2016 Brown Bears football team

The 2016 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 19th-year head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

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	12:00 p.m.	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	12:00 p.m.	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	12:00 p.m.	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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