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2006 Brown Bears football team

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.

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

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 edit

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 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 edit

  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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