1999 Brown Bears football team

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.

1999 Brown Bears football
Ivy League co-champion
ConferenceIvy League
Record9–1 (6–1 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Phil Estes (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorDavid Duggan (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1999 Ivy League football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Brown +  6 1   9 1  
Yale +  6 1   9 1  
Cornell  5 2   7 3  
Penn  4 3   5 5  
Harvard  3 4   5 5  
Dartmouth  2 5   2 8  
Columbia  1 6   3 7  
Princeton  1 6   3 7  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. Smith were the team captains.

The Bears' 6–1 conference record tied for first place in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 225 to 168. 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.

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