The 2002 Brown Bears football team was an

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team that represented Brown University during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for second-to-last in the

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. 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. The Bears' 2–5 conference record tied for sixth place in the Ivy League standings. Brown was outscored 160 to 135 by Ivy opponents. Brown played its home games at

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Brown Bears football : ''For information on all Brown University sports, see Brown Bears'' The Brown Bears football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Brown University located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. The team competes in the NCAA Divi ...