1996 Brown Bears football team

1996 Brown Bears football
ConferenceIvy League
Record5–5 (4–3 Ivy)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDon Brown (1st season)
CaptainBrendan Finneran
Home stadiumBrown Stadium
1996 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Dartmouth $  7 0   10 0  
Columbia  5 2   8 2  
Brown  4 3   5 5  
Cornell  4 3   4 6  
Penn  3 4   5 5  
Harvard  2 5   4 6  
Princeton  2 5   3 7  
Yale  1 6   2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Brown Bears football team was an American football team that represented Brown University during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Brown tied for third in the Ivy League.

In their third season under head coach Mark Whipple, the Bears compiled a 5–5 record and were outscored 246 to 238. Brendan Finneran was the team captain.

The Bears' 4–3 conference tied for third in the Ivy League standings. They outscored Ivy opponents 171 to 160.

Brown played its home games at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.