1997 Brown Bears football team

1997 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record7–3[a] (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (2nd season)
Captains
  • J. Karcutskie
  • D. McClutchy
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Harvard $   7 0     9 1  
Dartmouth   6 1     8 2  
Brown   4 3     7 3  
Cornell   4 3     6 4  
Princeton   3 4     6 4  
Columbia   3 4     4 6  
Yale   1 6     2 8  
Penn *   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * Standings reflect Penn's forfeit of five conference wins due to use of an ineligible player

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.[1]

The Bears' 4–3 conference record tied for third place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 171 to 138.[2]

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

  1. ^ "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. 37. Retrieved July 10, 2020.