1997 Brown Bears football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1997 Brown Bears football Brown Bears wordmark.png 100 Ivy League Ivy 7–3a 4–3 Mark Whipple 4th Don Brown 2nd J. Karcutskie D. McClutchy Brown Stadium The 1997 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third in the Ivy League. In their fourth and final season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 4–3 record and outscored opponents 274 to 194. J. Karcutskie and D. McClutchy 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' 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 171 to 138.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 37 Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island. Schedule y y 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network September 20 @ Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT W 52-14 15,315 Siedlecki's Opener a Long Afternoon Bruce Berlet September 21, 1997 C13 The Hartford Courant Hartford, Conn. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59318270/1997-brown-yale/ Attendance figure in Ivy Summaries September 21, 1997 C20 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. September 27 Lafayette<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 35-27 3,172 Perry Paces Brown's Rebound to Beat Lafayette September 28, 1997 C3 The Morning Call Allentown, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59318828/1997-brown-lafayette/ Attendance figure in Ivy Summaries September 28, 1997 E19 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. October 4 @ Fordham<ncg> Coffey Field Bronx, NY W 45-14 6,171 Brown 45, Fordham 14 Associated Press October 5, 1997 D22 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59362892/1997-brown-fordham/ October 11 Princeton Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 13-30 4,022 Princeton Gives Brown Its First Loss Associated Press October 12, 1997 C10 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59364208/1997-brown-princeton/ October 18 Rhode Island<ncg> Brown Stadium Providence, RI (rivalry) W 23-15 4,922 Perry Engineers a Win for Brown Associated Press October 19, 1997 D17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59375092/1997-brown-uri/ October 25 @ Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 10-31a 12,237 Sophomore's Big Catches Lead Penn Past Brown Mike Jensen October 26, 1997 C8 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59376283/1997-brown-penn/ November 1 Cornell Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 37-12 2,557 Just a Bad Day: Red Falls, 37-12, at Brown Keith McShea November 3, 1997 5B The Ithaca Journal Ithaca, N.Y. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59378012/1997-brown-cornell/ November 8 Harvard<hc> Brown Stadium Providence, RI L 10-27 3,188 Early Brown-Out No Sweat for Harvard Marvin Pave November 9, 1997 C21 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59378961/1997-brown-harvard/ November 15 @ Dartmouth Memorial Field Hanover, NH L 7-13 2,515 Dartmouth Remains Alive in Ivy Race, Downs Brown Tom Haley November 16, 1997 B1 The Sunday Rutland Herald Rutland, Vt. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59380848/1997-brown-dartmouth/ Attendance figure in Ivy/Patriot Summaries November 16, 1997 D16 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 22 Columbia Brown Stadium Providence, RI W 42-11 1,520 Brown 42, Columbia 11 Associated Press November 23, 1997 C17 Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59381697/1997-brown-columbia/ Note a In January 1998, Penn agreed to forfeit its Ivy League wins from 1997 after star defensive tackle Mitch Marrow was declared ineligible as a part-time student.Penn Forfeits 5 Wins in Marrow Case Edward Moran January 3, 1998 39 Philadelphia Daily News Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59296794/1997-penn-forfeits/ Brown's and Penn'sFootball Fact Book: All-Time Year-by-Year University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pa. 159 June 20, 2020 https://pennathletics.com/sports/2019/8/25/football-fact-book.aspx record books regard their 1997 meeting, a 31–10 Penn victory on the field, as a Brown win, as do the 1997 win–loss records and season standings in the Ivy League record book. References Brown Category:Brown Bears football seasons Brown Bears football