| Year: | 2017 |
| Team: | Brown Bears |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Ivy League |
| Short Conf: | Ivy |
| Record: | 2–8 |
| Conf Record: | 0–7 |
| Head Coach: | Phil Estes |
| Hc Year: | 20th |
| Off Coach: | Frank Sheehan |
| Oc Year: | 12th |
| Off Scheme: | Pro-style |
| Def Coach: | Michael Kelleher |
| Dc Year: | 17th |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Brown Stadium |
The 2017 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 20th-year head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Ivy League. Brown played home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
The 2017 schedule consisted of four home games, five away games, and one game against Dartmouth at Fenway Park in Boston. The Bears hosted Ivy League foes Princeton and Penn, and traveled to Harvard, Cornell, and Columbia.
As in 2016, Brown's non-conference opponents were Bryant of the Northeast Conference, Rhode Island of the Colonial Athletic Association, and Stetson of the Pioneer Football League.[1]
See also: 2017 Bryant Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2017 Harvard Crimson football team.
See also: 2017 Rhode Island Rams football team and Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry.
See also: 2017 Stetson Hatters football team.
See also: 2017 Cornell Big Red football team.
See also: 2017 Penn Quakers football team.
See also: 2017 Dartmouth Big Green football team.
See also: 2017 Columbia Lions football team.