn Back Brown" . Home News Tribune . New Brunswick, N.J. October 14, 2006. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Szostak, Mike (October 22, 2006). "In Second Half, It All Clicks for Brown". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C10 – via NewsBank .
^ Vito, Christopher A. (October 29, 2006). "Quakers Suffer 2d Heartbreaker in Loss to Brown" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. D7 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Hine, Tommy (November 5, 2006). "Wright Play at Right Time" . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Conn. pp. E8, E10 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Szostak, Mike (November 12, 2006). "Brown Downed in O.T.". The Providence Journal . Providence, R.I. p. C8 – via NewsBank .
^ 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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