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.
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 Ivy) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Frank Sheehan (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
| Defensive coordinator | Michael Kelleher (9th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
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| Home stadium | Brown Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Stony Brook* | L 20–21 | 5,709 | [1] | |||
| September 25 | at Harvard | L 21–24 | 17,263 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | Rhode Island* |
| W 28–20 | 3,214 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | No. 19 Holy Cross* |
| W 33–31 | 5,110 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | Princeton |
| W 34–17 | 8,017 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | at Cornell | W 34–14 | 5,117 | [7] | |||
| October 31 | Penn |
| L 7–14 | 9,417 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | at Yale | W 35–21 | 16,228 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | Dartmouth |
| W 14–7 | 4,410 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | at Columbia | L 14–28 | 4,390 | [1] | |||
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References
edit- ^ a b c "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. 44. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ Benbow, Julian (September 26, 2009). "Crimson Catch a Win". The Boston Globe. Boston, Mass. p. C8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Haley, Craig (October 18, 2009). "Princeton Loses Game, Top Tackler". The Times. Trenton, N.J. p. B6 – via NewsBank.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Hine, Tommy (November 8, 2009). "Usually Reliable Defense Baffled". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. pp. E5, E11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.