2016 Brown Bears football team

The 2016 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 19th-year head coach Phil Estes and played their home games at Brown Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 4–6, 3–4 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Brown averaged 4,419 fans per game.

2016 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	4–6 (3–4 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Sheehan (11th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (16th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Brown Stadium
Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Ivy League football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Princeton +		6	–	1					8	–	2
Penn +		6	–	1					7	–	3
Harvard		5	–	2					7	–	3
Brown		3	–	4					4	–	6
Yale		3	–	4					3	–	7
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					3	–	7
Dartmouth		1	–	6					4	–	6
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	1:00 p.m.	at Bryant*	Bulldog Stadium Smithfield, RI	NECFR	W 35–27	4,116
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	OWSPN	L 22–32	8,174
October 1	Noon	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	A10 Network	L 13–28	5,102
October 8	12:30 p.m.	Stetson*	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ILDN	L 21–31	3,540
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	ILDN	L 7–31	5,881
October 22	Noon	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	FCS	W 28–21 ^2OT	3,013
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	ILDN	L 14–21	8,047
November 5	12:30 p.m.	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ILDN	W 27–22	4,229
November 12	Noon	at Dartmouth	Memorial Stadium Hanover, NH	OWSPN	W 24–21	3,826
November 19	12:30 p.m.	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	ILDN	L 13–31	3,139
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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