2008 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2008 Brown Bears football Brown Bears wordmark.png 100 Ivy League Ivy 7–3 6–1 Phil Estes 11th Frank Sheehan 3rd Pro-style Michael Kelleher 8th 4–3 Michael Dougherty Darrell Harrison Brown Stadium Ivy League co-champion The 2008 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Brown tied for first in the Ivy League. Brown averaged 7,088 fans per game. In their 12th season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents 269 to 190. Michael Dougherty and Darrell Harrison were the team captains.Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football) Brown University Providence, R.I. July 3, 2020 https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/game-by-game-results-1878-2015-football.aspx?id=2646 The Bears' 5–1 conference record earned the Ivy League co-championship. Brown outscored Ivy opponents 205 to 105.https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998 Ivy League Football Media Guide Year-by-Year History Ivy League Princeton, N.J. 2017 July 10, 2020 43–44 After beating their eventual co-champion, Harvard, the Bears were briefly ranked No. 25 for the first week of October. They lost their next two games, and did not return to the national top 25 for the rest of the year. Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y 2008 NCAA Division I FCS The Sports Network September 20 Stony Brook<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 12-7 3,652 Tenacious Defense Carries Brown to Season-Opening Win Mike Szostak September 21, 2008 C1 The Providence Journal Providence, R.I. NewsBank September 27 Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 24-22 5,618 Brown Ends Eight-Year Skid Against Harvard Julian Benbow September 28, 2008 C14 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63822988/2008-brown-harvard/ October 4 @ Rhode Island<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry) L 13-37 6,014 URI Routs Brown October 5, 2008 B3 The Call Woonsocket, R.I. NewsBank October 11 @ Holy Cross<ncg> Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 34-41 7,493 Crusaders Win Air Show Jennifer Toland October 12, 2008 C19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63841874/2008-brown-hc/ October 18 @ Princeton Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ W 31-10 11,814 Tigers' Offense Has a Brown-Out October 19, 2008 C1 The Trentonian Trenton, N.J. NewsBank October 25 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 27-7 9,298 November 1 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 34-27 15,056 Mistakes Hurt Penn in Loss Joe Juliano November 2, 2008 D7 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63904160/2008-brown-penn/ November 8 Yale Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 3-13 9,010 Bulldogs Show Hart, Keep Title Hopes Alive Jim Fuller November 9, 2008 D1 New Haven Register New Haven, Conn. NewsBank November 15 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 45-16 2,215 November 22 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 41-10 7,865 Bears Drub Lions for Share of Ivy League Crown November 23, 2008 C8 The Providence Journal Providence, R.I. NewsBank References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Category:Ivy League football champion seasons Brown Bears football