2002 Brown Bears football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2002
| team = Brown Bears
| sport = football
| image = Brown Bears wordmark.png
| image_size = 100
| conference = Ivy League
| short_conf = Ivy
| record = 2–8
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Phil Estes
| hc_year = 5th
| off_scheme = Pro-style
| def_coach = Michael Kelleher
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme = 4–3
| captain = Chas Gessner
| captain2 = A. W. Gallagher
| stadium = Brown Stadium
}}
{{2002 Ivy League football standings}}
The 2002 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the Ivy League.
In their fifth season under head coach Phil Estes, the Bears compiled a 2–8 record and were outscored 278 to 222. Chas Gessner and A. W. Gallagher were the team captains.{{cite web |title=Game-by-Game Results (1878-2019) (Football) |publisher=Brown University |location=Providence, R.I. |access-date=July 3, 2020 |url=https://brownbears.com/sports/2018/5/8/game-by-game-results-1878-2015-football.aspx?id=2646}}
The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 160 to 135 by Ivy opponents.{{cite book|url=https://ivyleague.com/documents/2017/8/23/3_Year_By_Year_History_2017.pdf?id=2998|title=Ivy League Football Media Guide|chapter=Year-by-Year History|publisher=Ivy League|location=Princeton, N.J.|date=2017|access-date=July 10, 2020|page=40}}
Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| attend = y
| source = y
| rankyear = 2002
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| September 21 | @ | Towson
| Towson University Stadium | Towson, MD | L 42-56
| 3,198 | {{cite news |title=Towson Picks Off Brown in 56-42 Win |first=Matt |last=Papuchis |date=September 22, 2002 |page=13D |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |location=Baltimore, Md.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60714267/2002-brown-towson/ }}
| September 28 | | Harvard
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 24-26
| 13,523 | {{cite news |title=Crimson Fit Enough, Survive |first=Mark |last=Blaudschun |date=September 29, 2002 |page=C17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60714432/2002-brown-harvard/ }}
| October 5 | @ | Rhode Island
| Meade Stadium | Kingston, RI (rivalry) | L 28-38
| 3,990 | {{cite news |title=Rams Survive Gessner |agency=Associated Press |date=October 6, 2002 |page=C16 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60716211/2002-brown-uri/ }}
| October 12 | @ | Fordham
| Coffey Field | Bronx, NY | L 17-24
| 1,294 | {{cite news |title=Fordham Gets Past Brown |agency=Associated Press |date=October 13, 2002 |pages=8C, 6C |newspaper=The Journal News |location=White Plains, N.Y.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60718722/2002-brown-fordham/ }}
| October 19 | @ | Princeton
| Princeton Stadium | Princeton, NJ | L 14-16
| 11,067 | {{cite news |title=Tigers Stretch Streak to Four |agency=Associated Press |date=October 20, 2002 |page=S-5 |newspaper=The Record |location=Hackensack, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60719370/2002-brown-princeton/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Ivy League Standings, Summaries |date=October 20, 2002 |page=E17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.}}
| October 26 | | Cornell
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 7-10
| 7,014 | {{cite news |title=Cornell 10, Brown 7 |agency=Associated Press |date=October 27, 2002 |page=C18 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60720350/2002-o26-ivies/ }}
| November 2 | @ | #24 Penn
| Franklin Field | Philadelphia, PA | L 7-31
| 14,287 | {{cite news |title=Mitchell Stars as Penn Soars Past Brown |first=Mike |last=Jensen |date=November 3, 2002 |page=D8 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60728207/2002-brown-penn/ }}
| November 9 | | Yale
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | L 27-31
| 5,510 | {{cite news |title=Yale Victory Plumb Exciting; Brown Stopped on Final Drive |first=Tommy |last=Hine |date=November 10, 2002 |pages=E7, E14 |newspaper=Hartford Courant |location=Hartford, Conn.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60730198/2002-brown-yale/ }}
| November 16 | @ | Dartmouth
| Memorial Field | Hanover, NH | W 21-18
| 1,916 | {{cite news |title=Brown 21, Dartmouth 18 |agency=Associated Press |date=November 17, 2002 |page=C14 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60730730/2002-n16-ivies/ }}
| November 23 | | Columbia
| Brown Stadium | Providence, RI | W 35-28
| 4,126 | {{cite news |title=Brown 35, Columbia 28 |agency=Associated Press |date=November 24, 2002 |page=C17 |newspaper=Boston Sunday Globe |location=Boston, Mass.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60732306/2002-brown-columbia/ }}
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