1999 Brown Bears football team

1999 Brown Bears football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDavid Duggan (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Ivy League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Brown +   6 1     9 1  
Yale +   6 1     9 1  
Cornell   5 2     7 3  
Penn   4 3     5 5  
Harvard   3 4     5 5  
Dartmouth   2 5     2 8  
Columbia   1 6     3 7  
Princeton   1 6     3 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown was co-champion of the Ivy League.

In their second season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents 324 to 239. James Perry, Jason Wargin and A. Smith were the team captains.[1]

The Bears' 6–1 conference record tied for first place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 168.[2] Brown's wins included a defeat of 1999's Ivy co-champion, Yale. It was Brown's first share of an Ivy title since 1976.

Unranked throughout the year, Brown was finally recognized in the national Division I-AA poll after its final game of the season, ranked at No. 25.

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. 38. Retrieved July 10, 2020.