Year: | 1999 |
Team: | Brown Bears |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Ivy League |
Short Conf: | Ivy |
Record: | 9–1 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Champion: | Ivy League co-champion |
Head Coach: | Phil Estes |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
Def Coach: | David Duggan |
Dc Year: | 2nd |
Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
Captain: | James Perry |
Captain2: | A. Smith |
Captain3: | Jason Wargin |
Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
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. Smithwere 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.