List of Brown Bears football seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Brown Bears football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Since the team's first game in 1878, the Bears have contested more than 1,200 officially sanctioned games, holding an all-time record of 629–610–40.[1] Brown competed as a football independent since its founding before joining the Ivy League in 1956.[2]

Brown Stadium, where the Brown Bears have played their home games since 1925.

Seasons

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Year Coach Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Independent (1878–1891)
1878 No coach 0–1
1879 No team
1880 No coach 0–1
1881–85 No team
1886 No coach 1–1
1887 No team
1888 No team
1889 No coach 2–2
1890 No coach 2–4–1
1891 No coach 4–6
Charles P. Howland (Independent) (1892)
1892 Charles P. Howland 4–5–1
William Odlin (Independent) (1893)
1893 William Odlin 6–3
William G. Norton (Independent) (1894)
1894 William G. Norton 10–5
Wallace Moyle (Independent) (1895–1897)
1895 Wallace Moyle 7–6–1
1896 Wallace Moyle 4–5–1
1897 Wallace Moyle 7–4
Eddie N. Robinson (Independent) (1898–1901)
1898 Eddie N. Robinson 6–4
1899 Eddie N. Robinson 7–3–1
1900 Eddie N. Robinson 7–3–1
1901 Eddie N. Robinson 4–7–1
J.A. Gammons (Independent) (1902)
1902 J.A. Gammons 5–4–1
Dave Fultz (Independent) (1903)
1903 Dave Fultz 5–4–1
Eddie N. Robinson (Independent) (1904–1907)
1904 Eddie N. Robinson 6–5
1905 Eddie N. Robinson 7–4
1906 Eddie N. Robinson 6–3
1907 Eddie N. Robinson 7–3
J.A. Gammons (Independent) (1908–1909)
1908 J.A. Gammons 5–3–1
1909 J.A. Gammons 7–3
Eddie N. Robinson (Independent) (1910–1925)
1910 Eddie N. Robinson 7–2–1
1911 Eddie N. Robinson 7–3–1
1912 Eddie N. Robinson 6–4
1913 Eddie N. Robinson 4–5
1914 Eddie N. Robinson 5–2–2
1915 Eddie N. Robinson 5–4–1 L Rose
1916 Eddie N. Robinson 8–1
1917 Eddie N. Robinson 8–2
1918 Eddie N. Robinson 2–3
1919 Eddie N. Robinson 5–4–1
1920 Eddie N. Robinson 6–3
1921 Eddie N. Robinson 5–3–1
1922 Eddie N. Robinson 6–2–1
1923 Eddie N. Robinson 6–4
1924 Eddie N. Robinson 5–4
1925 Eddie N. Robinson 5–4–1
Tuss McLaughry (Independent) (1926–1940)
1926 Tuss McLaughry 9–0–1
1927 Tuss McLaughry 3–6–1
1928 Tuss McLaughry 8–1
1929 Tuss McLaughry 5–5
1930 Tuss McLaughry 6–3–1
1931 Tuss McLaughry 7–3
1932 Tuss McLaughry 7–1
1933 Tuss McLaughry 7–1
1934 Tuss McLaughry 3–6
1935 Tuss McLaughry 1–8
1936 Tuss McLaughry 3–7
1937 Tuss McLaughry 5–4
1938 Tuss McLaughry 5–3
1939 Tuss McLaughry 5–3–1
1940 Tuss McLaughry 6–3–1
Skip Stahley (Independent) (1941–1943)
1941 Skip Stahley 5–4
1942 Skip Stahley 4–4
1943 Skip Stahley 5–3
Rip Engle (Independent) (1944–1949)
1944 Rip Engle 3–4–1
1945 Rip Engle 3–4–1
1946 Rip Engle 3–5–1
1947 Rip Engle 4–4–1
1948 Rip Engle 7–2
1949 Rip Engle 8–1
G.G. Zitrides (Independent) (1950)
1950 G.G. Zitrides 1–8
Alva Kelley (Independent) (1951–1955)
1951 Alva Kelley 2–7
1952 Alva Kelley 2–7
1953 Alva Kelley 3–5–1
1954 Alva Kelley 6–2–1
1955 Alva Kelley 2–7
Alva Kelley (Ivy League) (1956–1958)
1956 Alva Kelley 5–4 3–4 5th
1957 Alva Kelley 5–4 3–4 T–4th
1958 Alva Kelley 6–3 4–3 T–4th
John McLaughry (Ivy League) (1959–1966)
1959 John McLaughry 2–6–1 1–5–1 7th
1960 John McLaughry 3–6 1–6 T–7th
1961 John McLaughry 0–9 0–7 8th
1962 John McLaughry 1–6–2 0–6–1 8th
1963 John McLaughry 3–5 2–5 7th
1964 John McLaughry 5–4 3–4 T–5th
1965 John McLaughry 2–7 1–6 T–7th
1966 John McLaughry 1–8 0–7 8th
Len Jardine (Ivy League) (1967–1972)
1967 Len Jardine 2–6–1 1–5–1 7th
1968 Len Jardine 2–7 0–7 8th
1969 Len Jardine 2–7 1–6 T–7th
1970 Len Jardine 2–7 1–6 T–7th
1971 Len Jardine 0–9 0–7 8th
1972 Len Jardine 1–8 1–6 8th
John Anderson (Ivy League) (1973–1983)
1973 John Anderson 4–3–1 4–3 5th
1974 John W. Anderson 5–4 4–3 4th
1975 John W. Anderson 6–2–1 5–1–1 2nd
1976 John W. Anderson 8–1 6–1 T–1st
1977 John W. Anderson 7–2 5–2 2nd
1978 John W. Anderson 6–3 5–2 2nd
1979 John W. Anderson 6–3 5–2 2nd
1980 John W. Anderson 6–4 4–3 T–3rd
1981 John W. Anderson 3–7 2–5 T–5th
1982 John W. Anderson 5–5 3–4 T–4th
1983 John W. Anderson 4–5–1 4–2–1 T–3rd
John Rosenberg (Ivy League) (1984–1989)
1984 John Rosenberg 4–5 4–3 4th
1985 John Rosenberg 5–4–1 4–3 4th
1986 John Rosenberg 5–4–1 4–2–1 3rd
1987 John Rosenberg 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
1988 John Rosenberg 0–9–1 0–6–1 8th
1989 John Rosenberg 2–8 2–5 T–5th
Mickey Kwiatkowski (Ivy League) (1990–1993)
1990 Mickey Kwiatkowski 2–8 2–5 T–6th
1991 Mickey Kwiatkowski 1–9 1–6 T–7th
1992 Mickey Kwiatkowski 0–10 0–7 8th
1993 Mickey Kwiatkowski 4–6 3–4 T–4th
Mark Whipple (Ivy League) (1994–1997)
1994 Mark Whipple 7–3 4–3 T–2nd
1995 Mark Whipple 5–5 2–5 T–6th
1996 Mark Whipple 5–5 4–3 T–3rd
1997 Mark Whipple 6–4[n 1] 3–4[n 1] T–4th
Phil Estes (Ivy League) (1998–2018)
1998 Phil Estes 7–3 5–2 T–2nd
1999 Phil Estes 9–1 6–1 T–1st 25
2000 Phil Estes 7–3 4–3 T–3rd
2001 Phil Estes 6–3 5–2 3rd
2002 Phil Estes 2–8 2–5 T–6th
2003 Phil Estes 5–5 4–3 T–2nd
2004 Phil Estes 6–4 3–4 T–4th
2005 Phil Estes 9–1 6–1 1st 15
2006 Phil Estes 3–7 2–5 T–6th
2007 Phil Estes 5–5 4–3 3rd
2008 Phil Estes 7–3 6–1 T–1st
2009 Phil Estes 6–4 4–3 3rd
2010 Phil Estes 6–4 5–2 T–2nd
2011 Phil Estes 7–3 4–3 T–2nd
2012 Phil Estes 7–3 4–3 T–3rd
2013 Phil Estes 6–4 3–4 T–4th
2014 Phil Estes 5–5 3–4 5th
2015 Phil Estes 5–5 3–4 T–4th
2016 Phil Estes 4–6 3–4 4th
2017 Phil Estes 2–8 0–7 8th
2018 Phil Estes 1–9 0–7 8th
James Perry (Ivy League) (2019–present)
2019 James Perry 2–8 1–6 8th
2020 No team[n 2] [n 2] [n 2] [n 2]
2021 James Perry 2–8 1–6 T–6th
2022 James Perry 3–7 1–6 8th
2023 James Perry 5–5 3–4 T–5th
Total: 629–610–40
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Penn forfeited a conference win over Brown due to the use of ineligible players, leading to an official record of 7–3 (4–3).
  2. ^ a b c d Brown did not compete during the 2020 season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent cancellation of the Ivy League season.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS (1878-2019) (Football)". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brown Bears Football Record By Year". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 26, 2020.