2012 Brown Bears football team

The 2012 Brown Bears football team represented Brown University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th year head coach Phil Estes and played their home games at Brown Stadium. They are a member of the Ivy League. They finished the season 7–3, 4–3 in Ivy League play to finish in a three way tie for third place. Brown averaged 6,871 fans per game.

2012 Brown Bears football
Conference	Ivy League
Record	7–3 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach	Phil Estes (15th season)
Offensive coordinator	Frank Sheehan (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Michael Kelleher (12th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Brown Stadium

2012 Ivy League football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Penn $		6	–	1					6	–	4
Harvard		5	–	2					8	–	2
Brown		4	–	3					7	–	3
Dartmouth		4	–	3					6	–	4
Princeton		4	–	3					5	–	5
Cornell		2	–	5					4	–	6
Columbia		2	–	5					3	–	7
Yale		1	–	6					2	–	8
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 15	1:00 p.m.	at Holy Cross*	Fitton Field Worcester, MA		W 24–21	5,684
September 22	4:30 p.m.	Harvard	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	NBCSN	L 31–45	13,848
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Multi-Sport Field Washington, D.C.		W 37–10	3,215
October 6	1:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI		W 17–7	3,305
October 13	Noon	at Princeton	Powers Field at Princeton Stadium Princeton, NJ	NBCSN	L 0–19	6,482
October 20	12:30 p.m.	Cornell	Brown Stadium Providence, RI		W 21–14	4,098
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Penn	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	Penn Sports Network	L 17–20	13,569
November 3	12:30 p.m.	Yale	Brown Stadium Providence, RI	YES	W 20–0	6,512
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH		W 28–24	3,439
November 17	12:30 p.m.	Columbia	Brown Stadium Providence, RI		W 22–6	3,028
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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