| Year: | 2005 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Tsnrank: | 15 |
| Record: | 9–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Phil Estes |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Michael Kelleher |
| Dc Year: | 5th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Captain: | James Frazier |
| Captain2: | Jamie Gasparella |
| Captain3: | Nick Hartigan |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
| Champion: | Ivy League champion |
The 2005 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown won the Ivy League championship.
In their eighth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents 368 to 218. James Frazier, Jamie Gasparella and Nick Hartigan were the team captains.[1] Hartigan received the Ivy League Bushnell Cup in 2005.[2]
The Bears' 6–1 conference record topped the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 252 to 166.[3]
Brown was unranked to start the year, and did not enter the national top 25 until November. After closing out the year on an eight-game win streak, the Bears were ranked No. 15 in the final poll.
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.