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2002 Brown Bears football team
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August 2023
February 2026
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The 2002 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their fifth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 278 to 222. Chas Gessner and A. W. Gallagher 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' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 160 to 135 by Ivy opponents.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 40
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
y y 2002 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 21 @ Towson<ncg> Towson University Stadium Towson, MD L 42-56 3,198 Towson Picks Off Brown in 56-42 Win Matt Papuchis September 22, 2002 13D The Baltimore Sun Baltimore, Md. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60714267/2002-brown-towson/ September 28 Harvard Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 24-26 13,523 Crimson Fit Enough, Survive Mark Blaudschun September 29, 2002 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60714432/2002-brown-harvard/ October 5 @ Rhode Island<ncg> Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry) L 28-38 3,990 Rams Survive Gessner Associated Press October 6, 2002 C16 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60716211/2002-brown-uri/ October 12 @ Fordham<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY L 17-24 1,294 Fordham Gets Past Brown Associated Press October 13, 2002 8C, 6C The Journal News White Plains, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60718722/2002-brown-fordham/ October 19 @ Princeton Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ L 14-16 11,067 Tigers Stretch Streak to Four Associated Press October 20, 2002 S-5 The Record Hackensack, N.J. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60719370/2002-brown-princeton/ Attendance figure in Ivy League Standings, Summaries October 20, 2002 E17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 26 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 7-10 <OT> 7,014 Cornell 10, Brown 7 Associated Press October 27, 2002 C18 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60720350/2002-o26-ivies/ November 2 @ #24 Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA L 7-31 14,287 Mitchell Stars as Penn Soars Past Brown Mike Jensen November 3, 2002 D8 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60728207/2002-brown-penn/ November 9 Yale Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 27-31 5,510 Yale Victory Plumb Exciting; Brown Stopped on Final Drive Tommy Hine November 10, 2002 E7, E14 Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60730198/2002-brown-yale/ November 16 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 21-18 1,916 Brown 21, Dartmouth 18 Associated Press November 17, 2002 C14 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60730730/2002-n16-ivies/ November 23 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 35-28 4,126 Brown 35, Columbia 28 Associated Press November 24, 2002 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60732306/2002-brown-columbia/
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