2009 Brown Bears football team

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2009 Brown Bears football
Brown Bears wordmark.png
ConferenceIvy League
2009 record6–4 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Captains
  • James Devlin
  • Paul Jasinowski
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Ivy League football standings
  • v
  • t
 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

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.

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 [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 [1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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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