The 2016 Brown Bears football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by 19th-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They are a member of the

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. They finished the season 4–6, 3–4 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for fourth place. Brown averaged 4,419 fans per game.

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References

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Brown Bears football seasons

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 ...

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